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Originally Posted by BCPhil
Hmmm, so there is now 7% more tax on a very few number of items a restaurant will be buying, and they charge 20% more. It's like when the gas tax goes up 4 cents, but the price at the pump jumps 20 cents.
Maybe it's time that restaurants in Vancouver realize they run horrible businesses that are over priced and often have poor service and little to no ambiance, and for years have been lucky that Vancouverites just didn't care enough to stop paying. Now that there is an excuse for the customer to not pay exorbitant prices, the food industry is crying fowl. Boo Hoo. I don't know if I've ever been anywhere in the world and paid more for a bellow average meal and watery beer (or a teeny tiny glass of wine) than I do in Vancouver. Some free rides come to an end.
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I hear you! These pricks lost my sympathy when they jacked up their prices for the Olympics. I'd like to know how many actually lowered their prices when the games were gone.
Not to mention they are staffing their businesses with the lowest minimum wage in the country. No, can't say I have any sympathy for them.
For the record, HST hasn't changed my dining habits at all. We don't eat out too much, but it certainly hasn't decreased.