tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post1934172584930509324..comments2024-03-28T18:11:40.841-04:00Comments on Sightings Over Sixty: "Just Tell Me the Real Price, Please!"Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08611148987085476580noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-31190691903674213232011-12-20T07:22:41.796-05:002011-12-20T07:22:41.796-05:00Our government has announced regulations forcing a...Our government has announced regulations forcing airlines to advertise exactly what the passenger must pay. No more $99 seat sales for tickets that actually cost $250 after tax and surcharges! I think this is a good thing.<br /><br />http://www.moneyville.ca/article/1103147--tell-the-truth-about-airfare-costs-ottawa-saysKnatoleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03809822081515082096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-78664916012690867812011-12-19T21:56:25.997-05:002011-12-19T21:56:25.997-05:00This is why I love to eat at Asian restaurants... ...This is why I love to eat at Asian restaurants... the menu items are almost always like $8.00, not $7.95 and there is no tax, add on, or special handling fee. <br /><br />I used to work for a bank years ago. We had an "origination" fee for a mortgage loan. This was supposed to be the cost of drawing up the documents. But then they added a "document fee" for that purpose, so what was the "origination" fee for?<br /><br />The bottom line is all these fees, be it "fuel surcharges" or "handling fees" are completely made up because they CAN. Your choice is to choose not to buy the product/service or pay the fees. Welcome to Capitalism.Robert the Skeptichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10863488312604865183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-48661887901984491232011-12-18T18:29:43.145-05:002011-12-18T18:29:43.145-05:00I very much concur with your conclusion. :-)
Pea...I very much concur with your conclusion. :-)<br /><br />PearlPearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05261369905176088917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-2459690152895468872011-12-18T16:34:07.158-05:002011-12-18T16:34:07.158-05:00I so empathize with your frustration, Tom! Those e...I so empathize with your frustration, Tom! Those extra fees are everywhere and unbalancing even the most carefully planned budgets.Dr. Kathy McCoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02903015507894951725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-92067644120015215062011-12-18T10:34:01.329-05:002011-12-18T10:34:01.329-05:00I grew up in Delaware, a state with no sales tax. ...I grew up in Delaware, a state with no sales tax. It took years to get used to that "extra fee" in most of the other states. The smart thing was that people in Pennsylvania, Maryland, and New Jersey came over to spend their money. It was terrific for merchants.Jonohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18170214396483091419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-38681364083168157482011-12-17T22:23:46.808-05:002011-12-17T22:23:46.808-05:00It's nothing new, really, it's been this w...It's nothing new, really, it's been this way for as long as I remember. The thing about new cars that is different in the last couple of decades is the concept of option packages. When I was a young lad, you went to your local car dealer of choice, selected the model you wanted then bought the options like heater, radio, and so on. The dealer assessed your trade-in, you agreed on the price and he put the order in. In a week or two, he called you to tell you your car came in and to come get it. Now, you buy safety packages, luxury packages, technology packages, and each of them includes items you probably don't want but have to take to get the one or two you do want.<br /><br />And I always tell the dealer I will not pay a destination fee or a dealer prep fee. The car's already here , isn't it? And I can run a car through a car wash for $6.<br /><br />You can tell I haven't bought a car in 6 years.Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09752593286034877538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-47455026020629169872011-12-17T19:41:28.631-05:002011-12-17T19:41:28.631-05:00I feel the same way!!!!I feel the same way!!!!Kay Dennisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02646717192332313215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-79961473185233167302011-12-17T17:20:06.579-05:002011-12-17T17:20:06.579-05:00We'll be heading for San Diego for the middle ...We'll be heading for San Diego for the middle two weeks of February. Shoot me an email, please at maturelandscaping(dot)gmail and let me in on the not-so-fabulously-priced spot you chose to rent. We go at least twice a year to visit family and there aren't a lot of good deals to be found. <br /><br />Also, maybe a blogger meet-up opportunity in the making. Thanks for reminding me that we need to be booking flights, etc., now!<br /><br />Grumble on.Nancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15166865250789996825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-52194209979725740212011-12-17T14:40:53.209-05:002011-12-17T14:40:53.209-05:00You can thank the government for many of the addit...You can thank the government for many of the additional fees. <br /><br />Retail and ticket outlets are now charging processing fees which generally represent their cost for credit card charges. Credit card fees are so high now that rather than raise the product prices which would irate customers, they pass the the credit card fee on to the credit customer. This in essence gives a discount to customers paying cash.<br /><br />Banks charge "drive by" appraisal fees even on loans they already have so they can be assured the property is being maintained and still worth the value of the loan. They can still get burned on the loan if the interior is wrecked, but that would cost the borrower more money for a full interior/exterior appraisal.<br /><br />I've walked away from sales people on big ticket items when they began adding on to an already agreed price. 9 times out of 10 they call me back and say they'll absorb the costs to seal the deal.Catch Her in the Wryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13052541966405145087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-89758360170483822382011-12-17T13:23:29.788-05:002011-12-17T13:23:29.788-05:00At least "creative thinkers" who can com...At least "creative thinkers" who can come up with an endless variety of fees to charge consumers are still employed.Olgahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00692441479616299920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-19432877684203729482011-12-17T13:12:16.677-05:002011-12-17T13:12:16.677-05:00A while back Mrs. Chatterbox and I decided to refi...A while back Mrs. Chatterbox and I decided to refinance our house. One of the fees we had to pay ($150.00) was for someone from the bank to drive over to see if there was actually a piece of property at our location. And we hadn't even changed banks! This was the bank we had our original loan with and so they'd already charged this fee the first time round.stephen Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17659054447637207734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-7338932302822755912011-12-17T13:08:01.898-05:002011-12-17T13:08:01.898-05:00I dragged your "new tire" story past use...I dragged your "new tire" story past used car dealer husband.<br />"Yup," he said. "$50 per tire to dispose of them..." That must be the "EPA fee."<br />Remember when you used to be able to go to a new car dealership and get a price for a new car? And then several years ago they started NOT TELLING what the price of the vehicle was, but only what the monthly payment would be. You couldn't GET 'EM to tell you the bottom line price. They DIDN'T WANT you to pay for the car, cash on the barrel head.<br />The reason: Finance fees.Junehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11710135137635433217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-40318330656722425452011-12-17T11:57:18.833-05:002011-12-17T11:57:18.833-05:00Annoying, for sure.Annoying, for sure.Linda Myershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05706455533282204519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-48832349643392774832011-12-17T10:48:38.178-05:002011-12-17T10:48:38.178-05:00I worked for Bell when it went through the breakup...I worked for Bell when it went through the breakup ordered by a Democrat appointed judge. You can thank him for the messy phone bill. The phone company (Verizon) is trying to get the whole thing back together again under one billing system. I hate to think about what the new health care law will do to our insurance nightmare next year. 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