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I think you are vehemently agreeing with OP? Food delivery is being singled out here because of pure politics. Your AirBnb example by the way is a perfect exa

by zaroth 6y ago

I think you are vehemently agreeing with OP? Food delivery is being singled out here because of pure politics. Your AirBnb example by the way is a perfect example. The 3% service fee is the amount charged to the host by AirBnb. They also have a separate charge which they bill to the renter; > Guest service fee: This fee is typically under 14.2% of the booking subtotal (the nightly rate plus cleaning fee and additional guest fee, if applicable, but excluding Airbnb fees and taxes). I’m counting a total of at least 5 different line items for taxes and fees. Not all of which will be broken out on the renter’s invoice. Like when renting a car at the airport, eventually you stop paying attention and just look at the total. You’re only amazed after taking a second look that taxes, fees, concession recovery, environmental etc. fees make up more than half the cost.

petre 6y ago
In my country we often get breakfast included for the same price as the room if we cut out the middleman (booking.com, airbnb).
- JAlexoid 6y ago
  Fun fact, I prepaid my trip to Croatia and lost all of my money... because I paid directly to the person. 800Eur down the drain. Can you guess if I'm giving a fuck if the middlemen take 90% of your income?
  - petre 6y ago
    Depends how you've paid. If you've paid through credit card or bank transfer there is at least a paper trail and you can claim being defrauded. I think I lost my airplane ticket money through eSky.eu as well. We'll see. We're still in the "we have forwarded you request to the airline" phase. The trip was cancelled because we got the more expensive "free cancellation" option from bokking.com. Booking.com also tried to push some friends into getting vouchers instead of money back, but they eventually got their money back after contacting support and making threats.
    - JAlexoid 6y ago
      Bank transfer and I got a big FU. I would rather deal with Booking/Expedia and get a voucher, than deal with assholes. Airlines will be forced to give you options, but private hosts will do fuck all. Do you know why? Because the host is still giving me the right to come to Croatia... it's not his problem that the borders are closed. These middlemen are insurance for the consumer. Be it Booking, GrubHub, AirBnB, Uber, etc...

by zaroth 6y ago

petre 6y ago

In my country we often get breakfast included for the same price as the room if we cut out the middleman (booking.com, airbnb).

JAlexoid 6y ago
Fun fact, I prepaid my trip to Croatia and lost all of my money... because I paid directly to the person. 800Eur down the drain. Can you guess if I'm giving a fuck if the middlemen take 90% of your income?
- petre 6y ago
  Depends how you've paid. If you've paid through credit card or bank transfer there is at least a paper trail and you can claim being defrauded. I think I lost my airplane ticket money through eSky.eu as well. We'll see. We're still in the "we have forwarded you request to the airline" phase. The trip was cancelled because we got the more expensive "free cancellation" option from bokking.com. Booking.com also tried to push some friends into getting vouchers instead of money back, but they eventually got their money back after contacting support and making threats.
  - JAlexoid 6y ago
    Bank transfer and I got a big FU. I would rather deal with Booking/Expedia and get a voucher, than deal with assholes. Airlines will be forced to give you options, but private hosts will do fuck all. Do you know why? Because the host is still giving me the right to come to Croatia... it's not his problem that the borders are closed. These middlemen are insurance for the consumer. Be it Booking, GrubHub, AirBnB, Uber, etc...