1. Welcome to VegasMessageBoard
    It appears you are visiting our community as a guest.
    In order to view full-size images, participate in discussions, vote in polls, etc, you will need to Log in or Register.

Optional Restaurant Fee for Employee Healthcare at Lotus of Siam

Discussion in 'Restaurants & Buffets' started by smartone, Nov 23, 2019.

Thread Status:
Not open for further replies.
  1. nostresshere

    nostresshere Mr. Anti Debit Card

    Joined:
    May 4, 2009
    Messages:
    23,220
    Location:
    TN
    Trips to Las Vegas:
    40

    Totally agree with this.
     
    • Like Like x 2
    • Agree Agree x 1
  2. TrewBrew

    TrewBrew I may be right, I may be Crazy.

    Joined:
    Mar 9, 2015
    Messages:
    2,055
    Location:
    Southeast...Wisconsin
    Trips to Las Vegas:
    13
    Put the cost of business in the price of your product or take the hit. It kind of shows bad business management that you forgot one of your biggest expenses when determining your cost of goods sold.

    Although when it snows I may add a $5 parking lot plow fee to all my customers from now on;)
     
    • Like Like x 2
    • Agree Agree x 2
  3. Breeze147

    Breeze147 Button Man

    Joined:
    Aug 15, 2013
    Messages:
    11,356
    Location:
    Southern Maryland by way of Philadelphia
    Trips to Las Vegas:
    25
    I think I should charge anyone who sits around me a 5% Entertainment Fee.
     
    • Funny Funny x 11
  4. NotFromConcentrate

    NotFromConcentrate It’s a Cassowary :)

    Joined:
    Jul 19, 2015
    Messages:
    9,324
    Location:
    Digital Nomad from Southern Ontario
    Trips to Las Vegas:
    28
    I mean, it's effectively part of your donation to the cause. If you donate $100 and pay $110 for the campaign's benefactor to net $100, the alternative scenario is that you'll donate $100 and they'll net $90. GFM, like any organization, has overhead costs to pay for. So wouldn't you agree that it's kind of unbecoming for them to collect the fee from the campaign organizer, when these are often small-scale fundraising initiatives in which every dollar usually counts?

    I agree it seems strange to ask the donor. But I actually quite like the approach because it helps the campaign reach its goal faster and more simply without having to worry about what their net proceed are after having to pay fees.
     
    [TENTATIVE Late Jul/Early Aug] Vegas by way of Chicago/Elko/Reno!
  5. Kisby

    Kisby High-Roller

    Joined:
    May 9, 2017
    Messages:
    784
    Trips to Las Vegas:
    12
    I wonder if places will do away with these things and lower prices once we all get "free" health care!
     
    • Agree Agree x 1
    • Funny Funny x 1
  6. SloggingScotsman

    SloggingScotsman Tourist

    Joined:
    Mar 15, 2016
    Messages:
    79
    Location:
    UK
    Trips to Las Vegas:
    0
    I would pay 7%, your humour is worth it.
     
    • Like Like x 4
  7. 1867

    1867 Low-Roller

    Joined:
    Jun 8, 2019
    Messages:
    144
    Location:
    Doncaster, UK
    Trips to Las Vegas:
    7
    Love Thai food and I've always meant to visit this place, not now. Run your business like a business, don't make me feel bad and belittle the employees like they are charity cases.
     
    • Agree Agree x 2
    • Like Like x 1
  8. vegas30326

    vegas30326 Low-Roller

    Joined:
    Aug 25, 2016
    Messages:
    128
    Trips to Las Vegas:
    25
    I love Lotus of Siam, but will NOT pay this fee. I think it’s unprofessional and very tacky for them to do this. Just raise the prices a few bucks if it’s such a big deal, but don’t guilt your customers into paying an additional fee.
     
    • Agree Agree x 4
  9. bubbakitty

    bubbakitty Doing retirement again and happily so....

    Joined:
    Feb 17, 2003
    Messages:
    14,900
    Location:
    Texas
    Trips to Las Vegas:
    65
    AND you could pass the hat too as most wouldn’t put 2&2 together. :rolleyes:
     
    • Like Like x 1
    • Informative Informative x 1
  10. Electroguy563

    Electroguy563 Vegas Joker

    Joined:
    Apr 26, 2011
    Messages:
    8,197
    Trips to Las Vegas:
    21
    I went back and looked over the article again. It looks like the fee is charged upfront and that you can request to have it removed.

    Why not make it a TRUE option by having the customer elect to pay it if they want to? Why the fuck do you AUTOMATICALLY add it to the bill?
     
    • Agree Agree x 1
    • Funny Funny x 1
  11. thegov2k2

    thegov2k2 VIP Whale

    Joined:
    Sep 27, 2017
    Messages:
    2,888
    Location:
    Cherry Hill, NJ
    Trips to Las Vegas:
    5
    5% price increase with no explanation, no problem.

    3% tacked onto the bill, with an explanation and the option to remove, everyone loses their minds.

    I don't understand.
     
    • Like Like x 2
    • Funny Funny x 2
    • Agree Agree x 1
    • Wow! Wow! x 1
  12. TrewBrew

    TrewBrew I may be right, I may be Crazy.

    Joined:
    Mar 9, 2015
    Messages:
    2,055
    Location:
    Southeast...Wisconsin
    Trips to Las Vegas:
    13
    Basically it is not a 3% fee to help the employee. The business is paying the insurance anyways. The 3% goes to the business bottom line. The excuse that it is paying for the employees insurance is a joke and to make the customer feel guilty and pay it.
     
    • Agree Agree x 2
  13. BlacklabberMike

    BlacklabberMike MIA

    Joined:
    Sep 28, 2014
    Messages:
    5,373
    Location:
    Where's Ware?
    Trips to Las Vegas:
    25
    After thinking this through, I would not patronize a place that does that.... just my dva zlotys
     
    • Agree Agree x 1
  14. 3544quebec

    3544quebec High-Roller

    Joined:
    Mar 19, 2013
    Messages:
    881
    Trips to Las Vegas:
    5
    Maybe I should ask them to take 5% off the bill so I can afford my health insurance
     
    • Agree Agree x 2
    • Funny Funny x 2
  15. mhetrick

    mhetrick Low-Roller

    Joined:
    Aug 29, 2018
    Messages:
    352
    Trips to Las Vegas:
    15
    I wouldn't pay it, but at least they are being quasi-transparent about it. However, they should add verbiage that it's optional and customer discretion as well.

    Why wouldn't you just raise they prices a little and call it even?
     
  16. dmr

    dmr Registered Abuser

    Joined:
    Feb 18, 2011
    Messages:
    19,794
    Location:
    Somewhere in Middle America
    Trips to Las Vegas:
    70
    {press play}Ya know, as long as the economy remains strong, things like this will continue.{press stop}{press rewind}{wait for a similar topic to come up}
     
    • Agree Agree x 1
    • Funny Funny x 1
  17. Golfer

    Golfer Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Jun 19, 2016
    Messages:
    826
    Trips to Las Vegas:
    30
    Will not go there again. I pay my employees benefits, and in down years do not pass this on to my clients.

    They need to know the cost of labor prior to pricing their product. They also need to learn to vote with their wallets, or vote in a manner that is beneficial to them, and their employees. Not do this guilt and shame after the fact.

    Lastly, if they were caught by surprise, they should just eat it like I do, and do what most smaller employers do on a regular basis without calling attention to it.

    In the case of this place, I’ll vote with my wallet. I suspect their employees would be better off someplace else.
     
    • Agree Agree x 5
    • Like Like x 1
    • Wow! Wow! x 1
  18. 93 Octane

    93 Octane Chief Bottle Washer

    Joined:
    Aug 20, 2016
    Messages:
    3,094
    Location:
    Mississippi
    Trips to Las Vegas:
    46
    First thing that comes to my mind is why didnt the owner take this into account when setting menu prices. This reeks of chicken shit "feel good about yourself" guilt tripping of customers. No thanks.
     
    • Agree Agree x 4
  19. NotFromConcentrate

    NotFromConcentrate It’s a Cassowary :)

    Joined:
    Jul 19, 2015
    Messages:
    9,324
    Location:
    Digital Nomad from Southern Ontario
    Trips to Las Vegas:
    28
    ... and more importantly, once they do that they can BRAG about how they provide it as a benefit to their employees to justify those higher prices, just like Starbucks does.

    In both cases, the customer ultimately pays for it. In the subject situation, it's a slightly tacky decoupling scheme for the base prices to remain artificially low.
     
    [TENTATIVE Late Jul/Early Aug] Vegas by way of Chicago/Elko/Reno!
    • Love Love x 1
  20. FABismonte

    FABismonte Tell my wife I am "about even."

    Joined:
    Sep 16, 2009
    Messages:
    3,794
    Location:
    Silicon Valley, CA
    Trips to Las Vegas:
    88
    Perhaps Lotus of Siam should post a URL in their menu so we can see their audited profit and loss statements for the last 5 years so customers can verify if their profits, including return on equity, and expenses can truly support augmented healthcare costs. After all since customers are being called to contribute to a particular expense, we should look at all their books
     
    Last edited: Nov 24, 2019
    • Like Like x 3
    • Agree Agree x 2
    • Love Love x 1
    • Funny Funny x 1
Thread Status:
Not open for further replies.