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Pete Swanson 01-28-2024 08:51 AM

Times have changed....
 
This is a joke, right?

Golfer222 01-28-2024 09:02 AM

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Originally Posted by PhilR (Post 2295454)
so the server gets the penalty for the policy of the business

Yes

Cliff Fr 01-28-2024 09:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Golfer222 (Post 2295127)
It wouldn't have been for me- i subtract the 3.75% from the tip

The server is making $7.25 an hour and tips are shared with the busses and hostess

zigzag 01-28-2024 09:08 AM

My golf group, generally 12-16 players, hasn't been to Palmer since they instituted their credit card surcharge. Easier to run into Lake Sumter.

RcCalais 01-28-2024 09:32 AM

First stone
 
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Originally Posted by Two Bills (Post 2295095)
Never trust the French.
We in the UK have had problems with them for centuries.
Mind you, they do a very good croissant!

Remember "cast the first stone"? Yes, croissants are good. Every, well most countries, have good points, even the , , , ,

tophcfa 01-28-2024 09:43 AM

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Originally Posted by zigzag (Post 2295806)
My golf group, generally 12-16 players, hasn't been to Palmer since they instituted their credit card surcharge. Easier to run into Lake Sumter.

Does the pro shop charge the surcharge as well as the restaurant?

Jayhawk 01-28-2024 09:44 AM

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Originally Posted by zigzag (Post 2295806)
My golf group, generally 12-16 players, hasn't been to Palmer since they instituted their credit card surcharge. Easier to run into Lake Sumter.

How is it easier? Can't really be the charge since even if you have a $20 check each that's only $0.75 cents per person.

fdpaq0580 01-28-2024 09:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Jayhawk (Post 2295837)
How is it easier? Can't really be the charge since even if you have a $20 check each that's only $0.75 cents per person.

It's not the 75 cents. It's the "principle" of surcharges.😉

JohnN 01-28-2024 10:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Tyrone Shoelaces (Post 2295048)
Paid $18 for a bowl of French onion soup
It was good, but we're talking French onion soup

I'll "BITE" - how was the burger and how much was it. Give a complete review!

shut the front door 01-28-2024 11:01 AM

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Originally Posted by coffeebean (Post 2295313)
Was the price of the soup on the menu? You really didn't have to order it if it was more than you wished to pay. Right?

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Originally Posted by Girlcopper (Post 2295315)
Did you not check the price before ordering? If you knew it was $18, would you have ordered it anyway?

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Originally Posted by crash (Post 2295328)
You knew the price it is printed on the menu before you ordered it, so if it is ridiculous why order it. Oh I know so you can complain how expensive it was.

Did any of you actually read the thread before asking? Question was answered in post #8.

Topspinmo 01-28-2024 01:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Nana2Teddy (Post 2295583)
This is why we eat at home 98% of the time. Though maybe shopping at Publix is defeating our effort to save money by cooking at home. ;)


You pay price for convenience. Which are the only times I go to Publix.

photo1902 01-28-2024 01:22 PM

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Originally Posted by shut the front door (Post 2295868)
Did any of you actually read the thread before asking? Question was answered in post #8.

Amazing, right!

Trishakaye 01-28-2024 08:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Keefelane66 (Post 2295082)
It’s called gouging.Checking prices on the plantation there is a captive audience here. We make our own and I doubt they use Gruyère cheese

Or good port wine

Papa_lecki 01-28-2024 08:47 PM

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Originally Posted by retiredguy123 (Post 2295123)
According to their online menu, the soup is made with Gruyere cheese, and the listed price for a bowl is $15.

You must have been hungry.

A bowl is $15 and cup is $8.
They figure you get a bowl, if that’s your meal, you get a cup if its a side - i.e. you order a burger also.

They could have added the credit card fee to the menu, then the bowl of soup is 15.50 and the urges goes from 18 to 18.75. That’s not fair to the cash payers.

Then we have a post about the prices.

Soon we will have posts about the bad service at Palmer’s, because guests are reducing tips by 3.75%.

retiredguy123 01-28-2024 09:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Papa_lecki (Post 2296031)
You must have been hungry.

A bowl is $15 and cup is $8.
They figure you get a bowl, if that’s your meal, you get a cup if its a side - i.e. you order a burger also.

They could have added the credit card fee to the menu, then the bowl of soup is 15.50 and the urges goes from 18 to 18.75. That’s not fair to the cash payers.

Then we have a post about the prices.

Soon we will have posts about the bad service at Palmer’s, because guests are reducing tips by 3.75%.

Actually, the price for the soup is $17. See Post No. 53. Apparently, Palmers does not know how to update their website.

The quality of service should be the same regardless of the tip. The restaurant is responsible for paying their employees a fair wage and for ensuring the service is good. There is no excuse for bad service. Why should customers be responsible for this? No wonder some people, including me, have reduced their restaurant visits.


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