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\"fee\"<\/a>In this tough economy, businesses of all types continue to nickel and dime us to death with add-on charges. Needless to say, they want you to believe that those fees are necessary to cover the additional costs of doing business; pizza delivery fees<\/a> are a prime example.<\/p>\n

In reality, the only thing these fees do is mislead the consumer by adding a hidden mark-up to the advertised price. Sometimes the fees are small; but sometimes they can be quite severe.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately for all of us, it’s a practice that has spread like the plague over time.<\/p>\n

Here are a few of the most annoying consumer fees — from both the past and<\/strong><\/em> present — that still make me shake my head:<\/p>\n

Unlisted Phone Number Fees<\/strong><\/p>\n

Yes, I’m dating myself, but back in the day, this was arguably the granddaddy fee of them all. As recently as ten years ago, I was still being charged $1.75 per month to keep my landline telephone number unlisted. Then I woke up and realized nobody under 90 years-old even uses phone books anymore.<\/p>\n

Administrative Fees<\/strong><\/p>\n

For many years, my same phone company also had the audacity to add an additional 99 cents every month for something called “administrative fees.” In other words: normal business expenses. Yes, I have a new carrier now.<\/p>\n

Convenience Fees<\/strong><\/p>\n

I bought four tickets from Ticketmaster so I could take my family to see the Harlem Globetrotters — yes, this was before the COVID pandemic. Anyway, I paid $300 for the set. Too bad that was before they tacked on a “convenience charge” of $5. Per ticket. Uh huh. That<\/em><\/strong> stupid fee added $20 to my bill. And now you know why I hate Ticketmaster<\/a>. Frankly, I’d like to know why Ticketmaster isn’t charging that fee to the acts whose tickets are being sold, rather than us consumers who took time out of our busy schedules to buy the tickets in the first place. Think about it. If the Globetrotters had to sell their tickets on their own time, they’d never get to practice. Eventually, their skills would suffer and then the Washington Generals might actually start beating them.<\/p>\n

Fees for Printing Tickets<\/strong><\/p>\n

I’m not done with Ticketmaster. Before smart phones became ubiquitous, Ticketmaster actually had the gall to charge $2.50 to anyone who wanted to print tickets from their home printer. Ironically, the alternative at the time — having Ticketmaster deliver the tickets to your home via the postal service — was free. Go figure.<\/p>\n

Hotel Safe Fees<\/strong><\/p>\n

There are more than a few hotels out there that like to charge you a dollar or two per day just for the privilege of using their in-room safes — whether you use it or not. That’s ridiculous! Which is why I always ask to have it waived if I see it on my bill.<\/p>\n

Tax Refund Fees<\/strong><\/p>\n

After spending four hours doing my taxes using TurboTax, I was asked how I intended to pay for their service. Fair enough. Lucky for me I had a refund coming to me. I thought, Perfect! I’ll tell TurboTax to deduct what I owe them directly from my refund!<\/em> Then I discovered TurboTax currently charges an additional $39.99 if you choose to go that route. Of course, there is<\/strong><\/em> another option: pay by credit card. Ironically, going that route is free — which is why I went with the plastic. So much for cash discounts.<\/p>\n

Mortgage Junk Fees<\/strong><\/p>\n

There are dozens of mortgage junk fees out there — some more dubious than others<\/a> — that make you scratch your head and ask what the heck is that<\/em><\/strong> for? Reconveyance verification fees, electronic document delivery fees, and commitment fees, are just a few of the most egregious examples.<\/p>\n

And then there’s this…<\/strong><\/p>\n

It’s bad enough that most airlines still impose fees on people who have the audacity to travel with luggage. But several years ago, at least one airline<\/a> was making their “valued” customers who chose to pay those niggling baggage charges at the airport ticket counter — rather than online — an additional $3 per bag.<\/p>\n

That’s right, folks … a fee for paying a fee.<\/p>\n

Photo Credit: compujeramey<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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