NEW ORLEANS, La. (KPEL News) — We’re no strangers to hidden fees in this day and age, but every so often, a new one pops up that leaves us scratching our heads.
A user on a popular message board posted a ticket from a restaurant they say is in New Orleans (the restaurant wasn’t specifically named in the original post). According to the picture in the post, the restaurant added a two percent “Kitchen Appreciation Surcharge,” adding to the customer’s bill.
A Surprise Fee?
The photo was posted to the “r/EndTipping” board on Reddit, with the user saying the surprise surcharge wasn’t obvious at first.
“I understand it’s only 2% & $7 isn’t egregious, but the principal alone is annoying,” the Reddit user noted. “No idea if it was announced anywhere – we were all busy catching up and chatting to have noticed, so that’s my fail.”…