I'm guessing the management must have been in on it.
Only way to deflect the (maybe) 10-20% of card-payers who actually scrutinised their bills or are stingy bastards like me.
"Yes, yes sir I'm ever SO sorry, I'll refund the difference immediately and here's a free meal voucher."
Punter walks of appeased if not happy (my understanding is that vouchers really are a free lunch) and the skimmed cream is only down a couple of bucks.
Still can't believe there aren't that many tight people who don't to mental arithmetic with the quoted prices on the menu & then compare that with the bill before they pay. Jeesus, I really am a stingy cunt.
EDIT: Reading what j2thet wrote - wouldn't the cash float be down tho?
(Misery McUglywife an attention seeking sociopathic fuckstain., Mon 11 Jul 2011, 23:06, Reply)