This refers to a restaurant server or barkeep. In this case, the patron pays a tab in cash and when the server provides the change, (s)he places a folded stack of bills on the table as change. However, the server shorts the change, and the patron pockets the stack of bills without counting the money.
In one recent case, a patron paid a restaurant tab and when (s)he counted the folded bills the change was $60 short. In another case, the same thing happened at a bar and the patron was shorted $20.
Solution:
In one recent case, a patron paid a restaurant tab and when (s)he counted the folded bills the change was $60 short. In another case, the same thing happened at a bar and the patron was shorted $20.
Solution:
- When possible, pay with a credit card.
- Always count your change.
- If you pay with cash, do not use large bills for small transactions.
- Do not allow the server to rush you.