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Split dinner with friends fairly (without the awkward math)

The classic post-restaurant dilemma: someone ate light, someone ate heavy, someone paid upfront, and then there's service charge and VAT. Splitting evenly rarely feels fair. This guide walks you through a simple fix, with real numbers and a button to create your bill right away.

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Problems we run into all the time

  • Someone ate less but still pays the same as everyone else
  • Service charge and VAT make the total hard to figure out
  • After the meal, nobody knows who owes whom how much

Why splitting evenly isn't fair

Say the subtotal is ฿1,000 for 4 people, but one person ordered very little — splitting evenly at ฿250 each means the light eater overpays immediately.

Subtotal
฿1,000
Split 4 ways
฿250/person

If you only ordered ~฿120 but have to pay ฿250, that "not fair" feeling hits right away.

The fix: split by item

Each person pays for what they actually ordered, then service charge and VAT are spread proportionally. It's more transparent and much fairer.

You ordered
฿120
Friend ordered
฿880

Result: light eaters pay less, heavy eaters pay more.

Service/VAT example, step by step

Example (to make it concrete): subtotal ฿1,000, service 10%, VAT 7%

Step 1: Subtotal
฿1,000.00
Step 2: Service 10%
฿100.00
Step 3: VAT 7% on (subtotal + service)
฿77.00
Step 4: Grand total
฿1,177.00

Hanbo then allocates each person's share based on your chosen split method and gives you a clear transfer summary.

Do it in Hanbo in 3 steps

  1. Scan the receipt (or enter items manually)
  2. Add your friends and choose "split by item"
  3. Share the link so friends can see their share and pay via PromptPay (if set up)
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