This was at the Carls Jr on 6th and Virgil. They asked if I was dining in or taking my food to go. I said to go and they charged a bag fee.
I know 10 cents is nothing in the grand scheme of things but it just seems like every business is trying to nickel and dime us in this economy.
I get bringing your own bags to grocery stores, but are you really expected to hand over a reusable bag to a fast food joint to pack your food? Seems like a low-hanging cash grab to me.
by Salty_Wedding3960
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They’ll continue to create these types of revenue streams. Anything other than raising prices so it goes under the radar.
Eventually it’ll be the norm.
California is fucking weird, the random laws they regularly pass.
Like, think about it. Every single time we go to a new website *in CA* we have to set privacy permissions. why didn’t they just ban cookie tracking in CA?! do you guys ever travel out of state, and realize how much easier it used to be to surf the web without government mandated pop ups???
They do things that they think are helpful and then…they’re not. The people who run this state are really something else.
Sorta normal for me because grocery stores do charge you for bags. I’ve had mom and pop shops charge for them too.
It’s okay as long as the CEOs can buy more yachts. Think of the CEOS!
Boohoo
Just take a bag of ur own next time. Lol
The real crime is you getting a fish sandwich from Carl’s Jr
More reasons to cook at home now.
This is becoming more normal. Paying for a bag makes you think about whether you really need one or not, or you can bring your own bag. My company now charges for bags because we have people who buy a gift card and demand a bag then throw it down in the sidewalk when they get to their car. That 10 cents makes the reconsider .
Jersey Mike does this 🙄
People. Please stop giving these people money. That’s it. “Record profits” means they are SELLING things. WE are the problem at this point. I’ve narrowed down my getting screwed quotient to the grocery store now. I’ve given up on eating out unless it’s something nice and for a reason because the whole thing is no longer enjoyable. Sucks all around. We stop eating out, people lose their jobs…. although as someone else mentioned those jobs are mostly robots now so whatever. It’s all out of control, every minuscule action is monetized.
Jersey mikes does this too if you order online 🙁
It’s been like this for around a decade now. Where have you been?
Man, respecfully, who cares? I’m not subbed to the LA Food subreddit to get info on what Carl’s Jr is doing these days, I want to discuss and discover food in Los Angeles!
Sorry your 10 cents was swindled away from you, but damn bro, is it really that big of a deal?
I’m 99% sure these charges have always been included in the costs somewhere, they’re just showing it now. There’s no way a company never factored in thousands of bags per week.
Don’t complain. You guys voted (or not) for the minimum wage hikes! What did you think was going to happen? Just wait for the $20 combo.
Breakfast of champions! 😁
There was a bill passed that caused this or something. Their explanation of this is stupid though and it is not like they removed any of the extra cost of bags out of whatever else they charge you for. It also pisses me off that I don’t have an option to not ask for a bag when ordering through apps which is also necessary to keep prices down.
**Why is there a 10 cent charge for paper and reusable bags?**
Remember that single-use plastic grocery bags were never really free. Grocers rolled the cost they paid per plastic bag into the price of groceries, meaning that even people who bring their own bags to the store were supplementing the cost of other shoppers’ plastic bags.
The 10 cent charge:
* Offsets the greater cost of paper and reusable bags for the grocers/retailers.
* Ensures that customers who bring their own bags don’t have to supplement the cost of other shoppers’ bags anymore.
* Encourages the use of reusable bags.
[https://www.cawrecycles.org/faq-on-bag-bans#:~:text=The%2010%20cent%20charge%3A,the%20use%20of%20reusable%20bags](https://www.cawrecycles.org/faq-on-bag-bans#:~:text=The%2010%20cent%20charge%3A,the%20use%20of%20reusable%20bags).
Yall complaining about .10c
The Carl’s Jr. by LAX (Century & Aviation Blvd) is doing this too. I definitely said something about the fee and they already had a little sign about it. Haven’t noticed it at any other fast food joints I’ve been to.
Supposedly it’s a law? Chick fil a has been doing it. I think it is a significant amount. 10 cents is a big chunk for fast food. I think the difference is that you can’t ask them to fill your own bag vs grocery stores. And a paper bag costs vastly different vs a a grocery store bag that’s more harmful to the environment. I’m not buying it.
This is the future liberals voted for with their little bag taxes
At this point just give us an itemized bill for everything or give a simple all inclusive item cost.
It’s insane. This city is apeshit crazy
I think this started by legislators for grocery stores to cut down on plastic bag use. But markets charge you a dime even if you opt for a biodegradable paper bag in an effort to make more money off people who forget to put their reusable bags back in their car.
Worse is all those 10¢ charges don’t go to any kind of environmental fund, the retailer keeps it as profit.
The nearest Jack in the Box to me does this if you order ahead online.
It happened to me at that same one lol
I haven’t seen that charge at another spot though…. (Fast food)
10 cents, whoa! hopefully you can afford your next rent payment still.
just hand me the food once it comes off the line. don’t even wrap it in the paper bc i know you’ll charge for that next.
Who cares.
This is the law now, actually. It’s just that they haven’t really started charging at most places.
I posted something from LA Sanitation on r/LosAngeles last year when I found out about it.
https://www.reddit.com/r/LosAngeles/s/A0skegGRW9
r/LosAngelesReceipts
You’re paying for the bag, it’s packing material. Bring your own re-usable bag if you want to be environmentally conscious.
It should be a crime to not include these surcharges in the advertised price
K
Bring your own bag next time and you can avoid this 10 cent tragedy.
I went to Habit yesterday. I was charged 50 cents for ranch with my onion rings. That used to be free too.
At kinkos there’s a 2.50 service charge if your full bill doesn’t reach 50 dollars.
$0.10 x 365 days x 25 years is $912 who fucking cares
Blame california for passing the “reusable plastic bag law”. Same goes for the paper straws and other bull shit.
was there an option to not get the food in a bag?
It’s $.25 here – county bag tax
Topanga chick fil a does the same shit.
“ BITCH HAND ME MY FUCKING FOOD!” “ I DONT NEED THE BAG!”
‘How much to just put it in my hands?!’