No merchant copy
Do you have no idea what we are talking about? Well, a “merchant copy” is a piece of document that the merchant, the restaurant in this case, needed to keep as a documentation of the transaction.

No merchant copy
Interestingly, the merchant copy was not where it was supposed to be and the restaurant crew could not find it anywhere. By then, Whitney’s gut was telling her that the waitress was the one responsible. In all likelihood, she threw it away to discard evidence.
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But that’s not what I tipped
After she pressed the staff members for more information, the restaurant could only find the customer copy of her receipt! Moreover, the total bill included an extra $10 tip to the money that she actually agreed to give!

But that’s not what I tipped
So what was there reason the bill displayed $20 when she actually only agreed to $10, an amount that is already considered generous for a tip?