• LetMeEatCake
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      3 years ago

      Convenience fee is the best name they can apply to soften a fee, which is really just a way for them to charge more than the list price.

      Fees should be universally folded into the list price by default.

        • SixTrickyBiscuits
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          3 years ago

          You might be seeing fees I’m not, but some cell service are actually mandatory in the US. Usually a few dollars a month, they go to various state and federal agencies.

            • SixTrickyBiscuits
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              3 years ago

              I feel you. Weird that they don’t label it, maybe you get a summarized bill or something.

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      3 years ago

      Essentially automated greed. They make more money by automating their employees and they charge you even more because of how convenient it was for them to do so.

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      3 years ago

      For the convenience of getting screwed over…

    • diglett@lemmy.pt
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      3 years ago

      I visited Marrakesh back in 2018 and went to a coffee shop where you can see the main city square from above. When I asked for the bill, the employee said the price plus a “serving” fee. This “convenience” fee has the same bullshit energy as that fake fee in Morocco.