Originally Posted by
slawecki
here in dc, a common charge is $3 or $4 for all the filtered water you wish to drink at dinner. "we filter it here in the restaurant!!""
That's ridiculous. In Los Angeles, San Francisco and New York, I've seen plenty of places that have switched to in-house "bottled" watter, but none of them charge it.
Originally Posted by
jcwoman
Weather situations that damage crops can cause this sort of thing. When I worked at Wendy's in college, we had a bad season for tomatoes and had to charge extra for them for about a year.
I've never seen that - but I have seen the "deluxe" thing before.
Originally Posted by
goodeats21
I have not seen a charge specifically for lettuce, but I have seen a charge for making a burger/sandwich "deluxe", which usually adds lettuce, tomato, etc.
Right. Same here, but only in fast food.
Originally Posted by
justforfun
If airlines now charge for seat assignment and luggage, why can't a restaurant charge for extra condiments? Welcome to the new reality.
1) I don't see a place above fast food treating vegetables as condiments.
2) Its a very different thing. Airlines had a lot of things that could be monetized and operate on very low margins. Restaurants operate on higher margins and depend far more on volume.
Originally Posted by
Lkeade
I went to a very nice restaurant on Saturday night and the bill came to $165 for three with no alcohol. I noticed there was a $1 charge as I asked them to leave the cheese off the onion soup and that made it a special order. Shouldn't the price of the cheese cancel out the service charge?
That's ridiculous. The only thing I can think is that they do a lot of onion soup business and have significant prep work.
Originally Posted by
slawecki
the dc law is for all disposable bags. i pay the extra $00.05, as my thunderbird, or md20-20 just does not taste right unless it comes out of a paper bag.
Originally Posted by
LM225
Of course not. Then you'd have to see the label and face the reality of what you're actually drinking
I haven't had it in years, but as delicious as it tastes, it left me feeling more than a little...uncomfortable for quite some time.
This wins for best exchange of the week on FT.
Originally Posted by
fairviewroad
I have no problem with an extra charge for lettuce or other veggies/condiments as long as it is disclosed in advance, either on the menu (in a reasonable type setting in a reasonable location) or at the very least verbally by the waitperson. I'm a "no surprises, please" kind of guy when it comes to my $$$.
I tend to agree. However, it should be reasonable - sort of like toppings on pizza.
Originally Posted by
empedocles
Um, why couldn't you just use the tea?
Originally Posted by
LM225
It wouldn't even occur to me; I can't take big gulps of scalding hot liquids, certainly not enough to wash down a couple of big pills. Does anyone do this? I'm genuinely curious, as the thought of it makes me cringe. Maybe I'm just weird or have a particularly heat-sensitive mouth
Regardless, the issue at hand, as it relates to the thread, is that a cup of tap water seems like a reasonable thing for a paying customer to ask for without charge.
I think the OP, being from Tejas, is thinking of iced tea
Originally Posted by
WestAust
They should have just raised the base price of the burger by 50c instead of trying to charge you extra.
That or make it all completly build your own burger, with each topping costing a certain amount. No in between option
Agreed.