Is It Illegal For A Restaurant To Purposefully Misconstrue Suggested Tips On A Receipt?
So I came across a post here on Reddit about a restaurant receipt where the suggested gratuities were not correct. For example, the suggested 20% gratuity option customers could circle on the receipt was not actually 20%, but higher.
This reminded me of a restaurant in my hometown that does the same thing. I once got a check that was for exactly $40, but the suggested 20% gratuity listed was actually for 30%. If anyone is a little confused by what I mean - the check said that a 20% gratuity on a 40 dollar order was $12, not 8 like it actually is. I had the option on the check to just circle the 20% gratuity option which was $12
I have to imagine the restaurant owner had his POS system suggest 30% tips and say they’re 20% to make a quick buck off of people who can’t do math or aren’t paying much attention. Is there anything actually illegal about this? Could the restaurant be fined?
Location: IN, USA (but you probably knew that)
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