Maybe someone has been abroad and experienced how nice it is.California is making businesses actually show you the real price. Of course the restaurant association is upset about. Even quoted in the article as saying that showing the full price will cause "sticker shock" and make people spend less. Hopefully Biden succeeds in making a similar law national.
Updated the title. I agree on tax and was wondering if that was included in the last or not.Title is wrong. I see lots of fees on the California state government web site:
Business Taxes and Fees in California
www.cdtfa.ca.gov
The article title is only restaurant fees, though the article does bring up other business fees.
Speaking of government fees, businesses should include state and local sales tax in prices.
Title is wrong. I see lots of fees on the California state government web site:
Business Taxes and Fees in California
www.cdtfa.ca.gov
The article title is only restaurant fees, though the article does bring up other business fees.
Speaking of government fees, businesses should include state and local sales tax in prices.
"If it's in the core price of the menu, there will be a pullback" in patrons' spending, she told NPR shortly before the attorney general released the guidelines. "There are some people, I think, that are hoping that the restaurants will just absorb that cost, because we've seen people say, 'Oh, it's too expensive with the service charge.' "
Under the new guidelines, Thomas' organization said in an email to NPR, restaurants will be forced to impose "significant menu price increases." And if customers eat out less, it warns, "Not only will restaurants struggle, but workers will lose hours and jobs."
All added on fees are an attempted to mislead the customer. Businesses hope by the time they realize the real cost is much higher that they are already emotionally attached to getting the product. Resort fees, specifically, were designed to make price comparisons very difficult.This is up there with "resort fees" of stuff that should be prohibited. Show the actual prices.
It doesn't truly amaze you though, business interests and Chambers of Commerce have been spouting this kind of horseshit forever. If it's not unfettered capitalism, then it's evil socialism.This just amazes me that they are straight saying "but if we can't completely misled the customer they will spend less, we should be allowed to legally defraud our customers."
Yep, and this is why it should be banned across the board as you said. It's predatory and targets the human psyche in proven ways to make them spend more.All added on fees are an attempted to mislead the customer. Businesses hope by the time they realize the real cost is much higher that they are already emotionally attached to getting the product. Resort fees, specifically, were designed to make price comparisons very difficult.
Biden has been talking about it. I can't remember if there was an EO to start the process or if he was just trying to get Congress to pass a law.Needs to be a federal law, and apply to everything.
Greenman's party would never let something like that pass. You'd probably find a few dems to oppose it too, though the majority of dems would support it.Biden has been talking about it. I can't remember if there was an EO to start the process or if he was just trying to get Congress to pass a law.
Ticketmaster is a third, so many junk feesThe two worst examples I can think of for this are cable companies and wireless carriers.
They are the worst! I basically won't go to any event that sales through Ticketmaster.Ticketmaster is a third, so many junk fees
We have my entire family and the in-laws on our T-Mobile wireless plan. 4 of us updated our phones last Christmas and got credits applied for turning in our old phones. (Get $700-$800 off if you turn in a phone)The two worst examples I can think of for this are cable companies and wireless carriers.
Ask your GOP rep and Senators if they support such a law. Tell them you do.Needs to be a federal law, and apply to everything.
The truth is wireless billing systems are a fucking shit show. Almost everyone uses the same backend (Amdocs) and it's a very complex combination of factors that go into a bill add various equipment deals on top of it and getting the right shit in the right table for the right customer is more of a challenge than it should be.We have my entire family and the in-laws on our T-Mobile wireless plan. 4 of us updated our phones last Christmas and got credits applied for turning in our old phones. (Get $700-$800 off if you turn in a phone)
It took us (2 NASA engineers) 3 hours last night to figure out how they applied credits when our bill recently changed. Pretty much every other month they change how they are applied. Different lines get a month credit applied or sometimes a phone that had 10 more $20 payments is just paid off but still has a $17 credit.
After figuring out the math it looks like they dropped a $33 per month credit on one line that should have still had several months left.
I’m sure fucking with the bills makes them money when they “accidentally screw up” because not everyone is an engineer and can take several hours to figure out WTF they are doing.
The problem here is the fees are not disclosed upfront. Consumers should be able to know the full price upfront.I'm in favor of itemized fees as long as they are clearly spelled out in a consistent and uniform manner across the board
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I think Vegas invented the resort fee. The last time I stayed there, the TI had just implemented and everyone was fighting with the front desk about it. Every time since then I've looked into going to Vegas, I get to the total price that is double the quoted price and I say forget it.California making these not hidden, is a start but I think among the worst are hotel stays.
California Bans Deceptive Resort Fees: See What's Affected and When | Frommer's
Thank you, California! The state bans the deceptive practice of hiding resort fees for hotels, vacation rentals, and other products. | Frommer'swww.frommers.com
Check out Las Vegas. It's maybe the worst of all the hotel fees.
In Las Vegas, Now You Have to Look Closely at Your Bill for Hidden Fees | Frommer's
Las Vegas casino owners have found a new way to hit the jackpot: hidden fees.www.frommers.com