what the actual ****? I'd tag Flog, but since it's still got that snot bubble in its nose, while clutching a teddy bear and covering up with a security blanket with the front door barred, it won't do any good.
https://www.wmcactionnews5.com/2020...SI4soappE6-yOC1baklWiriViXH_CHvU0leblSN9XZ6mI
Check your bills: Some businesses are adding a COVID-19 surcharge
May 18, 2020 at 12:01 PM CDT - Updated May 18 at 12:06 PM
[FONT=&](Gray News) - You may see increased costs when you get your bill at establishments like restaurants and hair salons, as many are adding a COVID-19 surcharge.
[FONT=&]Businesses have been adding the charge to the bill to help cover extra expenses related to the pandemic.[/FONT]
[FONT=&]Ozark Cafe in West Plains, Missouri, is one restaurant that has added a 5% surcharge. [/FONT][/FONT]The owner cited rising food prices and diminished meat supplies as a reason for the levy.[FONT=&]
[FONT=&]“Every day there’s something else that they can’t get or the prices have gone up exorbitantly,” co-owner Heather Hughes told KY3.[/FONT]
[FONT=&]Some restaurant managers and owners have even seen meat prices doubling as a result of the effects of the coronavirus outbreak.[/FONT]
[FONT=&]Other restaurants in the West Plains area have advertised the surcharge so customers aren’t surprised when they receive their bill. While not every customer is a fan of the added price, many are understanding of the restaurants’ decisions.[/FONT]
[FONT=&]“I absolutely support it," Maylee Stewart said. "I think it’s a good thing for us as a community to help support our local businesses. It’s really not a lot. They’re really not adding too much on to the total. I think mine was 66 cents today, and I’d pay more if they needed it.”
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[FONT=&]The surcharge is expected to be temporary. One restaurant manager said once food prices return to a sense of normalcy, the surcharge will no longer be seen on customers’ receipts.[/FONT]
[FONT=&]It’s not just restaurants adding the surcharge. KVLY reports North Dakota-based M.J. Capelli Family Hair Salons decided to add a COVID-19 surcharge as well. The company released a statement saying it is because state restrictions have increased operating costs.[/FONT]
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ah, but Flog said there was no disruption to the supply line, so how could there possibly be a shortage of meat? Just go to the grocery store, right?
To be fair, the tool said that plants were shutting down 100%....no 1000% due to the SICKNESS and had 0% to do with the lockdown.