California woman orders a sub. She sees how much extra she was charged to have it toasted: ‘I would have left the sandwich’
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TikTok creator Shybabyyy (@shyrayel) says a routine sandwich run turned into a receipt-check moment after being told a $1.50 fee had been tacked on just for toasting an $11.99 sub—pushing the total to $14.82.
In the video, the creator says the total didn't sit right—too big a jump to chalk up to tax. When the cashier explained the discrepancy, the math wasn't mathing.
Why did they charge her to toast a sandwich?
“He was like, yeah, it's one fifty to get it toasted,” the creator recounts. “I said a dollar fifty, a dollar and fifty cents to get something toasted?”
Additionally, had the fee been flagged upfront, per the creator, the workaround would've been obvious: “If I would've known that, I would've did that s— at home.”
The frustration bleeds into a broader complaint about surprise charges, with the creator wondering aloud whether it's “just an LA thing or the economy is beyond f—- up right now.” A quarter or so wouldn't have registered, per the video. “Fifty cents. OK. Cool. A dollar fifty? Y'all gotta me f—- up.”
People are flabbergasted
“They're gonna start putting a swipe on the front door. Gotta pay just to walk in,” joked one person. “I would've told them to untoast it now we both look crazy,” said another writer.
Another person described a company essentially recovering a business cost through her as a customer. “Please I went to a drive-through yesterday, and she said 9.87 is the total get to the window and gives me a receipt for 11.87, and she said it's $2 to run your card,” they wrote. “What are we even talking about?”
Still, this continued in other ways. “I got a burger the other week and there was a line/charge on the receipt for SERVICE AND PACKAGING. Bruh…” one person commented.
Yet others said they just would've walked out empty-handed. “They woulda held onto the sandwich…I might be hungry…but it's the principle…I'm standing on em,” quipped a commenter.
“I've learned to walk away when this happens. Hungry or not. Idc if the order is completed,” one person said. “Can't let them play in your face and your pockets.”
Small Fees, Big Feelings
However, restaurant surcharges have been a flashpoint, especially post-pandemic. NBC News reported in August 2024 that “fed-up diners compiled spreadsheets via Reddit of restaurants in Los Angeles” and other cities flagging hidden fees.
Furthermore, Business Insider added in October 2025, citing Toast's industry survey, that “nearly half of restaurant operators said they plan to increase menu prices” as inflation and labor pressure mount—with sandwich-shop staples among the items climbing fastest.
@shyrayel_ Am I trippin or are they???? #economy #recessionproof #losangeles ♬ original sound – Shybabyyy
Subplot reached out to Shybabyyy (@shyrayel) via TikTok message and comment, and Toast via email for more information.
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