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NY Post
New York Post
25 Sep 2023


NextImg:Italian ice cream shop charges outrageous fee — just for an extra spoon

I scream, you scream, we all scream for extra fees!

A woman named Chiara was shocked to be charged a euro — about $1 — for requesting an extra spoon to share her ice cream cup.

She popped into Gelateria Serafini in Lavis in northern Italy to enjoy a sweet treat on Sept. 10.

When she looked at the bill, she noticed the cashier had added a charge for a second spoon to split the dessert.

The woman was so upset by the fee that she posted about it on Tripadvisor, warning others that she won’t be returning.

A woman was shocked to be charged a euro — about $1 — for requesting an extra spoon to share her ice cream cup at Gelateria Serafini in Lavis in northern Italy.
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“I split an 8 euro Caramel cup, but I paid 9: I was charged an extra euro as a ‘service’ for asking for a second teaspoon,” Chiara wrote on Tripadvisor, according to a translation.

“I won’t be coming back, but if you come by, bring one from home!” she added.

The upset woman left the review on the site along with a photo of the receipt showing the charge.

According to Tripadvisor, the restaurant is rated No. 1 out of three dessert shops in the area and has 3.5 of 5 stars, based on 676 reviews.

The Post reached out to Gelateria Serafini for comment.

The review comes amid a flood of complaints about extra fees diners have been charged for absurd additions or services like extra spoons or cake cutting.

Photo shows a bill in which 1EUR was charged for an ice-cream spoon

The woman was so upset by the fee that she posted about it on Tripadvisor with a photo of the receipt.
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A diner at a restaurant in Italy was outraged to learn he was charged 15 euros — about $16 — to have a store-bought cake cut and served to his nine guests.

Another traveler in Italy took to the internet to vent after noticing she’d been slapped with a surprise 2 euro surcharge at a restaurant in the upscale Lake Como region — for having a sandwich cut in half.