Copied this over from a reddit post;

Per ACCC:

If there's no way for a consumer to pay without paying a surcharge, the business must include the minimum surcharge payable in the displayed price for its products. This occurs when a business doesn’t accept cash and it applies a surcharge to all card payment types.

What I mostly don't understand about the weekend surcharges is why businesses think it makes good sense to frame it that way instead of offering weekday discounts. People hate paying surcharges but love discounts.

I don’t mind surcharges if staff are being paid more on those days. Otherwise go fuck yourself.

Surcharges are okay so long as there’s a way to avoid them if you’re keen to avoid them.

surcharge is ok as long as i can pay in cash if not I will take my coffee somewhere else

If the workers are working on a holiday, they should be paid more. The business can afford that by charging more on those days. Makes sense to me. (Strictly in the scenario where the business is compensating their workers fairly from the profits. If they're just making profit hand over fist they can get stuffed)

I hate credit card surcharges though. Nobody uses cash.

I know I'm in a minority but I personally prefer it to be diffused into the regular menu pricing. I'd rather pay $5.50 for a coffee everyday than $5 but $6 on a weekend. I suppose it doesn't make much sense from a financial standpoint, especially if I wouldn't visit that shop on weekends very often, but I'd still prefer it

At least they are transparent. Could easily hide it in prices on all items

I don’t have a problem with the holiday surcharges. The weekend and credit card ones need to be bundled into the menu price though. Seeing a weekend surcharge would make me think negatively of the cafe before I’ve even ordered.

American here. I’ve never seen a weekend or holiday surcharge. The credit card surcharge is irksome but I get the reasoning behind it. The other two are ridiculous and I would just walk out.

I hate credit card surcharges but understand that there's a cost involved in the convenience and it's either the customer paying for it or the business taking it out of profits.

What really gets me is the lack of a cash payment option if I really don't want to pay the CC surcharge.

I don't mind the weekend/public holiday surcharges. I'm glad that their employees get paid well for working on those days, when the rest of us are enjoying a day off. But I hate credit card surcharges even thought they're only about 1.5%. These days I carry cash!

„And don’t forget to tip the cashier!”