Rounding off bar bills

I was in a bar today and when my bill came it was an even $20. I commented to the cashier on this oddity and he said that in fact my bill had been $20.35 but they rounded off all bills to make things easier. Has anyone else encountered this? Is it a new trend that I have been unaware of?

One of the bars I frequent has very peculiar prices on everything they sell. A cheeseburger for $3.34, or an order of cheeseballs for $4.28. I asked the waitress why, and she told me it was because with taxes, the prices came out to easy numbers (say, $4 and $5, respectively, just an example, ignore the math). My bill there always comes out to an easy number. I think it’s just convenient for them, even if they have to round down a few cents sometimes.

I’ve never heard of anyone doing it, but I can understand it. Given it’s common practice to tip a dollar per drink, that often comes out to a lot more than 15% (for one drink I like at the pub it’s more than 25%) so they aren’t really hurting for your 35 cents, and it probably makes for a quicker checkout. Drunk people and math, Man, they don’t mix well.

Also, especially if it is a bar that deals with a lot of cash customers is that they don’t need any change except for quarters. Makes it a lot quicker for the bartender. Most bars that I’ve been to will do this.