Always water or pop, beer but everybody refuses because they have to. And then 20-50 because they helped me out and then they don't seem to lie to me. Maybe they do I have no idea. Think one plumber thought something was going to happen and I was all way whoa hey we are good.

Many that is true, but an incomplete statement.

Always water or pop, beer but everybody refuses because they have to. And then 20-50 because they helped me out and then they don't seem to lie to me. Maybe they do I have no idea. Think one plumber thought something was going to happen and I was all way whoa hey we are good.

I wasn't sure where else to put this, and here seemed like as good a place as any.

There is a local greek diner by our place. Its nothing terribly special, but the food is generally pretty good, usually freshly made, its affordable, close and convenient. Kind of our "go to" for a quick breakfast or lunch outing. Being so close, even take out works and the food doesn't get soggy or anything because its a quick drive home. My wife and I (and now our little guy) have frequented this place since we moved into our home in January 2013. When JB shut down indoor dining for the second time in the fall, they kept their dining room open so we made sure to order from there at least 2-3 times a month to support a local business and help local employees.

After golf Saturday, I was in no mood to grill and the rest of the family was hungry. Called in a carry out order. Standard fare and everything seemed to be fine. I get there and go to the register and there is a handwritten sign that says, "4% surcharge on ALL Credit Card transactions. Effective 7-16-21."

I was appalled. In this Covid world where MANY businesses are going cashless, this seems even more silly. I know these processing companies charge money, but to me, that's the cost of doing business. You can't ask your customer to pay more to line your own pockets. Furthermore, I have NEVER seen this before outside of a gas station where a place adds a surcharge onto every credit card transaction. It wasn't the buck and a quarter extra I had to pay to swipe my card, its the principle of it. And that said, there are least a dozen other restaurants within a mile or two of us that have no such policy, and thus we will be frequenting them from here on out.

Thoughts?

I get it. Then raise your prices, don't add on a bunch of fees that could piss off customers.

But its cheaper to put a handwritten sign on your register than it is re-print menus.

Bully Hendry would have signed Harper for 2.5 Billion over 30 years

i think the business should just increase their prices 5%. people likely wouldnt have noticed, but now plenty of people like you are getting mad about the extra fee.

Bully Hendry would have signed Harper for 2.5 Billion over 30 years

I wasn't sure where else to put this, and here seemed like as good a place as any.

There is a local greek diner by our place. Its nothing terribly special, but the food is generally pretty good, usually freshly made, its affordable, close and convenient. Kind of our "go to" for a quick breakfast or lunch outing. Being so close, even take out works and the food doesn't get soggy or anything because its a quick drive home. My wife and I (and now our little guy) have frequented this place since we moved into our home in January 2013. When JB shut down indoor dining for the second time in the fall, they kept their dining room open so we made sure to order from there at least 2-3 times a month to support a local business and help local employees.

After golf Saturday, I was in no mood to grill and the rest of the family was hungry. Called in a carry out order. Standard fare and everything seemed to be fine. I get there and go to the register and there is a handwritten sign that says, "4% surcharge on ALL Credit Card transactions. Effective 7-16-21."

I was appalled. In this Covid world where MANY businesses are going cashless, this seems even more silly. I know these processing companies charge money, but to me, that's the cost of doing business. You can't ask your customer to pay more to line your own pockets. Furthermore, I have NEVER seen this before outside of a gas station where a place adds a surcharge onto every credit card transaction. It wasn't the buck and a quarter extra I had to pay to swipe my card, its the principle of it. And that said, there are least a dozen other restaurants within a mile or two of us that have no such policy, and thus we will be frequenting them from here on out.

Thoughts?

Bully Hendry would have signed Harper for 2.5 Billion over 30 years

I was appalled. In this Covid world where MANY businesses are going cashless, this seems even more silly. I know these processing companies charge money, but to me, that's the cost of doing business. You can't ask your customer to pay more to line your own pockets. Furthermore, I have NEVER seen this before outside of a gas station where a place adds a surcharge onto every credit card transaction. It wasn't the buck and a quarter extra I had to pay to swipe my card, its the principle of it. And that said, there are least a dozen other restaurants within a mile or two of us that have no such policy, and thus we will be frequenting them from here on out.

Thoughts?

Bully Hendry would have signed Harper for 2.5 Billion over 30 years

Nobody could ever say I'm not a good tipper. And I've thrown a lot of money around trying to help the restaurants I frequent and their employees during COVID. But it's to the point where they have to help themselves.
And here's something that really pissed me off at a Lettuce restaurant. There were four of us and they automatically added an 18% gratuity. But the check also had a tip line with 15, 18, and 20% suggestions. So if you weren't paying attention you could easily tip another 20% on top of the actual check plus the 18% that they already glommed. So I'm tipping on my tip.

L.Wood's? Any menu items or other nods to the Blues Brothers in that place?

It's more fun to be a victim

There will never be an effective vaccine. I'll never get one anyway.

It was at Oyster Bah.

Here's another one that pisses me off. Gale Street is a place that I've gone since I was a kid. It's not really a regular spot of mine, but my mom loved it. I even had her funeral luncheon there. But "because of COVID"- I guess- they're now closed four days a week, they have limited seating inside, and a whole list of "rules". And now they're taking a ten day vacation to "recharge". How can they be so tired when they're hardly working? I don't know if they glommed PPP money with the forgiven loans or what it is that makes them able to run a third of a business. Maybe the guy is loaded and the restaurant is a vanity project. I don't know. But next year when I read in Chicago Eater that the place is permanently closing and everyone on Twitter is weighing in with their childhood memories of the place, I'll be thinking that they deserved it.

It's called the "hospitality business" for a reason. Greeting me with a long list of rules and protocols isn't very hospitable. I don't have to go out to eat. My wife is a great fucking cook and I'm not too bad myself. Why would I pay some other dope for a tension filled experience loaded with glom fees?

And you can just dismiss me as an old man yelling at cloud during a dangerous pandemic. That's fine. But I'm the customer you want. So when you're having that teary-eyed farewell on your last day after forty years in business, just know that you might still be going if you hadn't alienated people like me.

No, this guy is using COVID as an excuse to chop down his hours

It's more fun to be a victim

There will never be an effective vaccine. I'll never get one anyway.

Here's another one. Believe it or not, there is a dearth of decent hot dog stands in certain North side neighborhoods. Well, a good stand is on Elston south of Irving. I'm not even sure what the hell it's called- J&J or J&B or something- but they serve a proper hot dog. And a big plus for me, they serve pop in cans. I used to go there all the time.

It's run by an Asian guy and his Hispanic wife. It's a two or three person operation so I don't want to hear the "We can't find help" bullshit. No, this guy is using COVID as an excuse to chop down his hours and run his business in a half-assed manner. Suddenly you're closing at 6:30 and sometimes not opening at all? I'm not going to drive a half mile south out of my way only to discover you decided not to open today because "WE'RE IN A PANDEMIC!" I'll hit the taco joint that's on my way home. They don't have any stupid rules and they manage to keep regular hours despite being IN THE MIDDLE OF A PANDEMIC!

wait, it's a plus for you that they serve pop in cans ? why would you prefer that to fountain pop ?

its like whenever my Dad gets a beer out he'll order a bottle of Miller Lite. Even if the place has draft. Why ???

Our hotel smelled like dead hooker vagina (before you ask I had gotten a detailed description from beardown)

its like whenever my Dad gets a beer out he'll order a bottle of Miller Lite. Even if the place has draft. Why ???

It's more fun to be a victim

There will never be an effective vaccine. I'll never get one anyway.

Jon Taffer says there is 30% higher profit on draft beer!

Hate to tell ya this "Amigo", but that is sort of the essence of how life works.

wait, it's a plus for you that they serve pop in cans ? why would you prefer that to fountain pop ?

its like whenever my Dad gets a beer out he'll order a bottle of Miller Lite. Even if the place has draft. Why ???

Nobody could ever say I'm not a good tipper. And I've thrown a lot of money around trying to help the restaurants I frequent and their employees during COVID. But it's to the point where they have to help themselves.

Are you running a restaurant or are you a division of the SS checking vaccines and masks? And I understand it's hard. Some guy comes in unmasked and you have some busybody complaining to you.

But don't use COVID to take advantage. Like sneaking a "COVID fee" onto my check. What the fuck is a "COVID fee"? I'll tell you. It's a glom fee.

And here's something that really pissed me off at a Lettuce restaurant. There were four of us and they automatically added an 18% gratuity. But the check also had a tip line with 15, 18, and 20% suggestions. So if you weren't paying attention you could easily tip another 20% on top of the actual check plus the 18% that they already glommed. So I'm tipping on my tip.

And now you're gonna play vaccine police too? Fuck you. Stop crying. My heart is big but it ain't that big.

What about oddly specific shaken cocktails?

Consistency.

Cocktails have the highest profit margin of all

IF I CAN TURN A BEER DRINKER INTO A COCKTAIL DRINKER

Hate to tell ya this "Amigo", but that is sort of the essence of how life works.

I guess, there are some places with crappy fountain service for sure . But i'll take the risk. I also like a lot of ice in my pop , can gets warm too quick for me