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, 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. [deleted a word so it wasn’t a grammatical horror to read]

  • SpezBroughtMeHere@lemmy.worldEnglish
    159·
    1 year ago

    How is this any different than just raising the price of everything by 18%? But you see service charge and a percentage and its an outrage.

    • Squirrel@thelemmy.clubEnglish
      9·
      1 year ago

      Because raising the price of everything lets you know ahead of time that you are paying more. I’m fine with a price hike if it means servers get better pay, but hiding it like this is scummy and borderline fraudulent.

    • lunarul@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      1 year ago

      It does make sense to increase all menu prices in order to pay higher wages, but it’s a sleazy dishonest practice to hide that increase from the customers until it’s too late.