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Cake day: 2023年7月9日

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  • In the US we sign for most transactions that can have a tip.

    Typical restaurant flow would be:

    1. Server gives you an initial receipt with your subtotal on it so you know how much you owe
    2. You give them your card, they charge it the initial amount and give you a second receipt
    3. You write in a tip amount (and calculate the new total) on this second receipt and sign it

    Our credit card companies don’t require signatures anymore so we don’t have to do this nonsense when we buy anywhere that doesn’t take tips (grocery store, department store, etc.); I assume restaurants just want some sort of “proof” in case you try and dispute the charge later.