I haven't met you when eating here. It is said that it is more common in the south. Although the tea fee is not prohibited by law, it does not mean that it is reasonable. Catering operators should provide consumers with services such as tea and tableware disinfection as an "additional" service.

At 6 o'clock in the afternoon on July 9th, Mr. Tu, a citizen of Liuzhou, celebrated his mother's birthday, and a family of eight went to Jinlong Village on Longcheng Road for dinner. At the checkout, Jinlong Village charged them for tea, including one ***11 people, each 2 yuan and ***22 yuan.

Mr. Tu raised an objection to this. Tu told the store that when he ordered, he didn't choose tea, but the waiter took the initiative and didn't tell him to charge. He thought it was the tea sent by the store by default. Besides, there are only eight people in my family, so why should I charge 11 people?

the waiter said that it is the restaurant's practice to charge for tea, and everyone does so. For the three overcharged people, the waiter said that after the consumer checked, they would change it.

Tu thinks that this fee is compulsory and refuses to pay, but the waiter said that this store always collects it like this. Because the two sides could not reach an understanding, Jinlong Village finally charged 8 people for tea, which was RMB 16.

Coincidentally, Ms. Liu, a citizen, had a similar experience. A few days ago, Liu and his family ***3 people went to the coconut shell BBK Plaza store for dinner, and at the time of checkout, 18 yuan "tea place fee" inexplicably appeared on the bill. When negotiating with the store, the other party pointed to the bottom line of the menu and said in small print, which stated: The tea table fee is charged according to the 6 yuan standard for each person.

Shopkeepers said that they had clearly marked this fee on the menu. As long as they have a meal, they will be charged a tea table fee per head, and this fee includes the tea, salt dishes and other services they provide to consumers. The store also told Ms. Liu that the store has been charging this fee for many years and the store is not at fault.