Comment on Restaurant Bill

HappyPornDaze@lemmynsfw.com ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• mightyfoolish@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  It actually makes me realize that I should ask for the service fee ahead of time to merge due I can afford to eat at such restaurant.

  That’s what a service fee does. Hides the true prices.

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• Rediphile@lemmy.ca ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I 100% would after offering to pay the full bill as indicated in the menu. I bet 99% they would just accept it too.

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  • Chocrates@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Stuff like this is on the menu and posted on the restaurant windows usually.
    I agree tipping culture is insane and owners of restaurants use tips and fees to pass on labor costs to consumers, but this shouldn’t be a surprise to you.

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    • Rediphile@lemmy.ca ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      A lot of times I don’t read the drink sections of the menu because I’m not having a drink. Or I might skip the dessert section. Sometimes the special that the server tells me about sounds so good so I just say ‘I will take that please’ without looking at the menu at all. I don’t read menus cover to cover nor do I inspect all signage on a window…but I guess I will now when visiting the USA since apparently that’s the expectation. If I did notice such a thing before ordering, I would just not eat there.

      And any mandatory fee is not a tip by definition so I see this as a completely different issue from tipping culture.

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