Went to a restaurant in LA today and when I got the check I noticed that it was a bit higher than it should be. Then I noticed this 18% service charge. So… We, as customers, need to help pay for their servers instead of the owners paying their servers a living wage. And on top of that they have suggested tip. I called bs on this. I will bet you that the servers do not see a dime of this 18% service charge. [deleted a word so it wasn’t a grammatical horror to read]

    • bobo@lemmy.worldEnglish
      72·
      1 年前

      Because the price on the menu then appears lower than what the customer actually pays. It’s completely misleading.

      • WoahWoah@lemmy.worldEnglish
        311·
        1 年前

        Ohhh, that’s a really good point. I didn’t think about that. This hasn’t happened where I live. Thanks for helping me understand. That IS really misleading.

        • raptir@lemm.eeEnglish
          6·
          1 年前

          And even if it’s on their printed menu, you might look at the menu on Google Maps and see one place has a dish for $20 and another place had the same dish for $24. You go to the cheaper place and sit down and see the 18% fee. Are you necessarily going to leave and go to the other one?

          • Shush@reddthat.comEnglish
            3·
            1 年前

            I would probably leave and just go home. I wouldn’t be in the mood to eat anymore.

    • new_acct_who_dis@lemmy.worldEnglish
      16·
      1 年前

      Because no one agreed to pay that when they were ordering. Imagine being a on budget for a night out and getting this extra charge outta nowhere

    • IdleSheep@lemdro.idEnglish
      12·
      1 年前

      Imagine you only have 10 dollars on you and buy a 9.99 item off the menu because of it, only to discover at the register there’s a 20% service fee. Not very a very pleasant customer experience, is it?

      Thank God where I live this is completely illegal. The prices on the menus are always the final price.

    • atticus88th@lemmy.worldEnglish
      41·
      1 年前

      Also it costs far too much for the owner to reprint all those menus with higher prices. And to update all the food delivery apps… fuhgeddaboudit

      • CmdrShepard@lemmy.oneEnglish
        21·
        1 年前

        But they can afford to reprint the menu to include a note about the 18% service charge or when their item prices increase ‘organically?’ This is a BS excuse.

        • lad@programming.devEnglish
          2·
          1 年前

          My guess would be that it was sarcasm exactly because of the reason you explained. It contradicts really so hard it almost makes it obvious (not completely, it seems)