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Another big one is the "Surprise! Valet-only + parking garage" fees. shrug The whole shady passing-fees-to-willing-consumers thing is just business. I can app
by libria 7y ago
Another big one is the "Surprise! Valet-only + parking garage" fees.
shrug The whole shady passing-fees-to-willing-consumers thing is just business. I can appreciate T-Mobile creating their identity about not doing this (final price, taxes and fees included). All the other hotels do it too. Restaurants use tipping, etc.
With the Age of the Internet has come greater visibility and accountability. Twitter-like outbursts can go viral creating damaging PR. I can see society slowly moving towards consumer friendly practices and upfront total costs. We'll get there.
- toomuchtodo 7y agoSometimes you can make it your business (T-Mobile), sometimes regulation is required (airline fares including all mandatory taxes and fees). Disclaimer: TMO customer
- deogeo 7y ago> The whole shady passing-fees-to-willing-consumers thing is just business. Advertising one price and charging another looks like textbook fraud to me... Edit: I guess we could take free market ideas to their limit, and allow companies to differentiate themselves on whether they conduct fraud and other crimes as well.
- foobandit 7y agoThere is certainly lots of incentive for many businesses, especially those that don't rely on repeat business, to do things this way. I imagine things will gradually get worse until lawmakers step in and require full prices up-front (as they have in Australia, for example).