Service charges; resort fees; "surcharge" add-ons: A new state law requiring price transparency is set to take effect in July. Until now, no one knew how it would apply to restaurants.
Need this nationwide. I hate having fees added on to the price of what I’m ordering.
I agree that these fees are bad and I hate them, but couldn’t you make the opposite argument that they serve as a (money) tax on the rich? Poor people will take the time to shop around for the best deal, whereas rich people will simply pay whatever for the product they want. Therefore hidden fees disproportionately are paid by the rich.
Because you knew your “friends” are like that and went anyway. If I’m travelling to x for the first time, how would I know? If I can avoid it by staying at x+1, how should I even find that out without checking total prices everywhere? Since it’s not covered in pricing comparisons, I’d need to go through the motions for every possibility
No, it’s always taking advantage of the ignorant or the hurried, regardless whether they can afford it. I shouldn’t require extra steps to avoid being ripped off
I agree that these fees are bad and I hate them, but couldn’t you make the opposite argument that they serve as a (money) tax on the rich? Poor people will take the time to shop around for the best deal, whereas rich people will simply pay whatever for the product they want. Therefore hidden fees disproportionately are paid by the rich.
Genuinely poor people rarelly have the time to shop around.
Yeah how is this not me paying for everyone else’s guac at Chipotle when I don’t want it?
Because you knew your “friends” are like that and went anyway. If I’m travelling to x for the first time, how would I know? If I can avoid it by staying at x+1, how should I even find that out without checking total prices everywhere? Since it’s not covered in pricing comparisons, I’d need to go through the motions for every possibility
No, it’s always taking advantage of the ignorant or the hurried, regardless whether they can afford it. I shouldn’t require extra steps to avoid being ripped off