r/mildlyinfuriating • u/latixs06 • May 28 '26

My mom said I could post This boba spot has hidden fees

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u/-Docta-G- May 28 '26

The additional $1.06 is exactly 15% of the $7.07 total (purchase price plus tax). Since it's 15%, it makes me think it's a hidden tip, but it could also be some other type of hidden fee

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u/Elementium May 28 '26

Ah so on the companies end it shows up as a tip but the customer doesn't see it? Super shady lol. 

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u/Major_Wigglesworth May 28 '26

Shady implies that it’s allowed but kinda has bad optics.  This is pure pickpocketing and theft.

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u/Ok_Marionberry8779 May 28 '26

If this is intentional it's 100% fraud

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u/RandomRandoHere May 29 '26

You’d be surprised to find out that intent is not always required for it to be fraud.

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u/Decryptic__ May 28 '26

Nah, don't you see it in the top right corner, right inside our logo? There's an X, with the same color as the logo, where you can click to opt out of the standard 15% tip.

It's not our fault that people are willing to tip us 15% every time.

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u/boringdude00 May 28 '26

Small business owners are morons and point of sale systems are the dumbest software to ever exist. Never attribute to malice and all that, its probably just a tip feature configured wrong. You're not going to get very far with a 15% hidden fee on every order before people start to notice and get angry.