• orclev@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    113
    arrow-down
    1
    ·
    1 year ago

    There’s no need for a service fee, just increase the prices of everything by 18% or whatever. It’s more honest that way instead of listing one price and then springing a hidden fee on people at checkout. Part of why this particular example is so dodgy is they seem to be fishing for a service fee and a tip, which just seems like double dipping on hidden fees.

    • quinkin@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      22
      ·
      1 year ago

      You could go hog wild and include tax in the prices too. Then the price of an item could be the price of an item instead of the start of a maths quiz.

      • Kirca@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        14
        ·
        1 year ago

        Wild to me that theres a whole country out there that has so much influence over my life (an entire ocean away) and they don’t know how much their meal will be before the cheque comes. Incredible.

    • Illegal_Prime@dmv.social
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      21
      arrow-down
      6
      ·
      1 year ago

      It’s important to require disclosure of the service fee. In my experience usually listed at the bottom of the menu. I know at least in some instances there are crowdsourced master lists of restaurants with hidden fees, and enforcement of disclosure requirements seems to have stepped up.