Posted on 09/25/2025 5:36:44 AM PDT by V_TWIN
A customer had some reservations about his bill at a restaurant.
One frustrated customer claimed that they were charged a “quiet time surcharge” on their bill, which was added before the tip — because the restaurant they dined at was empty.
The user shared on Reddit that they decided to check out a local restaurant for the first time, which seemed to be a quiet place to dine.
What seemed like a good thing quickly went south.
“At the end [of the meal], I check my bill and there’s an extra 20% pre-tip charge labelled ‘Quiet Time Surcharge,'” they explained.
The diner assumed it was an error and asked the server what it meant. The server apparently looked “sheepish” before explaining.
According to the Reddit post, the server said something along the lines of, “management says when it’s not busy, you’re basically getting the place to yourself. It’s kind of like flying private instead of commercial.”
(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...
‘They’ and ‘their’ can be used to represent a singular person if the gender of the person is unknown
https://www.grammar-monster.com/lessons/his_her_their_they_singular_plural.htm
Don’t be an uptight spelling nazi- life is better when you’re not always uptighht about inane things
I still write around 5 checks a month.
My local coin dealer doesn’t take cards.
Cash or check. I usually pay cash but sometimes I don’t have enough on me and he will take a check.
I dont believe it.
Not that the information isnt correct but that Brave AI actually gave anyone an answer relevant to their search.
LOL
Regular Brave search loves them some Reddit and Pravda too.
I don’t use Brave AI as a goto answer provider. I quadruple check anything it comes up with. In this case, it found a link that matches the premise of the NYPost article. Seems like the NYPost authors were too lazy to look into the claim..
… only in the hoary halls of academia. They’re sacrificing clear communication to the gods of social engineering.
That's why many restaurants have happy hour menus -- at least where I live. They are basically paying people to fill seats that might otherwise remain empty.
No, Yogi Berra 50+ years ago
You can tell because "everybody clapped" and "their face turned pale".
If there is anything that annoys me more then AI slop as an article is it an article on imaginary slop from Fakeit.
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