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.world
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    1 year ago

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

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      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.

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        1 year ago

        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?

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          1 year ago

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

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          1 year ago

          It’s usually on the menu but it’s in fine print under an asterisk.

          It’s alarmingly common (though not usually as high as 18%), and ought to be fucking illegal.