Posted on 05/15/2020 5:06:02 AM PDT by MeneMeneTekelUpharsin
A $2.19 coronavirus "surcharge" spotted in a receipt at a restaurant in Missouri started a backlash earlier this month. Scuse me what? A covid surcharge ? a Twitter user wrote in a post showing a Kiko Japanese Steakhouse & Sushi Lounge patron's receipt that included a covid 19 surcharge. The tweet quickly went viral with people upset by the extra charge, the New York Post reported.
"If I ever see this on a bill I wld not pay it," one user wrote. "Im tryin to recoup too. Who am I suppose to bill ??? Is this evn legal ?"
But the West Plains restaurant isnt the only establishment adding a little to the bill. As restaurants struggle to keep their doors open amid stay-at-home orders, some feel its a necessary addition.
In San Diego, a Mexican restaurant announced it was charging $1 extra for carne asada due to a meat shortage and in Michigan, a burger place is adding another dollar to each meal because of foot traffic they've lost, according to FOX 17 in Grand Rapids and KFMB-TV in San Diego.
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Only government can levy a tax or fee which is a tax.
AGREE, Had my waist length hair washed and dried checked for split ends, as I have a torn R. Rotator and surgery damaged R. hand. The price was the same, but I tipped the Stylist in cash higher than I normally do.
I doubt Walmart will do anything similar. Ditto Sam's Club or Costco.
and you dont have to worry about someone spitting in your food on you.
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I don’t have that worry. Never been a worry of mine.
If no one else has said this, I think this pic is a hoax. Look at all other line items on the receipt.
Just the “Covid 19 surcharge” does not match in font or alignment.
“You obviously dont like pizza as much as I do.”
I have found everyone’s taste in Pizza is as varied as everyone’s taste in BBQ. In spite of that fact, some try to tell you “there is no better pizza in the world accept ..........” . What is mine is mine and what is yours is yours.
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