The coffee shop that charged me for 'atmosphere' on my invoice

I went to this trendy little café downtown last month called The Grind House. I ordered a plain black coffee and when the bill came, there was a $2.50 line item for 'ambient experience fee.' I laughed out loud and asked the barista about it and she said it covers the lighting and music. Has anyone else run into weird fake charges like this on a bill from a place or person you deal with?

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danielk848h ago

Honestly, I get why it would bug you, but people are acting like this is some huge scam. It's two bucks, and you went to a trendy place with lighting and music, right? They probably added it because too many people camp out with a single coffee for hours using the free wifi. I bet if you made a stink about it they'd take it off the bill, which basically proves it's more of a joke charge than anything serious.