Just curious on others opinions. My wife and I do not drink and go out often with others. Many times the other couple orders several rounds of tails and then a pricey bottle of wine. When the bill comes its always a split down... (22 replies, last updated by truckfanatic June 11, 2006)

Another bill split dilema. I’ve never figured out how this happens, but I’ve figured out how to avoid putting myself in an awkward position. This is the senario – you go to dinner with a group 10-12+ (the larger... (22 replies, last updated by quiz wrangler December 13, 2005)

ooh that sounds simple,think I can explain this one to her: tell her to just split the tab from the total bill with 20% tip factored in and use her gift card towards that and kick in more if needed or the remainder goes to check... (5 replies, last updated by vipfitness January 9, 2008)

For our dining club I host, or attend, a lot of dinners consisting of anywhere from 6 to 18 people. Many of our members share bottles of wine, apps, desserts, you name it. Splitting the bill has been a little bit easier when we... (0 replies, last updated by lachowgirl September 27, 2006)

You are completely in the right. Your “hosts'” behavior was outrageous. It is perfectly reasonable to split a bill into the alcohol portion and the food portion and divide it accordingly. If you did not drink you... (61 replies, last updated by BeaN December 10, 2005)

to eat dinner. maybe the restaurants should also add a "split" calculator: if 4 of you split the bill, if 6 of you split... ;) (154 replies, last updated by jeanmarieok November 11, 2009)

to split that off so it doesn’t appear on your bill. But if it’s crazy busy, I might forget. Very bad, admittedly, but not intentional. Not saying it happens often, my point is only that mistakes happen, no one is... (8 replies, last updated by Kbee September 6, 2006)

I went to The Beehive for brunch on Sunday and while the music was good but BOTH the food and the service were mediocre at best. We also found an error on our bill being overcharged a dinner/lunch menu price not the cheaper... (14 replies, last updated by Bob Dobalina July 17, 2009)

turns into a diamond jim because they anticipate the bill is going to be split, leaving early is one way of avoiding that situation. Better to overpay by 10% by leaving some money on the table than by 50% by waiting until the... (22 replies, last updated by Val55 December 16, 2007)

of thumb. I need it when dining as part of a large group, and I want to check that my share isn’t disproportionately more than the amount if the bill is split evenly. That way, I can know whether to offer to throw in extra... (12 replies, last updated by nsheth October 25, 2006)

I would say $500 is pretty average for a grocery bill, split into two or three grocery runs. I generally split that between one slightly more upscale trip (for better produce, coffee, tea, spices), and one SuperTarget/Cub (better... (109 replies, last updated by jeniyo November 5, 2009)

This semi-related post on minimum tips http://www.chowhound.com/topics/392272 got me thinking. The standard, default rule is 20% (or maybe 15%) of your total bill is how much one should tip. But what if you are dining solo, order... (39 replies, last updated by cocktailqueen77 April 21, 2007)

I didn’t mean to imply that one should choose their companions on the basis of how the bill would be split. (137 replies, last updated by anzu May 13, 2008)

I have on occasion been at places, ordered 1 dish(on a food crawl) and said to the waiter "we are just going to split this" and with no other interaction the waiter puts the order in. then later we see the split charge on the... (54 replies, last updated by im_nomad November 2, 2008)

with splits, especially since on top of it my husband is a non-drinker so we have low bar bills with my one glass of wine) we’ll tip a bit extra if it seems our bill came in low(this is more apt to happen at lunch where we... (205 replies, last updated by bibi rose November 18, 2009)