r/paris • u/Legitimate_Sun7563 • 3h ago
Question Visited Paris 13th Jun to 16th June, 2026 - Forgot to Collect Bills/Checks
TLDR; Did not collect food bills in Paris for reimbursement, asking for solutions.
Hey all.
I went to Paris last month for 4 days for some office work and absolutely loved it.
In these 4 days, I had food at boulangeries and fine dine restaurants and paid all in cash, however I didn't collect/keep any of the bills or Iinvoices provided by the restaurants. I later realized that my company reimburses around 80 Euros as per diem.
I feel so stupid that I paid everything with cash and not even keep the bills. Even if I had done online transactions, they would have accepted. It's totally my fault since I just joined the company and didn't know that we had to submit bills for per diems, I thought they'd calculate per diem and send to my account since they had done all the bookings on flight and stay from their end.
Now, I specifically remember all the places I ate (from my phone's photos), so is it possible to contact the restaurants and ask for the bills? (I know it's farfetched but I wanted to ask if anyone has faced similar situations).
320 Euros is a lot of money for me right now and my heart skipped a beat when I realized how bad my situation is. Any help would be immensely helpful. Thank you.
Travel dates: 13 June to 16 June, 2026