A Perth cafe customer has been left outraged over the “hidden” cost of the sandwich they purchased.
The anonymous customer bought a sandwich from a cafe for $14.90 but they were surprised when the cafe charged them 90 cents to simply toast it.
The sandwich, which appeared to have egg and spinach on it, didn’t come with any sides, according to the image.
“Perth Cafe standard … 14.90 for an average tasting sandwich. They charged 90 cents to toast it,” the outraged customer said.
Several social media users were also outraged at the hidden cost of the sandwich.
“And yet, you bought it which is why businesses can get away with taking the p**s like this,” one social media user commented on the thread.
Another added: “The prices from places like this have always been ridiculous. Of course it’s worse now but I was always flabbergasted to see them and people lining up effectively saying ‘yes please, keep doing that’.”
“It is time we all stop eating out/buying takeaway. They might learn that all these surcharges and exorbitantly priced, yet shi**y food, is not going to be tolerated,” another said.
One social media user added: “Since when are we getting charge to heat up the food we’re buying?!”
“First time I have ever heard of a fee to toast your sandwich in a cafe,” another said, while another encouraged the original poster to name and shame the business.
“90 cents to toast it wtf,” the user said.
Earlier this year, customer hit out at a restaurant in Geelong, southwest of Melbourne, for adding a “peak season surcharge” of 10 per cent to its prices between December 27, 2023 and January 26, 2024.
One angry customer posted an image of the menu from Pavilion, a waterfront venue on Geelong’s Eastern Beach, on Reddit.
“No need for a peak season surcharge,” the customer wrote.
“Set your prices year round and absorb this bulls**t.”
unday and public holiday surcharges are often applied by hospitality venues to account for the higher staff costs as they have to pay employees penalty rates on these days.
But the venue, which defended the surcharge, said it was being used to cover the cost of housing the additional staff it needed over the busy holiday period in order to attract them to the regional area.
In a statement, Only Hospitality Group general manager Georgie McInnes said at the time: “As a business we have had to rent out a house nearby with the sole purpose of housing multiple staff members that have needed to relocate from Melbourne and from surrounding areas throughout this period.”
“Without this, our venue would not be able to operate.”