A MAN has been left baffled after a local restaurant he was eating at added a mystery charge to his bill.
The patron took to social media to implore others to reveal what this tax could be, as it was only called “S Charge” on the bill.
A man has been left baffled after a local restaurant he was eating at added a mystery charge to his bill[/caption]
On social media, one confused customer asked what this mystery charge could be for.
The man confirmed that he had paid in cash, so it couldn’t have been a credit card fee.
It added an additional 2.75% onto his bill, or 70 cents.
The charge isn’t state tax, because that had already been included on the bill at 7%, coming to an extra $1.78.
The caption of his post said: “After eating at a local restaurant I noticed a charge on the receipt I did not recognize and have never seen before.
“I emailed the contact listed on their website a week ago but never received a response.
“Can someone tell me what is the S Charge (2.75%)? Can’t be a credit card up charge since I paid cash.”
EXPLANATION?
In the comments, most seemed to agree it was some kind of additional service charge, but the exact reason for it was more debated.
The top comment said: “Just google it: A 2.75% charge likely refers to a payment processing fee or a surcharge added to a transaction.
“This fee is a percentage of the transaction amount, often used to cover the cost of processing payments like credit card transactions.”
If this is the case, the charge was incorrectly added given the man paid cash.
Another comment backed up the explanation, but with a slightly different conclusion.
They added: “My best guess is that this is a credit card processing fee that should have been removed since you paid cash, but wasn’t.”
One Facebook user went into a bit more detail and in a different direction, claiming that the cost was there to cover various restaurant operating costs.
Majority of Americans plan out tax refund spending half a YEAR in advance
A new study conducted by Talker Research has found a third of Americans plan out what to spend their tax refund on half of a year in advance.
The new poll of 2,000 U.S. taxpayers found 79% believe they’ll get some sort of refund this year, and many of them have already planned out what to spend it on.
A majority (52%) said their tax refund is an important part of their budgeting plans, and 77% plan to spend their refund on necessities.
Chief among necessities were bills like rent (52%), groceries and essential items (44%) and credit card debt (37%).
Over half (56%) of those spending their refund money on credit card debt are specifically targeting their holiday season purchases.
Meanwhile, 8% are planning to spend their refund on luxuries.
They’re spending their refund on new clothes (37%), entertainment (28%) and new phones (26%).
Commissioned by TaxSlayer and conducted by Talker Research, the study found the average person hopes to receive roughly $1,700 in tax refund money this year.
A fifth (22%) believe they’ll end up with more money this year than last, while 26% believe the opposite. Half (51%) expect to receive about the same amount.
Last year, 12% said they got a larger-than-expected tax refund, while 20% recalled getting less than what they expected.
Many respondents expecting to receive more this year said it was due to withholding more money on their W-2, making more money in the past year and having a newborn.
And those expecting to receive less shared potential causes why: losing their job, owing back taxes, children aging into adulthood and increased tax rates.
Survery by Talker Research.
They theorized: “It is Stated as a generic service charge (% of pre tax total) used for various restaurant operating costs.
“Used widely by small business owners to try to stay in business during these hard economic times.”
FRUSTRATION
Others were more focused anger rather than justification, slamming the restaurant for a lack of transparency.
One person exclaimed: “Yeah, that’s a bunch of BS! I wouldn’t go back.
“I’d probably go back and show them my receipt and ask him for that money back. It’s not the money at all. It’s the audacity!!”
And another added sarcastically: “I’m surprised there wasn’t an up-charge for the hamburger patty and the bun on your hamburger.”
The charge isn’t state tax, because that had already been included on the bill at 7%, coming to an extra $1.78[/caption]
