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Aussies call out 'predatory' cafe trend costing you money
Aussies call out 'predatory' cafe trend costing you money

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time3 days ago

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Aussies call out 'predatory' cafe trend costing you money

Don't miss out on the headlines from Lifestyle. Followed categories will be added to My News. It's no surprise that cafes are getting more and more expensive. They've always been a pricier way to go out for food, but should it really cost $40 for an eggs benny and a tea? One Aussie has called out a sneaky trend taking over cafes, making prices even more shocking. Want to join the family? Sign up to our Kidspot newsletter for more stories like this. Image: iStock. RELATED: Melbourne local bamboozled by odd restaurant menu 'It's scammy and annoying' An Aussie Reddit user has taken to the platform to vent about an annoying trend taking over cafes everywhere. 'Prices not getting displayed on food in cafes and bakeries?' they said in the post. 'I mean, it's been happening for a few years and I'm sure it's probably an Australia wide thing. I've noticed it with cafes all over the city that they deliberately don't display the prices.' The poster noted how frustrating it is to have to ask for prices beforehand, or cop a surprise on the EFTPOS machine once you've already got the goods in your hands. 'You have to ask what that tiny falafel wrap in the window or small piece of lasagne or meat pie is going for,' they said. 'They know people hate asking and would rather just suck it up when the cost is displayed on the EFTPOS machine. 'F*ck it, I hate it. It's scammy and annoying. Even at airports all around the world the price is almost always displayed on their double priced shite.' RELATED: People sick of 'unAustralian' trend entering Aussie dining 'It's very predatory' Commenters on the post agreed that the act was frustrating, saying that it was both annoying and even predatory. 'So annoying!! I like to know pricing so I can decide accordingly!' one person said. 'Yeah, kinda annoying. Sometimes I see if they have a website, but like some cafes they don't display prices online either,' another agreed. 'It's very predatory, when the price is higher than you expected but you're already at the till, it's harder to speak up,' said another. Others suggested these high prices may have even been the reason for it in many cases. 'Just presume it's code for 'we are so overpriced it's embarrassing',' said one commenter. 'I was charged $23 for coffee and a small cake. Floored. I paid it but never went back,' another shared. 'They know it's getting out of hand with pricing,' a third suggested. What would you do? As for how to deal with it, people had two suggestions. You either ask to the point of being annoying. 'Just slowly roll through each item, asking for the price one at a time,' said one person. 'I blatantly ask for the price if it's not labeled. Idgaf,' another agreed. Or, you simply choose another cafe. 'No price, no purchase,' one commenter said simply. 'Yep, it's a shady tactic. If they can't show the price up front, I just walk out,' another agreed. 'Walk out, leave a 1 star review on google mentioning the missing price. If enough customers would be doing that on a regular basis we would begin to see very readable price labels in every cafe and bakery pretty quickly,' a third asserted. Originally published as Aussies call out 'predatory' cafe trend costing you money

Aussies fuming over 'unAustralian' move at Bunnings
Aussies fuming over 'unAustralian' move at Bunnings

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time20-06-2025

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Aussies fuming over 'unAustralian' move at Bunnings

Don't miss out on the headlines from Lifestyle. Followed categories will be added to My News. On a cold weekend morning, sometimes there's nothing better than an iconic Bunnings snag. A piece of bread and a beef sausage with some BBQ sauce - what more could you ask for? Given that these barbeques are run by community groups, it's not a surprise that what you're getting isn't always exactly the same - though it's usually pretty similar. One woman, though, was met with a rude shock when she received something Aussies are calling 'unAustralian'. Want to join the family? Sign up to our Kidspot newsletter for more stories like this. Image: TikTok / @laurenrichter10, iStock. RELATED: $5 Bunnings hack is a game changer for pet parents 'How unconstitutional' Aussie woman Lauren Richter has taken to TikTok this week after a shocking experience at Bunnings. Lauren said that instead of the standard Bunnings snag she was after, she got something literally no one has ever wanted - a chicken sausage. 'Just got a chicken sausage at Bunnings…' she wrote. 'How unconstitutional.' 'You might be entitled to compensation' Commenters were in agreement - the chicken sausage is just not on. 'You might be entitled to compensation,' one person said. 'That's not right! ... who do we need to complain to?!' said another. 'Beef or maybe Lamb or those sausages that have a mixture of every meat left over at the abattoir. But chicken should never be a sausage, especially at Bunnings!' a third agreed passionately. 'That's unaustralian,' another asserted. 'Call 000. Now! That's a crime against humanity,' another person said. It gets worse… But, it was decided that there is something worse - just. An undisclosed vegan sausage. 'I got a vegan one once… it was the only option and only mentioned on the sign down the bottom in small letters, so most people getting them didn't know until they handed over this weird sausage with all this green stuff in it. Was horrid,' one person said. 'One time they gave me a vegan sausage, didn't say that's all they were taste,' said another. No thank you! Originally published as Aussies fuming over 'unAustralian' move at Bunnings

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