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The downside of good credit

Anonymous — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 06:24:19 GMT

So, I just returned from dinner with my lady and two of her friends. I guess you can call it a double date. After two bottles of wine, and a very nice dinner at a 5 star restaurant, they brought the checks over. Well, since it was a double date, you would think that both of us men would pay for dinner. No! The Man my lady's friend was dating was intimidated when I chose to pay with my Amex platinum. Dude whispered in my ear,"how are we going to handle this? You have a platinum card." just because I earn a great living, it doesn't mean that I'm the "good time sucker." I covered dinner and after dinner,I explained to my lady why I don't hang out with her friends. Has this happened to any of you?

Re: The downside of good credit

Open123 — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 06:27:16 GMT

Unless it was agree upon before, or if I were planning to pay anyway (my invitation), I'd assert that it's customary for the two gentlemen to split the bill in a scenario such as this especially when it's a double date.

It has happened to me once, but afterwards I've never dined with the fellow again.

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Anonymous — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 06:27:52 GMT

He asked how you were going to handle it. What did you say?

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birjest — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 06:28:09 GMT

I am so cracking up. I wonder if I use my Zync card, would my friends do this to me. On the serious note...not yet!!!!

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Anonymous — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 06:28:11 GMT

I would've made the other guy pay for his date but it's your perogative if you wanted to pay for everyone.

Next time bring the Macy's card and it will force him to pay

Re: The downside of good credit

Anonymous — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 06:31:22 GMT

@Open123 wrote:
Unless it was agree upon before, or if I were planning to pay anyway (my invitation), I'd assert that it's customary for the two gentlemen to split the bill in a scenario such as this especially when it's a double date.

It has happened to me once, but afterwards I've never dined with the fellow again.

Well, it wasn't agreed upon beforehand. It's just disappointing to me. I've dealt with this type of behavior my entire adult life. On top of it all, I didn't want to go out. Just like that, I'm down $500. Argh!!!

Re: The downside of good credit

Anonymous — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 06:33:30 GMT

@Anonymous wrote:
I would've made the other guy pay for his date but it's your perogative if you wanted to pay for everyone.

Next time bring the Macy's card and it will force him to pay

I was trying not to have an awkward situation at the table since it was my first night out with my lady after a long work related road trip.

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mxp114 — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 06:33:52 GMT

You gave in too easily. I would just decline to pay for the entire bill and perhaps made a joke that my The Platinum Card from American Express has a $250 hard limit

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Anonymous — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 06:36:40 GMT

@mxp114 wrote:
You gave in too easily. I would just decline to pay for the entire bill and perhaps made a joke that my The Platinum Card from American Express has a $250 hard limit

Haaaaaaaa! True! I'm going o try that next time.

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chromonso1 — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 06:37:36 GMT

You just got hustled my friend. Don't let it happen again or Amex will FR you

But you probably scored cool/gentlemans points with the lady friend so that's always fun. The amount gained is rougly equal to what the other man lost.

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Anonymous — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 06:40:16 GMT

Wow you were much more gracious than I would have been. Even if I made 6 figures I would not pay for someone like that who clearly has no boundaries/wanted to take advantage of me. Despite being early on in my career, I have never been greedy when it comes to treating my friends on certain occassions. They have never asked and I do it b/c I want to. I realize you were in an awkward position and just wanted to keep things chill but someone like that is not worth $250 of your money, no matter how much you make!

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Anonymous — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 06:41:28 GMT

@Anonymous wrote:
He asked how you were going to handle it. What did you say?

I too would like to hear your response to this, it sounds like you handled it much better than I would have!

I think it's pathetic he didn't want to pay his share of the bill. The only thing that comes even remotely close to your situation is where the other person just pays me cash for their portion of the bill if they are "uncomfortable" with what they have in their wallet.

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Anonymous — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 06:41:56 GMT

@chromonso1 wrote:
You just got hustled my friend. Don't let it happen again or Amex will FR you

But you probably scored cool/gentlemans points with the lady friend so that's always fun. The amount gained is rougly equal to what the other man lost.

Haha awesome! Never thought about trading real currency for social currency

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Anonymous — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 06:43:52 GMT

@Anonymous wrote:
@Anonymous wrote:
He asked how you were going to handle it. What did you say?
I too would like to hear your response to this, it sounds like you handled it much better than I would have!

I think it's pathetic he didn't want to pay his share of the bill. The only thing that comes even remotely close to your situation is where the other person just pays me cash for their portion of the bill if they are "uncomfortable" with what they have in their wallet.

I looked at him for at least 10 seconds with a blank stare. I honestly didn't know what to say.

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Anonymous — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 06:45:19 GMT

@chromonso1 wrote:
You just got hustled my friend. Don't let it happen again or Amex will FR you

But you probably scored cool/gentlemans points with the lady friend so that's always fun. The amount gained is rougly equal to what the other man lost.

I'd agree with this.

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scottwagnon — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 06:45:54 GMT

@mxp114 wrote:
You gave in too easily. I would just decline to pay for the entire bill and perhaps made a joke that my The Platinum Card from American Express has a $250 hard limit

Agreed. Being generous, I would have wanted to flip the bill anyway knowing I would want to use a platinum, but when someone tries to be manipulative like this, I would have said the same thing. You shouldn't allow someone to make you feel awkward like that. If he is good, he will want to do it again. But if he is a cheap wad, he wouldn't prefer a second round.

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Anonymous — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 06:47:33 GMT

What happened to chivalry? How could a man let another may pay for his date's meal? I guess I'm getting old.

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Anonymous — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 06:52:07 GMT

@Anonymous wrote:
What happened to chivalry? How could a man let another may pay for his date's meal? I guess I'm getting old.

I'm totally in agreement with this and I don't think I'm old!!

You may have a platinum, but it still requires cash to pay it!

Re: The downside of good credit

Open123 — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 06:54:11 GMT

On the bright side, at least you got 500 MR First points?

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Anonymous — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 06:55:56 GMT

@Open123 wrote:
On the bright side, at least you got 500 MR First points?

haaaaaaa! +1