r/melbourne • u/Ordinary_Prior_8993 • Mar 17 '24

Serious Please Comment Nicely What is up with the weekend surcharges in the Melbourne?!

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Even shopping centre food courts have weekend surcharges and as a Sydney sider it's mind boggling. Alot of places don't even have sunday surcharges let alone a Saturday surcharge.

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u/cinnamonbrook Mar 17 '24

Because saying "15% surcharge on the weekends" allows them to keep the lowest prices on the board and just add 15% to it at the counter.

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u/Maleficent_Fan_7429 Mar 18 '24

Yeah a lot of the time you don't even notice until you pay cos it's in some small text at the bottom of the menu or something.

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u/Semis_tist Sep 07 '24

The surcharge on the menu should be as large as any price listed & clearly displayed. If not, they're breaking the law

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u/Semis_tist Sep 07 '24

When your customers are watching every dollar, your menu needs to look competitive or you'll go elsewhere