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Incorrect. In, say, Europe, the final price is on the label and that's what you pay, the receipt lists the individual parts (core price, value added tax etc). A
by Tor3 2y ago
Incorrect. In, say, Europe, the final price is on the label and that's what you pay, the receipt lists the individual parts (core price, value added tax etc). And in Japan too - I'm looking at a receipt right now.
- exe34 2y agoNot only that, no tipping. Wages are negotiated between employees and employers, customers have no obligations in it.
- shagie 2y agohttps://www.today.com/food/restaurant-surcharges-t263507 https://www.today.com/food/restaurant-surcharges-t263507 > In Milan, in 2008, his bill at a pizzeria included a charge for napkins. “Who eats pizza without using at least one napkin?” he asked, but was summarily told that the restaurant incurs a cost to provide linens. “I’m still not sure why I wasn’t charged for sitting on a chair or using my utensils to eat my food, since these items also require costs to maintain,” he said, only half jokingly. > Two years later, in Florence, he actually was charged for the chair he was sitting in, or more specifically, the orientation of his chair. “My chair faced the piazza and, apparently, only a limited number of chairs had that view.” Even though he and his dining companion ordered more or less the same dish, Britton’s tab was a couple Euros more. He recalled: “The owners felt that it was necessary to charge more for the ‘exclusive’ experience.”
- baobun 2y agoI can assure you crap like this would be just as prevalent, nontransparent and unenforced regardless of VAT and pricing rules. It wouldn't actually pass already. Besides, I'm sure there are stories of foreign tourists being ripped of by unscrupulous businesses in the US too, if you ask around enough. For whatever reason, tourist hotspots in Italy have no shortage of unscrupulous business owners. If you've ever been to Rome in high season without a local guide, you either know what I mean or have some next-level karma cashed in.
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- kstrauser 2y agoHow does that work for online shopping? Do you put your location in at the start? Someone else mentioned online shops and it never occurred to me before now to wonder how to implement that.
- Tor3 2y agoVAT varies across countries but not inside countries (except that there may be a different VAT for, say, foodstuff than other items, or services). For online shopping in EU you pay the VAT of the destination (W. You select your location and you'll (normally) see "your" price, and in any case you'll always see "including VAT" mentioned.