• Aceticon@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    They have raise prices across the menu, by 18% to be more specific.

    Segregating the price increase as “service fee” is only so that they can deceitfully advertise their prices a lower than they really are, also known as a Bait & Switch, a form of Consumer Fraud.

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      1 year ago

      Not quite. A $100 meal would have a routine 15%, $15 tip. Increase the price 18%, and a $118 meal would have an expected 15%, $17.70 tip.

      Look at the tip calculations on this receipt: they are based on the price of the meal before the service fee. If this restaurant sold a $118 meal, it’s expected 15% tip would be $15, not $17.70.

      They are stealing $2.70 from staff on every $100 check.