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May 27, 2005

Question for all the lawyers in the house

If a drink cost $10 and tax is 8.625%, is an establishment allowed to ’round-up’?

Posted by Karol at 01:37 PM |
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I hope so.
People do not stagger in bars from the effects of alcohol; they stagger from the weight of the change in their pockets.

Posted by: Jake at May 27, 2005 at 1:59 pm

Blantantly illegal, however one might argue that since he didn’t notice until after he signed the credit card receipt, he ratified the contract and has no recourse. But as one of the commenters said at that blog, I’d definitely call 311.
Here’s an even more obnoxious story.

Posted by: KipEsquire at May 27, 2005 at 3:16 pm
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