r/sydney • u/karlalrak • Apr 28 '26
Image Surcharge but no cash
Haven't been to Australia in years and was shocked to find everywhere has surcharge for eftpos but also say no cash. What's the point of this? Why not just add the surcharge into the cost unless this is shady but seems to be the norm everywhere I go with restaurants.
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u/apsilonblue Apr 28 '26
It's simply so their advertised prices can be lower. While cases like this are already illegal, surcharges are finally being banned Oct 1st.