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by anthonycerra 4848 days ago
Just a data point from one person's experiences:

I feel like check splitting is always a bigger problem for the restaurant/server than it is for the people paying. All the customers need to do is pull out a credit card. It's the server that actually has to split the bill and you can always see the discomfort on his/her face when you ask them to split it AFTER they give you the check. Just let them know before ordering that you'll be needing separate checks.

The example on the site seems like a better use case, but the marketing copy "split the bill" immediately makes me think of a restaurant or bar tab which I don't regard as a problem.

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If it's really a persistent problem for servers, maybe they should think about asking themselves in advance of taking the order.
Doesn't work that way, the default method--by far--is one check. So they'd annoy and possibly offend, say, 98 people out of 100 when the 2 or so that are splitting the check can say so before ordering.