That's good, very good. Price transparency is fundamental to a free market society.
Bill to ban hidden fees in California signed into law
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Re: Bill to ban hidden fees in California signed into law
#12Glad we are focused on the most critical issues facing society.
Which single issue is the consensus most important one that they should be working on first before they do anything else?
Re: Bill to ban hidden fees in California signed into law
#13I don't know why we can't just force everyone to show post tax/fees price upfront. It's complete bullshit that every restaurant bill comes with 3 different taxes.
But then how would Arizona Ice Tea be able to print "$1" on their can??? /s
Re: Bill to ban hidden fees in California signed into law
#14> Hidden fees are fees in which a seller uses an artificially low headline price to attract a customer and usually either discloses additional required fees in smaller print, or reveals additional unavoidable charges later in the buying process.
Like tips?
Re: Bill to ban hidden fees in California signed into law
#15We could learn from for example Japan where there is no cents and all fees included so 5000 Yen is 5000 yen no tip no tax no fees no cents it's really cortisol reducing.
Re: Bill to ban hidden fees in California signed into law
#16Just need other states to follow suit. However, I personally haven’t dealt with hidden fees and don’t know how prevalent they are in the US. Is it a widespread issue? I suppose none of the companies I do business with have them.
it is a very widespread issue, from buying a car to internet, to restaurants.
Re: Bill to ban hidden fees in California signed into law
#17Just need other states to follow suit. However, I personally haven’t dealt with hidden fees and don’t know how prevalent they are in the US. Is it a widespread issue? I suppose none of the companies I do business with have them.
Have you been to a sit-down restaurant recently?
Where I live (major southeast US city) there's a 50/50 chance there will be some random bullshit fee (sometimes even more than one!) tacked onto the bill (and I'm not talking about tax or a tip).
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Re: Bill to ban hidden fees in California signed into law
#19Whilst encouraging, I also feel like US policies are part of the problem, besides allowing it for so long. The fact that sales tax in the US doesn't just depend on state, but can be down to the house number on a street, means it's difficult to present automated listing of all fees online. There are reasons why sales taxes are not included in price tags in shops. Among them, that the tax could be different if you went across the street, and you don't want to advertise that. (There are numerous other policies contributing to hidden fees, like minimum wage laws leading to tipping.)
Re: Bill to ban hidden fees in California signed into law
#20> Hidden fees are fees in which a seller uses an artificially low headline price to attract a customer and usually either discloses additional required fees in smaller print, or reveals additional unavoidable charges later in the buying process. Like tips?
I guess tips are technically not 'unavoidable'.