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Restaurants Add New Fees to Your Check to Counter Inflation
- jelliclesfarm 4y agoI thought the ‘supply chain surcharge’ of 8.5% was a joke photo addition..Turns out not! https://www.journal-news.com/news/restaurants-turn-to-supply-chain-surcharge-to-survive-higher-costs/LOTGO3QD5RCK7LWV7LHXYUXDEA/?outputType=amp https://www.journal-news.com/news/restaurants-turn-to-supply...
- gpayan 4y ago> "Customers often seem to be more willing to accept the surcharges than outright price increases, he said. One restaurant operator recently tried raising the price of a signature sandwich, which resulted in a 6% decline in sales of that particular item, he said." Maybe because they don't know about the additional fees until the check comes. The true cost of a dish (price of the dish + all other unavoidable and foreseeable cost/fees, tipping being optional) should be easily accessible to customers while ordering, and without requiring the use of a calculator. Does it call for more regulation? Similar to the one that required more transparency on fares in the airline industry?