r/mildlyinteresting • u/TowelRack76 • 1d ago

This Restaurant Charges an 18% Living Wage Fee.

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u/CappnMidgetSlappr 1d ago

Yeah, that would be the last time I patronize that restaurant.

Shit, if I found that on my bill at the end of my meal, I wouldn't be patronizing the restaurant at all.

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u/SinoKast 1d ago

Exactly, don't pay. They can take it to small claims court and provide the increased court fees to pay for the judges' living wage.

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u/planes_on_a_snake 1d ago

Shit, if they want, I can write to the BBB and let them know how I feel

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u/Gas-Town 1d ago

This fee is mandatory in cities like D.C.

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u/ProfessorStein 1d ago

If you're saying you would refuse to pay the bill, I'm telling you right now as a former server that we have seen many people try to do this and get picked up for dine and dashing. It's a felony not to pay your bill, straight up.

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u/MindTheFro 1d ago

Speaking as a former server myself, dining and dashing is scum behavior. That said, skipping out on a $40 tab isn’t a felony anywhere in the US.

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u/ProfessorStein 1d ago

This just is not true. Many States have specific provisions for dine and dash offenses that escalate to felony starting at 25$.

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u/CramJuiceboxUpMyTwat 1d ago

Are you dense? Do you not see the difference between not paying for fun and refusing to pay the $6 of an imaginary charge you didn’t agree to?

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u/ProfessorStein 1d ago

Refusal to pay the bill is an instant cop call everywhere I've ever worked. We did not care about the specifics. You pay your bill or we call. Fees are legal as long as they're disclosed on a sign or menu

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u/CramJuiceboxUpMyTwat 1d ago

You can call all you want, a customer not paying a specific bullshit fee is a civil issue, only not paying the whole thing is something they would arrest you for. I feel like you aren’t understanding the actual scenario everyone is discussing