Can we talk about the receipt at the diner in Reno that added up to $3 less than the menu prices

Cameron Hernandez · 2026-11-14T18:15:05.340792+00:00

I grabbed breakfast at a diner off Virginia Street in Reno a couple weeks back and the receipt had a line I could not figure out. Three items added up to $31.50 on the menu but the total came out to $28.50 before tax. I sat there with a pen doing it twice, got the same number I expected both times, and the waitress just shrugged and said the register does it. Turned out they had a 3 for $28 combo running but never updated the printed menus. So I paid less and still felt annoyed, which is a weird feeling to have at 8 in the morning. I checked the tax line too and it was the right 8.265 percent on the lower amount, so it wasn't some trick. Part of me wants to know how many people paid the higher total without noticing. Has anyone run into a combo price hiding in plain sight like that?

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