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Check your local laws about that - in some cities you can report those non-tip charges since as they are basically fraud.

• FireBeyond 2y ago
  Doubtful. If they were on the bill that you were presented before handing over your card, you're assumed to have read and accepted the charges before payment. The only exception would be if it was misrepresented as a tip, or tax (Telcos used to do that one, phrasing their fees as taxes, to the point that "you are not allowed to call a charge a tax unless that charge in its entirety is going to a governmental entity").
  • acdha 2y ago
    If it wasn’t on the menu before you ordered, it’s unlikely to be legal.
• Teever 2y ago
  I live in a place where owners aren't legally required to pay their employees tips and I too consider it fraud if the jar or machine describes the voluntary surcharge as a tip because a reasonable person would consider a tip to be something that is paid out to staff. It's really tiring to know that there's no legal recourse for what is obvious and normalized fraud when law enforcement receives budget increases year after year. Whatwouldyousayyoudhere.gif