Ridiculousness: Bar customer slapped with mandatory late-night 20% gratuity fee at 10 p.m.

Night owl penalty.A bar customer is airing his outrage on Reddit over an auto gratuity.According to the offended imbiber, The Corner Pocket in Williamsburg, Virginia, charged him a 20% late-night gratuity for ordering drinks after 10 p.m.The Corner Pocket, which has operated for three decades, bills itself as a “staple” in the historic community with “13 pool tables, darts, a full-service bar, a dining room and a spacious outdoor patio.”“Went to this pool hall last night for one drink.

It was just after 10 p.m.when we got in, and my wife and I were staying for exactly one drink,” shared the original poster.“We only came here because it was one of the few places still open at 10 p.m.

on a Wednesday,” he added.He posted his receipt from the evening, which showed he ordered two Guinnesses at $8.50 each at 10:40 PM and was later charged $1.87 in tax and an additional $3.40 “late night auto gratuity.”A footnote at the bottom of the receipt explained, ‘Auto gratuity is added to groups of 6+ and after 10 PM.Anything written will be added to the auto gratuity.’ According to the post, the couple sat at a high top by the bar: “The bartender came over to take our order.

She didn’t offer us a drink menu, so I saw a Guinness tap and just got that.My wife did the same.

Again, just here for one,” he explained, adding that their beer arrived in plastic cups rather than a traditional glass pint.After a bit of talk, the couple finished their beers and asked for the bill.

“I go to pay, and then I see it,” he said.“I looked around, and there’s literally nothing that says this before the fact.If there was, we would have gone somewhere else.”“Ridiculousness,” he emphasized.Many commenters quickly echoed his sentiments.

“Theft.Pay cash and don’t include the tip,” reasoned another.“‘If more people question these forced tips, they will eventually go away,” offered a third.“Probably due to the high number of tipsy people forge...