35 Times People Were Charged Extra Fees For Ridiculous Things
No matter how much we earn, it seems like bills keep competing with our pay. Everything we want costs money, and the suppliers to our wants and needs seem to be intent on gouging us for every penny they can get their greedy hands on.
The following list of pics prove the ridiculous levels absurd hidden fees have currently reached. Scroll to check out some of the most unhinged photos of bills showing excessive additional charges that are suggestive of a dystopian reality where people are probably expected to pay for air.
#1 $48 Convenience Fee Just To Pay My Rent
It won’t let me just directly connect my checking account. My rent is already high enough and they want another 50 dollars out of me just to pay for it?
#2 Georgia Restaurant Charging A $20 “Live Band Entertainment Fee” To Customers’ Receipt
#3 I Can Feel The Rage
#4 Someone Explain To Me How There’s Possibly 800 Dollars In Fees. Are You Kidding Me?
#5 Every Cruise I Attempt To Book Ends Up Having “Taxes And Fees” That Are Higher Than The Actual Subtotal, Effectively Doubling The “Great Sale Price”
#6 Kid Gets A Netspend Pre-Paid For His Bday Last Year With $50 On It. Finally Decided To Use It And The Fees Bled The Card Dry
#7 This Restaurant Charges An 18% Living Wage Fee
#8 Airbnb Cleaning Fee Is Almost Double The Rate For The Night
#9 I Bought A Digital Item And I Have To Pay A “Digital Delivery Fee”
#10 Dentist Cancelled An Hour Before I Was Supposed To Be There. I Have Gotten 3-4 Auto Messages The Last Week Reminding Me Of The Appointment And To Confirm It, Threatening $59 Fee For Short Notice Cancellation
#11 The Fees, Taxes And Tip Is Almost Equal To The Cost Of The Food Ordered
#12 Non Cash Processing Fees At A Restaurant That Doesn’t Take Cash
#13 Door Dash Fees Are Out Of Control
#14 Which Wich Charges A Credit Card Fee Even If You Pay Cash
#15 What Was Supposed To Be A $64 Uber Ride Ended Up Costing $120.99 Because Of Hidden Fees And Whatever “Surge” Is
#16 I’m Being Charged To Install It Myself
#17 First Fancy Dinner In God Knows When And Got Charged An Economic Recovery Fee?? I’m Not Made Of Money Either Cmon
#18 “No Surprises” Booking.com Fail
#19 Getting Charged A Convenience Fee By Ticket Booking Apps For For Using Their Service, Even Though They Are The Only One Offering The Tickets
#20 The Amount Of Fees I Paid On A Pizza Delivery
#21 The Fees On This Airbnb For One Night
#22 Giftcards.com Charged Me A Fee Every Month I Didn’t Use My Card Until The Balance Went To 0
#23 Travel Agency Charging 30€ Handling Fee For A 30.31€ Refund
#24 “Hospitality Fee”
#25 Trying To Pay My Tuition And Have Nearly A $50 Service Fee
#26 I Was Taken From My Drs Office To The Hospital By Ambulance Because My BP Was 70/14 And I Almost Fainted 3 Times. Traveled 1,3 Miles And Here’s The Charge For A 5 Minute Ride
#27 Guess I’m Too Poor For Vacations Now?
#28 Uber Eats’ $18 Delivery Fee For A $16 Order
#29 Restaurant Bill From Tonight
I’m not the first to post these, but 18 percent service charge, waiter said it doesn’t go to him and a lot of people don’t tip on top, it’s confusing. Fairly expensive restaurant in LA, looked on menu after and saw it in the fine print. I hate this so much, I won’t go back.
#30 Shame On Me For Not Reading The Agreement, But A Fee That Exorbitant Raises A Few Questions
#31 My Bank Charged Me A $22 Fee For Only Having $14 In My Bank Account
#32 Paying Almost $12 In Fees When I Pay A Monthly Fee For Free Delivery
#33 This “Let’s Go Brandon Fee”
#34 Panera Bread Increases Food Price By 25% When You Switch To Delivery After Redeeming “No Fees” Delivery
#35 Got An Eviction Letter For Being 15 Minutes Late Paying My Rent. Look At These Fees
$180 just for writing an eviction letter??? Like seriously?? You had to write it once and I bet it was years ago. You have copies just laying around! So my $1,479 of rent after all these charges and the late fee really means my rent is $1,988. Why is it a bank can tell me I can’t afford a $900 mortgage but $2000 for rent? Nah, you got this bro. 2 bed room dumpster fire with dry wall missing. This isn’t not the luxury apartment that’s advertised, so why charge luxury prices? 15 minutes late… kiss my a*s. You force us to pay using money order. Sorry you close your office 15 minutes before I get home. I live in Dallas, I tried to race here but whatever. My schedule doesn’t revolve around you. Maybe get your s**t together and setup online payments. Also, I haven’t seen the pest dude since I’ve lived here. I hate being a millennial.
Shanilou Perera
Shanilou has always loved reading and learning about the world we live in. While she enjoys fictional books and stories just as much, since childhood she was especially fascinated by encyclopaedias and strangely enough, self-help books. As a kid, she spent most of her time consuming as much knowledge as she could get her hands on and could always be found at the library. Now, she still enjoys finding out about all the amazing things that surround us in our day-to-day lives and is blessed to be able to write about them to share with the whole world as a profession.
