Colorado
New Fee Happening at Some Colorado Restaurants Is Uncessary
When dining out at restaurants in Colorado, the last thing you want to see is being charged a “fee” of any kind.
It now seems that you may be finding a new fee at some restaurants for the most “wrong” reason.
This isn’t a fee that will break the bank, but it does show you that even the “higher-ups” at one prominent chain in Colorado don’t understand the new law on plastic bags.
It’s that new plastic bag law, the law that says a lot of places in Colorado have to charge you 10 cents for a bag. A lot of people do not like the law; then again, a lot of people don’t completely understand it.
Coloradans react to new plastic bag ban/fee
Why is Panera in Loveland, Colorado, charging the 10-cent fee?
As I frequently do, I stopped in mid-January to get coffee at Panera in Loveland. With that new week came a new sign about how the restaurant will now be charging 10 cents per bag on to-go orders.
Per Colorado law.
This really “got my goat” for a few reasons:
- Panera doesn’t have plastic bags (not that I have seen, anyway; they’re usually paper).
- We’re already paying an extra 1.25 percent at this Panera for the Public Improvement Fund (developer McWhinney tax). I don’t need another 10 cents added to my bill.
- Restaurants are exempt, by Colorado law, from charging the bag fee.
I reached out to the Colorado Restaurant Association and Foundation, which confirmed that Colorado restaurants do not have to charge the 10-cent fee.
I did reach out to Panera’s management company about the fee, and they responded:
Everything that we have read actually says restaurants are not exempt from the bag fee starting in 2024. Trust me, we do not want to charge for bags, but we are under the impression it was put into law starting this year. We are [also] reaching out to our attorneys for further clarification.
Again, it goes to the confusion over this new law.
I’m sure by 2025 we’ll have it all figured out.
***By my next visit to that Loveland Panera, that sign was removed.
Local Colorado Restaurant Under Fire For New Added Fee
As seen in the highlighted comments below, some are for their “staff PTO fee” but wish it was just built into the food cost, while others flat-out disagree.
Gallery Credit: Big Rob
This Local Colorado Mexican Restaurant Is One Of The Best
After opening in 2008, Las Palmeras Mexican Restaurant has become one of the area’s very best locally-owned places to get delicious, and authentic Mexican food. We found this place by accident years ago while driving hungry down Main Street in Longmont and have been regulars ever since.
Gallery Credit: Big Rob TSM
Colorado
Dude Dad Gives Hilarious Advice to Colorado Transplants
Traveling anywhere in Colorado, you are bound to see quite a few cars with California license plates. People move to and from Colorado nearly every day. License plates from all over the country can be seen on pretty much any road in Northern Colorado.
Grumbles, complaining, and frustration by many Coloradans can be seen regularly on social media regarding transplants in the state. Even Northern Colorado comedian and YouTuber, Dude Dad, has chimed in on the subject.
DUDE DAD’S COLORADO TRANSPLANT SCHOOL
Dude Dad makes it no secret that Colorado residents despise cars with out-of-state plates. I have given advice numerous times to those who move from another state regarding license plates on their cars. Get them changed out to Colorado plates as soon as you possibly can.
If you recently moved to Colorado from another state, you might not have the funds to spend to transfer your license plates from one state to Colorado as soon as you would like. Dude Dad suggests that you fix your California license plates as soon as possible with a can of green spray paint.
This should go without saying, but we are going to address it anyway, this is not something you should really do and this is just a joke. However, Dude Dad sheds light on the animosity shared by Coloradans to those who still have their out-of-state plates well after assimilating into the state of Colorado.
Dude Dad has plenty of other videos poking fun at Colorado transplants, what to do to make yourself fit into Colorado better, and more. Take a look at some of the other videos below.
The 10 Events if Colorado Had Its Own Olympics
If Colorado were to hold its own version of the Olympics, these would be the 10 biggest events.
Gallery Credit: Kelsey Nistel
RANKED: These 10 Colorado Cities Have the Best Quality of Life
Gallery Credit: Tanner Chambers
Colorado
Evacuations ordered for wildfire burning in Colorado’s Clear Creek County near Dumont and I-70
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