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]

  • DONTBANTHISACCOUNT@kbin.social
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    3
    arrow-down
    1
    ·
    11 months ago

    Makes me think 🤔 if I went to a grocery store and they charged me a membership like Costco without actually disclosing it… Sounds like fraud if they don’t disclose this service charge / fee at the very beginning… They should have it plastered big all over the place because looks like most of us wouldn’t expect something like this…

    “Restraunt” food is expensive as it is IMHO, even fast food isn’t a great deal unless you buy with a coupon or some 2 burgers deal 🤝… Otherwise it’s not worth it… Not to me anyways … :/

    • hark@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      5
      arrow-down
      1
      ·
      11 months ago

      If only I could simply use a coupon to get a decent price from a fast food place. Nah, instead they all demand that you install a datamining app to maybe get you prices that would’ve been the regular price just a few years ago.