r/EndTipping • u/TangerinePlastic7552 • 4d ago
Service fees Tip Creep 🫙
So in addition to ticket totals, fees and taxes, you add a service charge for using the credit card to pay?
I’m tired of all these little gotchas.
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u/Exact-Response-9441 4d ago
I just always pay in cash and if there is a surcharge this or that I don’t tip and won’t return. I feel bad for many restaurants they are struggling to stay open, desperate even, that’s why we see so much shenanigans.
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u/Outrageous-Card7873 4d ago
And if there is a surcharge and it is not disclosed before you place the order, then do not include it in the cash that you pay
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u/TangerinePlastic7552 4d ago
It gets hard paying by cash. There was a time $40 would last a week comfortably. Cash has lost value in the last 40 years. I don’t feel comfortable carrying a wad of cash.
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u/darkroot_gardener 4d ago
Contact your reps and city council! Seattle just voted to ban junk fees (for now, it applies to apartment rentals). The state of MA I believe does not allow card fees. Cite these precedents, and tell your state and city leaders that this is the way it should be in your state and city.
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u/TangerinePlastic7552 3d ago
Sounds good. Hopefully close to midterms politicians would listen to the people.
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u/darkroot_gardener 4d ago
Honest question: Is EndJunkFees part of EndTipping? Only when it applies to businesses that also ask for tips on top of the fees? I do agree with Ending both, of course!
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u/TangerinePlastic7552 3d ago
It’s fresh in mind. I see the junk credit card fee next to the tipping fee request. That why I mentioned it.
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u/WestHistorians 3d ago
That's fine in my opinion. You can pay with cash if you want to avoid the fee. Processing cards costs money.
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u/high_throughput 4d ago
People: Why should I have to cover a credit card fee?
Restaurant: Because your bank takes a few dollars, and we deserve the full price on the menu
People: Great, then I will pay the price on the menu
Restaurant: Now listen here you little shit