An Italian cafe has gone viral after slapping a surcharge on a patron who wanted to share his lunch with his girlfriend. But there’s more to it than mere effrontery
It is a holiday tale designed to court outrage: a tourist in a cafe in Italy has been charged an extra €2 for the privilege of having his sandwich cut in half.
The customer just wanted to share the sandwich with his girlfriend, but when the bill arrived it listed the mysterious service “diviso a metà” at the price of €2. A snapshot of the receipt went viral, prompting Italian newspapers to question the owner of the cafe – Bar Pace in Lake Como – who defended the surcharge. “To cut it in half took us some time, and work must be paid for,” she said.
