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Aug 13, 2023Liked by Micheline Maynard

Thank you for including me in this week’s newsletter, Micki.

As Covid-related dining restrictions ended, one SF restaurant, Che Fico, imposed a 10% surcharge to customers who wanted to eat at the restaurant. Charging more to actually eat at the restaurant is, IMHO, chutzpah. It’s also a marketing mistake. If Che Fico wants to share the savings of serving customers who do take-out, offer them a discount. Don’t make your dime-in customers pay extra.

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It seems a little misguided. Maybe they want to pivot to carry out and are trying to discourage dine in.

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I don’t know. I stopped going when they imposed this surcharge.

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Micki, in next week’s newsletter, will you please consider including information about charities that are helping Maui’s hospitality service workers affected by the horrendous wildfires? Thank you.

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