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> The Hidden Fees Receipt I wish the FTC hadn't exempted restaurants from junk free transparency requirements. https://www.restaurantdive.com/news/ftc-exempts
by musicale 4mo ago
> The Hidden Fees Receipt
I wish the FTC hadn't exempted restaurants from junk free transparency requirements.
https://www.restaurantdive.com/news/ftc-exempts-restaurants-junk-fee-transparency/735926/ https://www.restaurantdive.com/news/ftc-exempts-restaurants-...
Restaurant industry celebrates "win" on exemption from junk fee disclosure:
https://www.lra.org/2024/12/17/advocacy-win-restaurants-ftc-excludes-industry-from-junk-fee-rule/ https://www.lra.org/2024/12/17/advocacy-win-restaurants-ftc-...
But delivery fee transparency may be coming:
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/04/16/2026-07473/rule-on-unfair-or-deceptive-fees-in-online-food-delivery-services https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/04/16/2026-07...
The following should really apply (of course those "shipping charges" can be another scam, see eBay etc.):
> Businesses may only exclude three categories of charges from the total price: government charges, shipping charges, and fees or charges for optional ancillary goods or services that people choose to add to the transaction.
https://www.ftc.gov/business-guidance/resources/rule-unfair-or-deceptive-fees-frequently-asked-questions#feesexcluded https://www.ftc.gov/business-guidance/resources/rule-unfair-...