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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by ArtVandelay@lemmy.world to c/mildlyinfuriating@lemmy.world

I got this fun fee after trying to order takeout from Buffalo Wild Wings (yes I'm naming and shaming). How exactly does adding a dollar help you operate takeout? It's literally less work than waiting on a table. This is nothing more than a shameful cash grab to pad profits.

I cancelled my order and got local street tacos instead.

EDIT: Look what I found this morning, lol https://www.today.com/food/restaurants/buffalo-wild-wings-takeout-fee-backlash-complaint-rcna90228

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[-] Izzy@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I don't think I'd call $1.00 absurd, but I'm not a fan of such fees. Am I allowed to bring my own containers and bags to avoid this cost?

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[-] Distributed@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

This may be imposed by the take out provider. Some states/municipalities also tack on extra fees

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[-] downpunxx@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

Cost of takeout bags, containers, IT, all that jazz, the company believes it should be able to pass on to the customer without raising it's menu prices. I don't know it's a classic "cash grab" so much as a business attempting to recoup as much as it can from a sale. Last time I checked BFF wasn't doing all that great. But in the end, I agree completely with you in that these Fees are so fucking annoying, one after another, never ending.

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[-] s1mplyme@kbin.social 0 points 1 year ago

Tiping culture has gotten wildly out of hand

[-] dune-@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

I hate when restaurants force me to tipe

[-] lankrypt0@kbin.social 0 points 1 year ago

Over COVID I tipped 20-25% times we're tough for everybody and service workers kept it all going. But in other words back to normal I've made a conscious effort to put it back in the 15 to 20 range.

And everyone wants a tip, even just picking up food you're asked to tip.

[-] 1019throw@lemmy.world -2 points 1 year ago

I mean,it's only a dollar. In general, tipping culture is our of control but I'm fine with nominal fees for local places. I know during covid, Chinese restaurants closed for awhile around us.

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[-] ProfessorZhu@lemmy.blahaj.zone -4 points 1 year ago

Can lemmy please not be the curmugenoy spot where people whine about restaurants? Please?

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[-] GaryPonderosa@lemmy.world -5 points 1 year ago

It's a charge for the container your takeout food went into. They're a significant expense, especially if it's any type of sustainable packaging. This is not new. It has been a thing since at least the early 2000s.

[-] hibbfd@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

I find it hard to believe that a cheapass disposable container costs more than keeping up with the dishes

[-] morph3ous@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

If that is the issue, then they should have a different menu price for takeout vs dine in.

Tacking on these fees at the last minute in an order is just exploiting people. It’s the sunk cost fallacy… I drove here and already ordered, so I’ll just go along with it.

Not cool. This is a dirty tactic.

[-] GaryPonderosa@lemmy.world -1 points 1 year ago

Why bother? You would just bitch about that instead.

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