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]

  • Aesthesiaphilia@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    Because then they’d have to raise prices.

    Especially nowadays with so many people looking up menu prices online before going somewhere, it’s a way to present your prices as lower than they actually are.

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      1 year ago

      It sounds like a hidden fee to me… Which is like lying to someone … anyways at least that’s what it looks like to me if not Fraud