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#199765 - 02/17/10 04:15 AM
Being "RIPPED OFF" at restaurants..
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Registered: 11/15/05
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Loc: NM, transplant from NJ
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Have you noticed when you go to restaurants:
~If they ask you if you want "extras" ie: "Oh, would you like meat sauce on that spaghetti (or bread with that, or cheese on your potato)?", they ADD $1.50 (or more) to your bill?? I NOW say "Whatever is free" or "Is it an extra cost"? They are very good a non-disclosure.
~If there are 8 (or 10 or whatever) or more in your party they ADD 18% gratuity AFTER the sales tax? This is WRONG! We should NOT pay a gratuity on sales tax!
Ladies.......be on the lookout for being FLEECED everywhere! The last restaurant who "added" the gratuity incorrectly, I "corrected" the bill and told the manager. She pawned it off with "I'll tell the bookkeeper", when in fact, their registers are pre-programmed this way!
Think about it: Even if it is only 35 cents they are overcharging...100 times .35 is $35 someone is pocketing!!
OPEN YOUR EYES!! WE are getting ripped off! Check your receipts everywhere you go!
Edited by Di (02/17/10 04:56 AM)
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#199782 - 02/17/10 05:20 PM
Re: Being "RIPPED OFF" at restaurants..
[Re: Di]
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Registered: 11/04/08
Posts: 601
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The sales tax and the gratuity are not the same thing at all. The gratuity is the tip for the server. A lot of restaurants have added this practice, which I know is unpopular, because large parties have a bad habit of stiffing their servers. Or leaving a $5 tip on a $150 bill.
I thought most places were upfront about publishing that larger parties did the automatic tip thing. You certainly have every right to either announce that you're not tipping or to go someplace else.
I do agree about the extras on the food, however. It's easy to wind up with a larger bill without thinking about it.
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#202568 - 04/21/10 05:17 PM
Re: Being "RIPPED OFF" at restaurants..
[Re: chatty lady]
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That's why I get it to go! My favorite place is Moes! I can get a veggie Unanimous Decision w/ chips for like $2.90! Don't go to buffets (unless at Church) b/c I'm afraid of the germs.
The place I'm most ripped off is Wal-Mart. I purchase my groceries there b/c of the lower cost and I don't have time to drive around town. Last few times I was overcharged and caught it b/4 leaving the store; yet, had to wait in line at customer service for my refund. Also, somehow I walked out with missing groceries and the cashier did not know what happened to them! I think my groceries ended up in someone elses bag.
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#203642 - 05/19/10 03:40 PM
Re: Being "RIPPED OFF" at restaurants..
[Re: Di]
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Registered: 05/19/10
Posts: 47
Loc: SF Bay Area, CA
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Well, the "Someone" who is pocketing your 35 cents is the waitstaff. My mother and my DH were waiters. It's a difficult, tiring, and HONEST job. You'd be surprised how many 'nice' people stiff or deliberately short the waitstaff.
Me - I overtip by your standards. When I get good service - and we go out a great deal, living in a restaurant town like San Francisco - we tip around 25%. My DH used to cringe, until he actually worked as a waiter for two years while going through hotel and restaurant management school. Once he experienced what it was like, he wholeheartedly supports rewarding good service. It's expensive to live where we do, and only those rare times when we receive bad service, do we tip lightly.
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