On DDP, do you get receipts with dollar value ?

[heycher]

Our July trip marks the first time we have ever used the DDP. I'll be curious to see if it does indeed save us $. My question is, when you use a meal on the plan, do you get a receipt that shows the dollar value of what you ate at that meal?

Thanks so much in advance!

 

[Faldred]

At table service meals, you will get a normal receipt at first. Once you pay using your plan credits, you will get a corrected receipt showing plan-covered items at $0.00.

For CS, you don't even get that "intermediate" receipt.

I'd suggest taking notes as you go if you're that interested.

 

[Hootch]

the meal amount is included. One reason it has to be on there is that the DDP no longer includes the tip. If for nothing elese, the meal cost is available for tip calculation.

 

[maj42169]

The cost is listed as stated for tipping purposes. The final bill, after deducting the credits shows no prices..........I agree with the PP that suggested noting the prices as you go if you are wanting to keep a record to do comparisons! That is what we did last year.

 

[abc999]

Also note that some places will leave the original receipt in teh receipt holder with the zeroed out receipt and some don't.

 

[TIGGERmetoo]

I've noticed that some do and some don't. I try and write down the amounts before we actually order in case they don't. We've always made out good with the dining plans.

 

[Chuck S]

Remember that the costs to calculate any savings needs to be compared not just to what you actually ate, but what you likely would have eaten if you'd not been on the plan at all. For instance, if you normally wouldn't have eaten/ordered dessert with every meal then there may be no "real" savings. Or if you would have ordered an appetizer rather than a dessert, which is NOT included in the DDP, then there may be no real savings.

For us, as two adults, we actually save $100 to $150 per trip paying out of pocket for our meals by ordering what we WANT to eat and enjoying it, rather than having dessert with every meal. And we do not scrimp.

Also ordering more expensive items simply because they are included does not reflect true savings.