In America, it’s nearly impossible to know how much something actually costs before you go to buy it.

That’s partially because we don’t include sales tax in the listed prices, and partially because companies are always finding new fees to sneak in.

Look at this example from TikTok user @lalius.november:

“They say that the restaurant has this rule,” she says, pointing her camera at the menu.

Down at the bottom, a line reads “SHARING CHARGE: $5”

“Now a restaurant has a rule about who gets to eat what?”

@lalius.november

This is some of the cheapest tactics I’ve seen and it turns me off any restaurant that is SO GREEDY, they will charge you for sharing your food? So if my friend and I planned to split a dish bc we’re not too hungry, we’ll be charged an extra $5?! On top of tipping? And people will make excuses for the restaurant which is exactly how the tipping culture in America came to be; y’all just roll over and take it.

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It’s not the only surprise fee people are encountering at restaurants:

Apparently the place has been identified, though it’s certainly not the only place doing this.

We’re getting Biblical up in here.

Sharing is not caring anymore.

Imagine sitting at a restaurant trying to hide the fact that you’re both eating the fries.

If you liked that story, check out this one about a Costco customer who got their cart stolen… so she hatched a plan to get it back!