Archived If you order a meal but then have to leave before its served to your table do you still have to pay? (AskVoat)
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Archived If you order a meal but then have to leave before its served to your table do you still have to pay? (AskVoat)
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[–] TheBuddha 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
I believe you legally entered a binding legal contract when you ordered. They may fail to meet their end, or you may fail to meet your end. If so, you're obligated to fill the contract. In their case, inferior food or service means you can demand your money back - though not after you've eaten it. In their case, they can demand you pay.
The likely outcome in small claims court would be that your obligated to renumeration should you have ordered and then left without paying. Verbal contracts are considered good faith and reasonable person is the legal framework.
[–] 11302630? 1 point 0 points 1 point (+1|-1) ago
You really don't want to get lawyers involved. Unless they have your card on file or some way to bill you for it, politely cancel the order, explain it's an emergency and leave.
If they've offered slow service, it's better just to leave before you have to pay and ding them on Yelp or something like it. If it's bad food, they may comp it, if you point out specifically what's wrong with it. Restaurants do have to deal with niggers trying to get free food this way, so you need to act and talk and look like NOT a nigger.
[–] deanna ago
not a lawyer... wouldn't a verbal contract be complete after you were brought the food?
[–] TheBuddha ago
Complete? Yes. Initiated, no.
I'm not a lawyer but took quite a few law classes because I owned a business. The contract was initiated at order time.