• naughtlemming@fedinsfw.app
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    3 hours ago

    How come nobody talks about that service fee.

    What is that even supposed to be? Is that an arbitrary increase to all prices because fuck you?

    • zikzak025@lemmy.world
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      2 hours ago

      Some restaurants in the US will charge gratuity/service fees. It’s basically a scam, where the restaurant just forces you to pay extra so their menu prices seem lower, and then that money doesn’t even need to go to the waitstaff like a normal tip. Not to say it doesn’t happen, but I don’t think anywhere around me charges a mandatory gratuity to every single customer, usually just to large parties where they will require more space and likely stay longer.