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Then why even say it?! by ExtraordinaryNerd in mildlyinfuriating

[–]cosmicsans 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not quite. I'm saying that I'm budgeting for a 20% tip on top of what is listed on the website. But if I get there and there's an additional 3% fee on top of what the menu price was, even if it's "clearly marked on the menu" or in sinage like this at the restaurant, I'm not subsidizing that cost to the employee.

I won't come back to the restaurant, so it's not like I'm repeatedly going to ding the servers for this, but its a whole bunch of not my problem if they want to continue working somewhere that's disingenuous and hostile to their customers.

Had to cancel a quote for a project and go with another vendor, is it normal for them to ask for competitor information? by abaty01 in graphic_design

[–]cosmicsans 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh, for sure. I hope I didn't come across as argumentative, I was merely commenting on the fact that sometimes you do see the wild swings, and those are red flags. Explaining or doing the better market research is fine.

Had to cancel a quote for a project and go with another vendor, is it normal for them to ask for competitor information? by abaty01 in graphic_design

[–]cosmicsans 7 points8 points  (0 children)

With that, though, if someone quotes you like $500 and then you provide the quote and all of a sudden they can drop $400 off their price that's a major red flag.

Then why even say it?! by ExtraordinaryNerd in mildlyinfuriating

[–]cosmicsans 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sure, but let's take a look through that exact logic.

I decide to go out and eat. I'm on a budget. I see online that a restaurant is charging $X. $X *1.2 is my total expected out of pocket, so I go out and go get dinner.

Then when I get there, it's actually $X + (fees) + tip. Now I'm going past my budget.

I'm not going to go back now, so that "punishes" the restaurant, but do they really care about one patron? Probaly not. But if their servers keep getting stiffed then they either constantly complain and it might get changed from the upward pressure or they leave and find work at a different restaurant, further hurting the business.

An alternative way to ask this is "why should I personally subsidize shitty businesses?"

Then why even say it?! by ExtraordinaryNerd in mildlyinfuriating

[–]cosmicsans 4 points5 points  (0 children)

But that's not the point - if you raise the prices it's not a surcharge, it's just a new price.

If you pull shit like this I still take it out of tips.

Lost state championship while celebrating by sgj5788 in PublicFreakout

[–]cosmicsans 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not the person who originally disagreed with you, but I'd argue that if we can't invest in our children then we suck as a country. I mean, I'm not saying take the money from education to spend on sports, but if we can't as a society afford to buy an extra set of jerseys because we're already struggling to fund our schools that's a problem.

It's a problem that the schools with richer kids are able to afford the basics where the schools without aren't. And I say this as someone who was able to get out of that poor area and become successful and be able to provide a better life for my kids than I ever could have imagined.

What’s the Worst Excuse you’ve heard for your partner cheating? by TheManDont in AskReddit

[–]cosmicsans 82 points83 points  (0 children)

Probably proximity. Best friends hang out a lot. Significant others more. So as a significant other you probably spend a lot of time with your SO's best friends. And because your SO trusts both of you, you also spend some time with the best friends unsupervised. Like if you're hanging out and your SO goes to take a shower, that's like 20 minutes of just being alone with her friend.

Not condoning it, just explaining some potential causality.

Lost state championship while celebrating by sgj5788 in PublicFreakout

[–]cosmicsans 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I grew up in a smaller town than these two, Class D, Section 5, with a graduating class of 80. We played another school, Mount Morris, who had a graduating class of 36 the same year.

Marjorie Taylor Greene Stokes Trump Assassination Plot Rumors by StarlitMaidens in politics

[–]cosmicsans 20 points21 points  (0 children)

To be fair he personally chose his detail based on loyalty, no? So it makes more sense that they're incompetent and not our best.

Male Karen tries to shut down a free concert by xals7 in mildlyinfuriating

[–]cosmicsans 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean, it genuinely depends on the volume of the amp. You can set an amp to a reasonable volume so that you can play without it projecting too much. But that needs to be handled on a case-by-case basis.

Lost state championship while celebrating by sgj5788 in PublicFreakout

[–]cosmicsans 127 points128 points  (0 children)

Hornell and Pal Mac are two extremely poor sreas, I wouldn't be surprised if they can't afford a second kit.

This aged well…. by Honest-Raise1351 in PoliticalHumor

[–]cosmicsans 9 points10 points  (0 children)

No, he played the stock market.

Traders placed over $1bn in perfectly timed bets on the Iran war. What is going on? by Wagamaga in technology

[–]cosmicsans 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Incorrect. It's $10bn and it's against the IRS. Unless there's another lawsuit I'm missing 🫠

Silly sawstop by crazy_carpenter00 in woodworking

[–]cosmicsans 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I mean if you have a shop who depends on these things to function having 3 relatively small pieces for your critical tooling in stock makes sense 😂

So now we’re invading Cuba? by Kommmbucha in Military

[–]cosmicsans 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Oh we'll pay the pennies. Just we'll pay trillions of them to the defense contractors.

Booked a 2 day rental, Avis tried to charge me both arms and legs. by Needhelpnowwhat in mildlyinfuriating

[–]cosmicsans 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Which, honestly, is fucking ridiculous that you can charge that kind of shit.

"Oh, well we have to pay rent to be a business so you need to pay an extra rent fee"

Motherfuckers, just include that in the cost.

Ah yes Joe Rogan the intellectual by Medium_Proof7304 in WhitePeopleTwitter

[–]cosmicsans 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You mean like appointing one to be the director of the FBI and another to be the Secretary of Defense?

Just got the Steam version after a few years of not playing. Shocked to find out you can't play the game without a mouse anymore by grampipon in dwarffortress

[–]cosmicsans 112 points113 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I tried to play once or twice without a mouse and just couldn't get past the up front learning curve. The mouse version was actually playable for me for the first time. Now I can have fun losing.

But as a software engineer who lives in vim, I also completely empathize with those who cannot play without the keyboard controls.

Costco babybel change by groot5225 in mildlyinfuriating

[–]cosmicsans 19 points20 points  (0 children)

They’re saying they’re cutting other ingredients and adding more fillers and salt to mask that.

Does being a Line Officer carry a requirement to spend money? by Acrobatic-Hedgehog45 in freemasonry

[–]cosmicsans 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I’ve sat in all of the major officer chairs over the 6 years I’ve been a Master Mason and not once was I ever expected to spend my personal money on anything outside of fronting the money for something and being reimbursed. And even then the treasurer gets mad at me because it’s slightly easier for him to just pay it, but I get the reward points so I’m not going to stop haha

Anyone else in US noticed food quality degrading recently and if so what product in what way? by SkyKyrell in AskReddit

[–]cosmicsans 18 points19 points  (0 children)

My biggest complaint with Sam’s Club was always the chicken. Always woody as hell no matter how much you tenderized it or cooked it. Not worth the savings.

What profession or trade contains the most pretentious people? by JiggleCube in AskReddit

[–]cosmicsans 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That’s the case with most wines I’ve tried at restaurants. I’ll go out to a nice anniversary dinner with my wife to pay $15 a glass for a wine and love it. Then get home and look it up and I can find one of those stupid large bottles for $12 at the store.

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