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(29,697 posts) Fri May 15, 2020, 09:29 AM May 2020

People are furious at restaurants adding COVID-19 surcharges [View all]

Angry customers are complaining about restaurants adding COVID-19 surcharges. But, owners say they are simply trying to stay in business as food costs skyrocket.

Earlier this week, a tweet showing the receipt from Kiko Japanese Steakhouse and Sushi Lounge in West Plains, Missouri, went viral after a customer noticed a "COVID-19 surcharge."

Many responded with outrage, questioning why the coronavirus pandemic would lead to the restaurant adding on a 5% surcharge.

According to a post on Kiko's Facebook page, the outrage continued off-line. The restaurant owner wrote that employees had been harassed due to the photo of the receipt.

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https://www.businessinsider.com/restaurants-covid-19-surcharges-spark-backlash-as-meat-costs-grow-2020-5

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People are furious at restaurants adding COVID-19 surcharges [View all] Cirque du So-What May 2020 OP

Vote w/your feet and ass. You don't wanna pay it, go somewhere else. FFS they've been CurtEastPoint May 2020 #1

Exactly, they're a bunch of babies, like baby Trump. n/t blitzen May 2020 #7

Huh? sfstaxprep May 2020 #17

Maybe the "covid surcharge" is going to a new policy mandated by insurance carriers no_hypocrisy May 2020 #2

I posted a tweet a day again--Food prices have indeed gone up. Can riversedge May 2020 #12

insurers don't care about that fescuerescue May 2020 #16

It seems very dishonest if they have not made the surcharge clear at the outset. Doodley May 2020 #3

The restaurant d_r May 2020 #4

+1. And people know food prices have gone up dalton99a May 2020 #11

I doubt the owners had time to print up new menus. CrispyQ May 2020 #23

Expensive to change menus... lame54 May 2020 #29

Good points. Nt d_r May 2020 #33

They haven't even gotten the real COVID-19 "surcharge" yet . . . . hatrack May 2020 #5

And for some of them, that is going to be the ultimate bill. nt Blue_true May 2020 #34

If it isn't on the menu, they can't charge it. Takket May 2020 #6

Print new menus next time BeyondGeography May 2020 #8

Not to mention the added cost of liability, PPE, and sanitizing supplies. Hugin May 2020 #13

Now it's not enough the restaurants are 'open-er-upped'... Hugin May 2020 #9

Would you like a ventilator with your entree,... or would you rather that be served with..... magicarpet May 2020 #10

When you go out, or order out, be prepared to pay the price. Yavin4 May 2020 #14

They should just raise prices fescuerescue May 2020 #15

Restaurants and Drivers getting hammered by ubereats Land Shark May 2020 #18

Of course there is a surcharge Drahthaardogs May 2020 #19

The restaurants got to make money during this crisis somehow. Initech May 2020 #20

5% to help your local business owners stay in busienss? CrispyQ May 2020 #21

As long as they make it known, I'm okay with this DrToast May 2020 #22

Big deal, a 5% surcharge. dugog55 May 2020 #24

I bet that anyone that complains DON'T leave a tip at all. Blue_true May 2020 #37

The large, very desirable HOA neighborhood near our children's Hortensis May 2020 #25

Dear gawd ... upset about .66 ? UpInArms May 2020 #26

It probably means people tipping less mokawanis May 2020 #27

I cannot imagine going out to eat at this point in time. Tipperary May 2020 #28

one of the assholes who started this snowflake whinging is a anti-vaxxer RWNJ, she can fuck off Celerity May 2020 #30

That graphic is lol.. Cha May 2020 #36

These fucking low lifes MenloParque May 2020 #31

Meh. I think I'd *expect* some kind of extra billing for insisting on being seated. eppur_se_muova May 2020 #32

If you don't like it eat at home Luciferous May 2020 #35

In two weeks, Karen and Cletus may have a steeper price to pay than just a COVID-19 surcharge. Efilroft Sul May 2020 #38