Ask The Salty Waitress: Who really pays when a bartender “buys” a drink?

Hi Salty, I got engaged last week, and my friends took me out for drinks at a nice cocktail bar to celebrate. The bartender overhead our congratulatory toast and then when I got my bill, I saw he’d comped my first drink. I tipped extra, but not enough to cover the cost of the whole drink. Now I’m wondering whether…

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