Should servers be allowed to charge you EXTRA for being difficult?

A $5 surcharge for “whining” recently added to a customer’s bill

By Mike Kruz

April 17, 2025 at 1:00 pm EDT

What’s with all these extra fees restaurants charge, anymore?

Be mindful of those auto-gratuities, so that you don’t wind up over tipping, but ALSO, mind your p’s and q’s to avoid yet another fee for COMPLAINING!

It’s true! A person shared a photo online of a receipt showing that they were charged a $5 fee for, shall we say, “WHINING”??

See below ⬇️⬇️

The customer says the fee was tacked on because they “informed them that they were served the wrong beer.” We don’t have any more details, but I’m sure there are some service industry people reading, wishing THEY thought of this!

Mike Kruz

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