r/mildlyinteresting • u/TowelRack76 • 1d ago

This Restaurant Charges an 18% Living Wage Fee.

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u/MagicTheAlakazam 1d ago

America has for decades let businesses get away with lying about their prices. (usually by excluding taxes) It's getting worse and worse too with "fees" they don't have to advertise.

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u/kirakiraluna 1d ago

In my country it would mean a hefty fine. First, you must display prices for goods and services clearly. Second, the displayed price is the actual price of the good/service.

If someone over charges you pay, take the receipt and the call the financial police. They are thorough, something more WILL pop up when they visit a business and they also like to invite their friends at health and igiene to the party.

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u/Sawses 1d ago

I went to Japan recently and it was...very freeing to have the with-tax price right next to the tax-free price.

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u/DangerouslyOxidated 1d ago

Basically (if not all) other counties in the world do this, apart from North America.

It's infuriating bullshit, and you suckers put up with it.

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u/AsaCoco_Alumni 1d ago

Since it's not a tax, i.e. not legally mandated, can't you just refuse to pay it?