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by musicale 43 days ago
> The Hidden Fees Receipt

I wish the FTC hadn't exempted restaurants from junk free transparency requirements.

https://www.restaurantdive.com/news/ftc-exempts-restaurants-...

Restaurant industry celebrates "win" on exemption from junk fee disclosure:

https://www.lra.org/2024/12/17/advocacy-win-restaurants-ftc-...

But delivery fee transparency may be coming:

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/04/16/2026-07...

The following should really apply (of course those "shipping charges" can be another scam, see eBay etc.):

> Businesses may only exclude three categories of charges from the total price: government charges, shipping charges, and fees or charges for optional ancillary goods or services that people choose to add to the transaction.

https://www.ftc.gov/business-guidance/resources/rule-unfair-...