This Could Be a Big Mistake When You Sign a Check at a Restaurant

Careful you’re not making a big mistake when paying a bill at a restaurant or closing a tab at the bar.

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00:00Careful you don't make a big mistake when paying a bill at a restaurant or closing a tab at a bar.

00:05The HuffPost says there's one thing you should always do after signing the receipt,

00:09and too many people are skipping it and by default hurting their bank accounts and service staff.

00:15Check that you're not accidentally taking home the only signed receipt.

00:19It's really not the end of the world if you confuse the merchant copy from the customer copy.

00:23What's important is that whatever comes home with you is not the only signed piece of paper.

00:28Restaurants are then left to figure out what the tip was meant to be.

00:32And although some staffers can play detective and try to figure out what was written on the other copy,

00:37since the copies most times are on top of each other, the reality is staffers are likely left without a tip.

00:42Then there's the risk of fraud.

00:44MASH.com says that while your privacy is pseudo-protected with the receipt just showing the last four digits of your credit card number,

00:51it could be enough for scam artists to use as a phishing tool to get the rest of your number.

00:55I know we're not fans of having little pieces of paper laying around in life,

00:59but when it comes to purchases, it's good practice to keep your receipts.

01:03That way you can validate your expenses.

01:05Then you can dispose of the piece of paper.

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