Say whaaaaaaaat?!?!

Well, I can’t say that I’ve ever heard this one before.

A woman named Tara posted a video on TikTok and told viewers that they need to be on the lookout for a sneaky charge that some restaurants are adding to bills for customers.

Tara said she went out to dinner with her her boyfriend, Justin, and his mother. When the group got their check, her boyfriend’s mother noticed something unusual on it.

She said, “[The server] got very kind of defensive and was like, ‘Oh it’s just for our insurance. So, do you want me to take it off the bill?’ And Justin’s mom was like, ‘Well, yes. You know I’m still gonna give you a good tip, of course, I wanna tip you, but I don’t feel like I should be paying for things that your employer should be paying for, like insurance.”

Tara added, “A lot of restaurants now are actually charging you to pay for their employees’ insurance, liability insurance, 401ks, retirement, things of that nature. They’re sneaking it onto the bill as a surcharge.”

She continued, “I don’t think it’s fair or appropriate, or maybe not even fully legal, for these restaurants to be doing this, trying to trick the patron into paying for things that the employer should be responsible for.”

Check out her video.

@tara_rule

@appleby #consumer #restaurant #tip #capitalism

♬ original sound – Tara Rule

This is how TikTokkers reacted.

This person didn’t hold back.

Another viewer shared their thoughts.

And this person asked a question.

This sounds a bit sketchy, doesn’t it?

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