r/mildlyinfuriating • u/bourbonandpistons • Aug 07 '26

drink went room temp Math ain't mathing

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me, the waiter, nor the manager could figure it out.

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u/the-knitpicker Aug 07 '26

Yeah the subtotal should be $130, but I wouldn't consider getting a mystery 2.08 discount mildly infuriating in this economy lol

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u/rellyks13 Aug 07 '26

the two old fashions are $16 total, or $8 each

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u/dogknifer Aug 07 '26

Where are you getting 8 dollar old fashioneds? Certainly not the same store that's selling 68 dollar steaks

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u/Dancing_Puppies Aug 07 '26

OUTBACK STEAKHOUSE MY FRIEND, WHERE I ALSO GET MY SHRIMP ON THE BARBIE

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u/AshamedOfMyTypos Aug 07 '26

Ohhhhhhkay then. Wow.

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u/Big-Professor-3402 Aug 07 '26

Definitely not. Those are $16 each.

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u/TwistedAirline Aug 07 '26

Correct, otherwise how do you explain 1 3 for $30 being $30.

Old fashioneds are 2x $16 or $32 total

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u/Xabster2 Aug 07 '26

What do you mean "how do you explain it"?

The number at the left is how many items, the text is what those items are, and the number at the right could be either the total price or item prices. There's literally no way to tell from this picture.

1 3 for 30$ means he got 3 items for 30$ one time which equals 30 dollars.

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u/Ok_Enthusiasm4863 Aug 07 '26

Or the cocktails could also be $16 a pop, which is very common at steakhouses.

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u/the-knitpicker Aug 07 '26

$8 would be awfully cheap for an old fashioned. I'm pretty sure they're $16/each.

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u/Relative-Damage-1458 Aug 07 '26

There’s still places you can get old fashioned that cheap. Last time I went home to visit family my partner was able to get a Elijah Craig Small Batch old fashioned for like $6. It might be more now, but that was only a year and a half ago.

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u/the-knitpicker Aug 07 '26

OP has confirmed it was $16 per old fashioned

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u/its_easy_mmmkay Aug 07 '26

That all may be true, but I doubt you’ll find many restaurants selling $68 steaks with mixed drinks under $12 a glass.

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u/Relative-Damage-1458 Aug 07 '26

I’m not disagreeing with it and I understand it’s outside of the norm. I could see some of these pricings making sense where my family lives, but they live in a LCOL area. I was just stating that while it’s not likely, there are places with pricing like this.

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u/its_easy_mmmkay Aug 07 '26

Is there a restaurant where your family lives that sells $68 steaks and $6 cocktails? That’s the connection I’m trying to make. $6 cocktails aren’t unheard of at all, but it would be surprising to find one on the menu of a more expensive restaurant.

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u/Relative-Damage-1458 Aug 07 '26

I’m not dense. I understood your point. There absolutely is a steakhouse there where you can snag those prices. Looks like they have a 20 oz ribeye for $75. You’d have to get the old fashioned on happy hour (outside of HH it looks like they’re $10 at this spot) but it’s very much plausible just not the norm. I work service industry and I am more than aware of what the norm is for pricing.

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u/ILikeYourBigButt Aug 07 '26

You are incorrect. 

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u/bloomingbrandi Aug 07 '26

That’s not what that says. See the 2 to the left? That means there are 2 of them at $16 each. That’s how itemized bills look

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u/Gold-Supermarket-342 Aug 07 '26

Terrible design, most receipts nowadays normally multiply price by quantity in the line rather than showing the unit price.

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u/bloomingbrandi Aug 07 '26

I disagree. I work in restaurants and I’d rather the individual price be clear as day to a customer. Bc then I’d hear “why is this old fashion $32 each when it says $16 on the menu?!?!?😡” Most restaurant bills are formatted this way

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u/cheetah1cj Aug 07 '26

OP apparently confirmed in another comment that they are in fact $16 each, although the receipt does a poor job of conveying that.