Cafe owner in Vienna levies charges on tourists who charge devices for free in the cafe

The owner of a popular tourist destination in Austria has put her foot down on tourists who come to her cafe and put their laptops and, mobile-phones for charging. She doesn't mind it if is for a few minutes but when it goes on for hours on end, she is naturally unhappy - who will pay for the electricity is her question.
Therefore she has begun to levy a charge of one euro ($1.50) if they spend too much time charging their phones, tablets and laptops.
She has been levying the charge since last year.
This has been reported in nzherald.co.nz dated 17 February 2017.

The owner of the cafe says that a quick, 15-minute charge was OK, but when tourists spend more than an hour powering up their devices, that is not acceptable. Those who use more than one power outlet would have to pay up extra for the charges. The charge she levies is the first of its kind in Austria.
Incidentally, the cafe is located inside a famous, colorful block of apartments and is a local favorite with out-of-towners.


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