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He didn’t buy the banana at the counter in hotel, it was served to him where he was , hence it involves product and service. If some claim, fruit shouldn’t be charged GST, the service performed is eligible for GST.
He must have asked for the price before he ordered a item than complaining the price aftermath.
As the article explains the hotel’s standpoint from the economist perspective, hotel may even charge more for these two bananas.
I would ask him to take photo of his yearly income statement and tweet, so we would get chance to comment whether his pay is fair or exorbitant for what he performed on screen.
Off course he is a celebrity and he earned lot I am agree with that view of cost and all for property like Marriott and multiplex like PVR and all but what makes sense if mention GST in the bill . however it’s hard for a celebrity to go to shopping market for purchase banana and have it during workout but if it’s served by hotel also I don’t think it’s a fair . Raw fruits and fruit platter there is difference scenario but if you have given raw fruits and charge fruit platter then it’s not fair anyway if der z not so much of option can avoid that .coz in room service side its not possible to give raw Fruits except fruit basket complimentary for guest . Either say no or can arrange personally by FO or make it complimentary . Make sense or can say raw Fruits we can not provide can arrange platter
The price of a ten rupee item being charged three hundred sixty five rupees cannot be justified by any economic theory. Yes, there are overhead charges and at best it could go up to fifty rupees. The theory of comparing the pricing by a hotel with income and paying capacity or value of time of the boarder is ridiculous! Same with beverage. Those, especially alcoholic beverages, are priced at an astronomical rate! It’s not so in western countries. I have experience of ordering whiskey in a five star hotel in Hamburg long back (mid eighties). The peg which cost three West German Marks (the then currency) in pubs outside was served at seven Marks. The hoteliers definitely need profit but it should be reasonable. Sooner they realize it the better.
1) the pricing of the fruit: As the author states, the hotel is free to charge whatever it wants. It didn’t make it compulsory for the actor to buy the bananas. He should have checked the price, and if he didn’t like the price, it’s simple…..don’t buy!
2) the GST levied on the fruit: That’s illegal because as per the law, there’s no GST on fruits. The authorities have acted on the same.
If you see the bill closely, you will find the charges were for a complete fruit platter not for 2 bananas. Surely, JW Marriot would have served him a platter, but their cashier box doesn’t know how to price for just 2bananas and they charged with what setup they had.
Actually, the price wasn’t 375 for 2 bananas, as Rahul Bose as alleged.
It was 375 for a “fruit platter”. A five star hotel is not a supermarket where a customer can go and say – give me 5 bananas, 2 apples , 1 kg mango or 3 kg paneer. They don’t have a “supermarket” offering or even an price list.
Somehow he expects that the hotel should become a supermarket and decide the per piece item of each fruit and sell it to their customers on demand.
He got served a room service menu item, Fruit Platter, when he asked for 2 bananas.
The price would already be in the room service menu.
Had he not just asked for 2 bananas, his Fruit Platter would probably be a lot more full than just the 2 bananas.
I agree with the author that GST authorities taking up the issue of Marriott charging tax on exempt items is certainly heart warming. They should go through the past invoices and see how much has the hotel earned for this illegal act. They should then take examplary action against the hotel such that it never indulges in such illegal activities.
Rahul Bose is a moron to raise this issue. Do you complain the same when you wear designer clothes? If you can’t afford it then pack your food and go to Marriott. The hotel across the street might give a room for Rs 500. Go and live there you dumbass.
‘Charge what the market will bear’ is the pricing policy of all sellers – from Pharma to FMCG to hotels. It was JW Marriott’s misfortune the guest was social media savvy had a smartphone and the time to broadcast a simple transaction that most others on expense accounts would have ignored. A sensible GM would have left a complimentary fruit platter and jacked up the rates in the service outlets – the restaurants, the gym, spa etc. Most hotels have a big jar of complimentary apples at the Reception even though few guests pick one up.
J W Marriott can price its bananas or its caviar at whatever price it chooses to. Anyone who steps into a classy establishment knows everything costs more. Some time back there was a fuss over multiplexes in Bombay charging a lot more than the MRP for bottled water. MRP is relevant in a normal grocery store. 2. Sometimes a person with a million followers on Twitter expresses her grievance over a product or a service through a tweet. The appropriate course of action would be to take it up directly with the company.
Does Rahul Bose and other actors charge minimum wage or a celebrity fee. Sabzi Mandi is min wage and Mariott is celebrity fee
He didn’t buy the banana at the counter in hotel, it was served to him where he was , hence it involves product and service. If some claim, fruit shouldn’t be charged GST, the service performed is eligible for GST.
He must have asked for the price before he ordered a item than complaining the price aftermath.
As the article explains the hotel’s standpoint from the economist perspective, hotel may even charge more for these two bananas.
I would ask him to take photo of his yearly income statement and tweet, so we would get chance to comment whether his pay is fair or exorbitant for what he performed on screen.
Off course he is a celebrity and he earned lot I am agree with that view of cost and all for property like Marriott and multiplex like PVR and all but what makes sense if mention GST in the bill . however it’s hard for a celebrity to go to shopping market for purchase banana and have it during workout but if it’s served by hotel also I don’t think it’s a fair . Raw fruits and fruit platter there is difference scenario but if you have given raw fruits and charge fruit platter then it’s not fair anyway if der z not so much of option can avoid that .coz in room service side its not possible to give raw Fruits except fruit basket complimentary for guest . Either say no or can arrange personally by FO or make it complimentary . Make sense or can say raw Fruits we can not provide can arrange platter
The price of a ten rupee item being charged three hundred sixty five rupees cannot be justified by any economic theory. Yes, there are overhead charges and at best it could go up to fifty rupees. The theory of comparing the pricing by a hotel with income and paying capacity or value of time of the boarder is ridiculous! Same with beverage. Those, especially alcoholic beverages, are priced at an astronomical rate! It’s not so in western countries. I have experience of ordering whiskey in a five star hotel in Hamburg long back (mid eighties). The peg which cost three West German Marks (the then currency) in pubs outside was served at seven Marks. The hoteliers definitely need profit but it should be reasonable. Sooner they realize it the better.
There are 2 separate issues here
1) the pricing of the fruit: As the author states, the hotel is free to charge whatever it wants. It didn’t make it compulsory for the actor to buy the bananas. He should have checked the price, and if he didn’t like the price, it’s simple…..don’t buy!
2) the GST levied on the fruit: That’s illegal because as per the law, there’s no GST on fruits. The authorities have acted on the same.
If you see the bill closely, you will find the charges were for a complete fruit platter not for 2 bananas. Surely, JW Marriot would have served him a platter, but their cashier box doesn’t know how to price for just 2bananas and they charged with what setup they had.
Actually, the price wasn’t 375 for 2 bananas, as Rahul Bose as alleged.
It was 375 for a “fruit platter”. A five star hotel is not a supermarket where a customer can go and say – give me 5 bananas, 2 apples , 1 kg mango or 3 kg paneer. They don’t have a “supermarket” offering or even an price list.
Somehow he expects that the hotel should become a supermarket and decide the per piece item of each fruit and sell it to their customers on demand.
He got served a room service menu item, Fruit Platter, when he asked for 2 bananas.
The price would already be in the room service menu.
Had he not just asked for 2 bananas, his Fruit Platter would probably be a lot more full than just the 2 bananas.
I agree with the author that GST authorities taking up the issue of Marriott charging tax on exempt items is certainly heart warming. They should go through the past invoices and see how much has the hotel earned for this illegal act. They should then take examplary action against the hotel such that it never indulges in such illegal activities.
Rahul Bose is a moron to raise this issue. Do you complain the same when you wear designer clothes? If you can’t afford it then pack your food and go to Marriott. The hotel across the street might give a room for Rs 500. Go and live there you dumbass.
‘Charge what the market will bear’ is the pricing policy of all sellers – from Pharma to FMCG to hotels. It was JW Marriott’s misfortune the guest was social media savvy had a smartphone and the time to broadcast a simple transaction that most others on expense accounts would have ignored. A sensible GM would have left a complimentary fruit platter and jacked up the rates in the service outlets – the restaurants, the gym, spa etc. Most hotels have a big jar of complimentary apples at the Reception even though few guests pick one up.
There is something called fair pricing and taxation rules. Marriott learned it the hard way.
J W Marriott can price its bananas or its caviar at whatever price it chooses to. Anyone who steps into a classy establishment knows everything costs more. Some time back there was a fuss over multiplexes in Bombay charging a lot more than the MRP for bottled water. MRP is relevant in a normal grocery store. 2. Sometimes a person with a million followers on Twitter expresses her grievance over a product or a service through a tweet. The appropriate course of action would be to take it up directly with the company.