Letters to the Editor: Charge an extra fee? Restaurants should have to tell customers before they enter
by Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times— To the editor: Regarding the new state law requiring restaurants to disclose all fees such as service and security charges or incorporate them into their prices, how about informing customers of all charges before they enter a restaurant? ("Perch charges diners 'security' fee at downtown L.A. rooftop spot, sparking outrage," April 9) If a restaurant is going to inform the customer of any charges in addition to that of the meal prices, why wait until the customer is already seated? I think I know...
Daily Mail—Now restaurants charge you for the privilege of paying your bill! Diners slam Shoreditch eaterie for £2.99 'checkout fee' levied on top of a 13.5% service charge. One customer shared a picture of a digital receipt from their visit to Italian restaurant Gloria on Sunday, March 28, where they were hit with a bizarre extra charge.
International Business Times UK—Restaurants In This Spanish Province Will Charge Tourists Extra To Sit In The Shade. New laws have been implemented in the southern Spanish province of Andalusia, allowing restaurant bosses to charge higher prices to customers sitting in the shade.The Regional Government of Andalusia has granted this change, but restaurants must follow specific guidelines if they would like to increase prices. According to Facua spokesman Ruben Sanchez, the price changes for tables in shady or sunny spots should be visible to customers; this can be displayed on a menu at the restaurant site, but...
Los Angeles Times—Letters to the Editor: Adding a flat fee to electric bills won't help Californians. To the editor: The flat fee to most California electric utility customers of $24.15 will not promote clean energy. Instead, it will penalize those who use less than the average amount of electricity just because they are not low-income customers. ("High electric bills threaten California's clean future. This plan would help," editorial, April 15) These include single individuals, frugal couples, people living in energy-efficient homes or people with solar panels. It will lay waste to the...