Posted on 08/21/2020 7:54:59 AM PDT by Red Badger
According to a new lawsuit filed on Thursday in Allegheny County Common Pleas Court, Chipotle is keeping change from customers' orders, without their permission. The rounding up on tabs in some Chipotle chain locations has quickly added up to hundreds of thousands of dollars stolen from customers.
Yikes! Lawyer Frank Salpietro said he believes this is a move by corporate bosses: “It has become very clear that this is a top-down directive from the corporation, this is how they should handle the situation."
Fox News reports:
The state attorney general’s office has received at least seven complaints, reports said.
Corporate bosses are likely behind the move, a lawyer told the station.
One customer in Hampton, Pa., said she received $4 change on a bill of $15.51 instead of receiving $4.49 after paying with a $20 bill, KDKA reported. A restaurant employee simply withheld the remaining 49 cents, she claimed.
Another customer, in Pine, Pa., received $11 change on a bill of $8.72 instead of receiving $11.28 after paying with a $20 bill, the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reported.
“What we’ve learned is that they are telling people after they order their food and give their money to the cashier that they don’t have any change so they are not going to be able to give you the change,” Salpietro continued.
He added that he thinks the restaurant will use the so-called national coin shortage as an excuse, but he said that he isn't buying that.
“I understand that the pandemic is affecting all of us,” Salpietro added. “But that doesn’t give Chipotle the license to line its own pockets at the expense of consumers, particularly when you hide behind a coin shortage to justify taking more money than you should.”
Such actions can hurt customers who are struggling to make ends meet, according to KDKA.
There was no immediate response from the restaurant chain.
I don't see this ending well for the Mexican grill.
Better pay attention to your decimal places!
Never liked Chipotle.
So did someone at the bank just watch Office Space (or Superman III)?
It’s not that hard to just say no.
“So did someone at the bank just watch Office Space (or Superman III)? “
This was 1980.
Our local REA** power utility (I trust 'em) does that for local charities. At most, it is 99c a month - not a biggie.
** Rural Electrification Act - 1935 - one of Roosevelt's better ideas.
I now keep a bag in my truck containing several dollars in change. Before I go into a store or restaurant, I make sure I have three quarters, one dime, two nickels, and four pennies in my change pocket. That way I can pay with the exact amount of coins needed, and replenish my pocket when I get back to the truck.
Smart.
I bet you freak out a lot of cashiers, though................
In many cases I doubt the extra goes to charity.
The only time cashiers seem to get confused is if I hand over a twenty with the coins for a purchase of, say, $12.57, but they key in $20.00 as cash tendered. Then the register will tell them to return $7.43 when they really owe me $8.00. Some actually have to call a manager over.
I have had that happen.
Most will give me back MY change PLUS the difference, so I wind up with an ashtray full of coins.................
Just remember:
THESE PEOPLE VOTE. THEIR VOTE COUNTS SAME AS YOURS..............
Yep...saw that same message at Home Depot yesterday.
I know. At least my vote will cancel one of theirs.
I went to pay and the kid just took my $20. I said, "Can I have my change"
And he looked at me all cross eyed like I was a lunatic for wanting my change. I couldn't even understand why he would think they just keep someone's change. So strange.
Grifters don’t like it when you take their grift...................
Hi.
Happened to me. I started to walk out and the employee said, “wait, I have 50 cents” (60 cents was the change).
I took a ten cent hit because I was hungry.
5.56mm
“Chipotle is keeping change from customers’ orders, without their permission”
Was ready to head down to the local Chipotle but now
I have changed my mind.
Go ahead! Piss them off by giving exact change!................
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