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Tips, and in general, taxes and fees should become part of the advertised. It should not be on the consumer to be guilt tripped into paying for a living wage of

Tips, and in general, taxes and fees should become part of the advertised. It should not be on the consumer to be guilt tripped into paying for a living wage of server, nor to be guilt tripped into a 3% healthcare surcharge, or to be deceived by seeing a price advertised, only to have to pay a whole bunch more because of added fees. I can understand the justification for taxes to be separate, I don't like it, but I get it. But the 'fuel surcharge' / 'healthcare fee' / ... should be part of your price. How can I compare 2 places if they get to advertise super low prices, only to make it up with self-imposed fees?

manuelmoreale 2y ago
This is one of those cultural differences that are so hard for me to even comprehend. The idea of living in a place where the price I see written is not the one I’m going to pay for is so bizarre. Like it doesn’t make any rational sense given the context I grew up in. Still, reading this entire discussion is a reminder that societies can be incredibly different even in the most mundane of things like going to get a coffee.