higher wages for the servers... by the customers. Fnbs

Submitted ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨iamascaryvampire@lemmy.world⁩ to ⁨mildlyinfuriating@lemmy.world⁩

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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, you 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.

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twistedtxb@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
That’s absolutely insane. I would let them know that it’s the last time I ever set foot in their establishment

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- hydrospanner@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  This would be one of those rare times where I would wish I had cash.
  
  I’d tip the staff directly, based on the original amount, then leave exactly the price of the ordered items, not including the service fee.
  
  Then I’d leave.
  
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southsamurai@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
What do they actually pay their staff?

If they do pay them above the norm, idgaf how they show the pricing; on menu is better, but not vital.

But if they’re paying the same shit pay as everyone else, they need to have the shit sued out of them for something

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AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
Not being from the US, I’m not familiar with the practices there. What kind of shells are suitable for kids? Is 12 necessary? Or is 20 sufficient?

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- PraiseTheSoup@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  “Kids shells” almost certainly refers to a basic pasta dish, “shells and cheese”. It’s just macaroni and cheese but with shell pasta instead. And the bill denoting “kids” likely means it’s a smaller portion than usual. Quite possibly the cheapest item on the menu to produce. The price for this item is insane.
  
  I’m not sure what you’re asking with the 12 or 20.
  
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  - intensely_human@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    It can be hard to gauge what people mean sometimes
    
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athos77@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
See, I'd check with the waiter to see if the service charge actually was used for higher wages. Just because management says that's what it's for doesn't meant it's true.

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stealin@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
I rarely use tip based services bc it shouldn’t be my concern and it makes me uncomfortable. It’s always been a bad business model to make the customer feel like the workers are slaves that don’t get paid enough. Never understood why people are so into going out to eat with that dynamic unless they enjoyed the power dynamic of it all, dumb serf get my food or you will go hungry muahhahaha!

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Nioxic@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
Ask the waiter?

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- IamSparticles@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  Yes. The manager will just repeat what they’re told to say. Ask a waiter if they’re actually being payed significantly more since the fee was added.
  
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eestileib@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
That place is already out of my price range before the 18%!

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DONTBANTHISACCOUNT@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
Yo 🤗🤘 OP 😁
Print this thread out , go back and show them 😭😠 how ppl feel about their hidden Fee ... Make sure 😄😊 to bring a friend n a cellphone recording device n if drama ensues tell 'em "it's just a prank Bro ... "

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isdfoa@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
Did they charge you 3.75 for being an LA woman? 😂😂

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Kinglink@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
I tip twenty most places. Easy to calculate and fair.

I see this and they have gotten my tip. If you work there and are upset by that, then you need to find another job because the company is stealing your tips no matter what. And I personally won’t return, because it’s never the best restaurants who pull this shit.

Similarly if a company puts automatic gratuity on my bill that’s the tip as well… And usually it’s less than I’d give freely.

If Americans are supposed to tip extra it their choice. If you want to define service charges or something like this, then you’ve made your choice. Greedy fucks trying to hide these extra charges need to stop. I’ll pay more for food on a menu if that’s what it takes but trying to sneak it is bullshit.

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j891319@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
More than 10% service charge is unacceptable already where I am. Let alone asking for a tip on top.

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dangblingus@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
Yes. If the minimum wage went up to something livable, do you think the restaurant owners are going to eat the cost or pass it along to you? Them putting an 18% surcharge, assuming that that’s an auto-gratuity that goes to the server, is the exact same as if you were begrudgingly tipping 18%. If you want a servant to make and bring you food, you have to pay for that luxury. You’ve just been paying below actual market price for that luxury since you’ve been born.

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- bobo@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  Read the check, it’s not an auto-gratuity. The gratuity is still expected. This is a service charge. A service charge that is likely not listed on the menu. It’s bullshit. Raise the price of the food and don’t hide costs that you are charging the customer.
  
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Nadalofsoccer@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
Can anyone just fill a complain?

I have a feeling we don’t do enough.

It must be something to protest legally as a hidden fee or something. I would put money in a crowdfunding for cases like this.

Citizens against apathy or something.

K, just did my part gonna keep lingering.

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qyron@lemmy.pt ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
Prices for food in a restaurant is not that hard to calculate: you figure the cost of one plate of food, multiply it by four and that is price to be charged before taxation.

One part is for the pantry. One part is for the kitchen staff. One part is for the room staff. One part is for the house.

Not hard to figure.

Drinks and beverages are basically all profit, unless you want to drink water with a refined meal (the healthiest/best option but most people won’t), so you will pay for a soft drink twice or triple what it costs you at the store and lets not start talking about wines, beers or, even worse, spirits.

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PsychedSy@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
The servers at a place that expensive make fucking bank. Looks like you do, too.

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Cringedrif@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
IMO I think the restaurant industry is backwards, why are we tipping at sit down places while fast food workers are making $14 to 16/hr? Makes more sense to pay those wages to a sitdown restaurant than a McD’s or BK.

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FleetingTit@feddit.de ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
Where the fuck did they come up with 18% being 20 odd dollars?

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- quicksand@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  By using this little thing called arithmetic
  
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