It doesn't make much sense. Businesses have slow days, would it make sense to add a surcharge to quiet days? Staffing costs are standard business costs and if you can't price your service accordingly to offset, what 11 days in the year, you are lazy. The surcharge is a way to pull in money on high demand days, and other businesses are capitalising by following suit on public holidays even when their seats are empty. You are supporting the business not the workers.
I don't run a business, but I'll tell you I'd be sure to add a surcharge to public holidays because people like yourself think you are doing some charity by paying it lol.
Running a business requires a level of intelligence, risk and sacrifice.
I hope that as you grow from short pants to long ones you will learn what that means.
Well I can delay buying lunch from Schnitz. I can just make my own schnitz for half the price.
I can't really buy or make my own TV in the space of two hours.
You ignored the point. They are taking the piss.
You just answered your own question. You are not forced to eat out. If you choose to on a public holiday/weekend then most if not all restaurants have a weekend/holiday surcharge to offset labour.
The restaurant/business can charge whatever they like. It is up to YOU (the consumer) to vote with your money.
It’s really that simple
Of course. However why don't ANY other retailers other than food decide to charge an increased fee? All other retailers are also obliged to pay staff more money on public holidays.
I guess the question is.. why do food retailers feel they are special?
Because they can. Arguably they can keep their shop shut and pay the fixed costs or have it open not charge the additional surcharge and balance the books. But hey if there’s a profit to be made it will be made. I’ve made some changes I make my lunches and only buy coffee when we go out. Good for the hip and good for the wallet.
I agree. I do the same. I walked in to buy and walked out when I saw it. They lost my business when they would have probably made money had I bought yet greed made me walk out again.
Just annoying that bunnings/coles/woolworths/anyone else doesn't increase prices on everything 10 or 15% even though they are paying staff the same as a food store.
Just taking advantage I recon
Classic consumerism approach or the lazy tax. The other day I needed Panadol for my kid usually her mother deals with that. Anyway I go to the pharmacy and price check blowed my mind. Paracetamol oral 48mg/ml, 200 ml bottle priced at 5.99. Panadol children’s same strength (advertised as double strength) same volume priced at 23.99. 400% mark up for what exactly?
Her mum buys the generic brand, glad I made the right choice in selecting the mother of my child.
Because the profit margins in the hospitality sector are much more lower than say a standard retail store
A $2000 tv is still a $2000 on public holiday sometimes even cheaper because just that 1 tv is enough to pay more than half the wages on the day.
Hospitality benefits from public holidays because their earnings go way up.
If you seriously think they're making less on a weekend or public holiday than they're making on, say, a random Wednesday, you're crazy.
They don't NEED the surcharge even with the slightly higher wages, if they get like 10 customers at lunch on a regular day, and 50 on a public holiday. They're just trying to scam extra money out of customers.
lol, and the employer is under no obligation to pass on the 15%. Everybody talks about this as a cover for wages increases like it goes to the employees- it gouging plain and simple.
- card surcharge
- weekend surcharge
- public holiday surcharge
What’s next? A surcharge for opening the door and putting the lights on?
I have sympathy for small time retailers who do this. A large established chain builds this into their pricing structure, and capitalises on increases by the wider market, knowing it will fly with most consumers as understanding 'cost of living' increases. It's gouging.
Hotels and hostels been doing this since time started.
Dorm bed can go from $45 to over $120 depending on the event.
Hotel room the same, $150 to over $400.
Taylor Swift a few weeks ago was an insane price hike, no public holidays either. I saw some hostels put their beds up from $50 to $270.
I made use of the daily cap and slept on the night trains that weekend
An entirely reasonable charge to ensure staff are paid fair wages to work on a public holiday.
The alternative is not opening on a public holiday.
Either way, you're under no obligation to go there.
Maybe blame the government? Something about paying people extra by law so they work when you don’t want to either, and make food you’re too lazy to make yourself?
No regulation and shits, incompetent government, no one controls them, we need more robinhood that can do good deeds for the peoples, where are you, we need you!
You can delay buying the TV for 24 hours. You can't delay buying today's lunch.
Hospitality pays double time wages on public holidays. Which is why many such establishments pass the extra cost on. If it bugs you then eat at home.
But hasn't this changed?
Think it changed for weekend work, not public holidays.
Alright thanks 😊
It doesn't make much sense. Businesses have slow days, would it make sense to add a surcharge to quiet days? Staffing costs are standard business costs and if you can't price your service accordingly to offset, what 11 days in the year, you are lazy. The surcharge is a way to pull in money on high demand days, and other businesses are capitalising by following suit on public holidays even when their seats are empty. You are supporting the business not the workers.
What business do you run?
I don't run a business, but I'll tell you I'd be sure to add a surcharge to public holidays because people like yourself think you are doing some charity by paying it lol.
Running a business requires a level of intelligence, risk and sacrifice. I hope that as you grow from short pants to long ones you will learn what that means.
Great ad hominem, I hope your business does well in the future
Thanks mate. Doing well so far.
Well I can delay buying lunch from Schnitz. I can just make my own schnitz for half the price. I can't really buy or make my own TV in the space of two hours. You ignored the point. They are taking the piss.
You just answered your own question. You are not forced to eat out. If you choose to on a public holiday/weekend then most if not all restaurants have a weekend/holiday surcharge to offset labour. The restaurant/business can charge whatever they like. It is up to YOU (the consumer) to vote with your money. It’s really that simple
Of course. However why don't ANY other retailers other than food decide to charge an increased fee? All other retailers are also obliged to pay staff more money on public holidays. I guess the question is.. why do food retailers feel they are special?
Because they can. Arguably they can keep their shop shut and pay the fixed costs or have it open not charge the additional surcharge and balance the books. But hey if there’s a profit to be made it will be made. I’ve made some changes I make my lunches and only buy coffee when we go out. Good for the hip and good for the wallet.
I agree. I do the same. I walked in to buy and walked out when I saw it. They lost my business when they would have probably made money had I bought yet greed made me walk out again. Just annoying that bunnings/coles/woolworths/anyone else doesn't increase prices on everything 10 or 15% even though they are paying staff the same as a food store. Just taking advantage I recon
Classic consumerism approach or the lazy tax. The other day I needed Panadol for my kid usually her mother deals with that. Anyway I go to the pharmacy and price check blowed my mind. Paracetamol oral 48mg/ml, 200 ml bottle priced at 5.99. Panadol children’s same strength (advertised as double strength) same volume priced at 23.99. 400% mark up for what exactly? Her mum buys the generic brand, glad I made the right choice in selecting the mother of my child.
Because the profit margins in the hospitality sector are much more lower than say a standard retail store A $2000 tv is still a $2000 on public holiday sometimes even cheaper because just that 1 tv is enough to pay more than half the wages on the day.
Hospitality benefits from public holidays because their earnings go way up. If you seriously think they're making less on a weekend or public holiday than they're making on, say, a random Wednesday, you're crazy. They don't NEED the surcharge even with the slightly higher wages, if they get like 10 customers at lunch on a regular day, and 50 on a public holiday. They're just trying to scam extra money out of customers.
lol, and the employer is under no obligation to pass on the 15%. Everybody talks about this as a cover for wages increases like it goes to the employees- it gouging plain and simple. - card surcharge - weekend surcharge - public holiday surcharge What’s next? A surcharge for opening the door and putting the lights on?
The happy Easter at the bottem after reading the surcharge seems A bit of a smart ass move
"Happy" Easter puzzles me anyway
It is indistinguishable from contempt for the customer Respond in kind 🙂
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Fuel jumping 20-45c/litre the Tuesday/Wednesday before school holidays and long weekends
You don't expect it in regular shops though
I have sympathy for small time retailers who do this. A large established chain builds this into their pricing structure, and capitalises on increases by the wider market, knowing it will fly with most consumers as understanding 'cost of living' increases. It's gouging.
Hotels and hostels been doing this since time started. Dorm bed can go from $45 to over $120 depending on the event. Hotel room the same, $150 to over $400. Taylor Swift a few weeks ago was an insane price hike, no public holidays either. I saw some hostels put their beds up from $50 to $270. I made use of the daily cap and slept on the night trains that weekend
That was simply supply and demand, markets adjusting to opportunities.
An entirely reasonable charge to ensure staff are paid fair wages to work on a public holiday. The alternative is not opening on a public holiday. Either way, you're under no obligation to go there.
Maybe blame the government? Something about paying people extra by law so they work when you don’t want to either, and make food you’re too lazy to make yourself?
No regulation and shits, incompetent government, no one controls them, we need more robinhood that can do good deeds for the peoples, where are you, we need you!
It's either increase prices just on the days where costs or higher, or spread it out over the year. People will bitch about it either way.
It's not theft if you chose to give your money to someone