You are the one actually paying the tax to the government, you work it out
Also they would only have to do it once per item, shoppers have to do it every time!
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RegalPotoo@lemmy.world 5 weeks agoNot being an American the whole idea of not including tax in the stated price just seems so alien. You expect me to work out what 12.5% of my bill is on the fly as I’m shopping? Fuck you, that’s your job. You are the one actually paying the tax to the government, you work it out
Dalvoron@lemm.ee 5 weeks ago
KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks ago
Not being an American the whole idea of not including tax in the stated price just seems so alien. You expect me to work out what 12.5% of my bill is on the fly as I’m shopping?
well, no.
They do that when they ring you up. The price on the shelf is pre tax. The price at the register is post tax. So you just do a mental adjust as you shop, adding about 10% or so on top of what you’re buying.
It’s not ideal, but it’s not impossible.
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 5 weeks ago
We generally tip 15% or 20%, depending on quality of service, 10% if it’s bad but not atrocious. And that’s pretty easy:
- 10% - just move the decimal place once
- 20% - move the decimal place once and double
- 15% - in the middle of the first two (or move decimal place once, cut in half, and add that to the 10% figure)
SatyrSack@feddit.org 5 weeks ago
Also “They took my card”. That is apparently an American thing.
the_post_of_tom_joad@sh.itjust.works 5 weeks ago
Hell we still sign a receipt an we only just got them chips recently
9point6@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
Do you guys still do the hilarious chip & sign thing or have you finally switched to using a PIN?
MutilationWave@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
You think that’s hilarious? There are a lot of places in the world that still do a manual shhk-shhk of a card only a few years ago. Now that most cards don’t have raised digits, they’ll write it down. If they even take a card.
Places where the Internet goes down if it rains and there is no mobile service. Imagine the horror.
laurelraven@lemmy.zip 5 weeks ago
Funny thing, we didn’t do chip and pin because the credit card companies thought we were too stupid to figure it out, in spite of the fact that we already used pins for debit cards… We now do have chip and pin, but only for bank/debit cards
the_post_of_tom_joad@sh.itjust.works 5 weeks ago
Yes, the former. This country mannnn
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 5 weeks ago
We just do chip, no sign unless it’s over some threshold (must be pretty high since I’ve spent nearly $1k at a single Costco trip). I’ve never used a PIN on a credit card.
Frog@lemmy.ca 5 weeks ago
In Canada, they have the wireless chip readers everywhere. It was nice since a large chunk of stolen credit cards are when employees scan it before charging it.
Some places in the USA is starting to do the same thing. But yes, the US is way behind.
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 5 weeks ago
They have had wireless chip readers for years, but many restaurants still take your card anyway. Some places bring the payment device to you, which is nice, and some have it there always so you can see exactly what’s on the bill (sometimes you order on it too).
But taking the card is a cultural thing, not a tech thing. Even back before wireless readers were a thing, they still had portable payment terminals and could have you swipe there or have you pay up front on the way out. It’s not an issue at all.