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re: Restaurants charging 4% for using credit card
Posted on 3/19/22 at 3:32 pm to LSUJML
Posted on 3/19/22 at 3:32 pm to LSUJML
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said the fee gets taken out the servers tip if it’s done on a card
Never heard or seen that anywhere. Pretty sure it would be unlawful.
Edited to add that I’m apparently uniformed based on the replies below. Still doesn’t seem right to me but I’ve been out of the game for a good while.
This post was edited on 3/20/22 at 1:17 pm
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Posted on 3/19/22 at 3:34 pm to dirtsandwich
That’s what I figured but wasn’t going to argue with them
If they want to buy my dinner & tip in cash I’ll gladly keep my mouth shut
If they want to buy my dinner & tip in cash I’ll gladly keep my mouth shut
Posted on 3/19/22 at 3:35 pm to dirtsandwich
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said the fee gets taken out the servers tip if it’s done on a card
Never heard or seen that anywhere. Pretty sure it would be unlawful.
It's very common in the New Orleans area. Has been for years.
Posted on 3/19/22 at 3:53 pm to dirtsandwich
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Never heard or seen that anywhere. Pretty sure it would be unlawful.
It's pretty common. At my place, we have a 4% processing fee that comes out of credit card tips. The owner pays 2% and the bartenders pay the other 2%. For example, yesterday my morning bartender made $450 in credit card tips, so they only "paid back" $9. It's a relatively small amount based on how much they made in total. But, my bartenders pull in about $1500 a week so that 2% doesn't really impact them that much. It's completely different for servers/bartenders scraping by making $40 to 50 a shift who need every penny they can make. It's just one of those dynamics in the service industry. Not saying it's right or wrong, but it exists. Just like most servers making $2.13 an hour.
Posted on 3/19/22 at 3:54 pm to dirtsandwich
I always tip in cash because it's harder for the owner to steal it. I'm guessing if the tip goes in electronically, he'll have some say when it gets transferred to the server, if ever.
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