Junk fees

[EACarlson]

I'm getting sick of seeing more and more junk fees everywhere I go, along with persuaded tipping. New one I'd not seen before today. I ordered some wings from Buffalo Wild Wings to enjoy with the football game. As I go to check out I'm confronted with a tip screen with 18% already filled in, I had click one button to enter a custom tip, then enter 0 to clear it. And a $0.99 "pickup fee."
What fees have you all seen that are irritating and fall into the "junk" category? No actual value for the fee and no way around it.

 

[ronandannette]

Any fee associated with the purchase of on-line tickets. The tickets are delivered electronically and selling them is literally the entire purpose of the websites - no actual person does anything for you during a transaction. Why, just why, is there an extra fee of any kind?!?

 

[moniqueand2]

I had to pay $1.50 for a gift card to a local restaurant/pie chain.

 

[mom2rtk]

Subway automatically added a 15% "sandwich artisan" fee last time I ordered on the app for pick up. I finally figured out how to take it off and realized my BOGO code was gone. Added that back and the fee reappeared. PITA. And so annoying.

 

[Dznypal]

The tip jar at the casino when you go to cash on any tickets. Why do I have to tip you just so you can give give me my money back. For awhile the do it yourself machines wouldn’t give the change part back. Wonder where all that change went.

 

[Mackenzie Click-Mickelson]

For awhile the do it yourself machines wouldn’t give the change part back. Wonder where all that change went.

It's still largely that way in Vegas. We go to the teller's desk to get our change because it starts to add up but it's not uncommon to see people just leaving their claim tickets around on machines or at at the automated machines. It started early in the pandemic with concerns over the virus then became a change shortage and just seems to have stuck around now for casinos.

 

[Mackenzie Click-Mickelson]

The DMV modernization fee we are still paying years after we're not supposed to. I'm not really seeing much modernizing being done and yet it's a $4.00 fee on for our cars.

My property tax on my car is only $24 (the lowest the state will charge) but by the time the fees are added it's more than $60 and then the convenience fee to pay online and pay by card or e-check. But if you go in person you'll pay a $5 fee per vehicle plus the payment fee.

Okay I looked it up and about 5 years after introducing the fee they switched the money from going to the DMV system to the state's highway fund...well okay generally I'm happy with the condition of our roads (once a prior governor was gone since he removed a ton of funding for it) but yeesh talk about a fee that just never goes away. It's been existing now for 14-15 years.

 

[nw6675]

Not to digress, but casinos are getting sued over not giving the change - one example

https://topclassactions.com/lawsuit...n-alleges-company-steals-change-from-players/

 

[easyas123]

And a $0.99 "pickup fee."

A pickup fee? That's a new one.
I wish they'd just factor in their cost of doing business and charge me what they need to charge me...the nickel & dime is no fun.

 

[disneychrista]

Any fee associated with the purchase of on-line tickets. The tickets are delivered electronically and selling them is literally the entire purpose of the websites - no actual person does anything for you during a transaction. Why, just why, is there an extra fee of any kind?!?

I bought tickets to a concert recently. My $45 ticket cost me over $70 once they added all the fees.

 

[disneychick0412]

I picked up a pizza from Papa John's last night. No delivery fee or tip.
When I get to the counter to pay, the credit card machine asked for a tip. I was surprised by that. A tip for what?

 

[tvguy]

Fees added to traffic tickets in my county.
If you get a speeding ticket for going 15 miles an hour over the speed limit, the base fine is $35 PLUS:

Penalty Assessment: Penalty assessments are allocated for such items as court and jail facility construction and other items as noted below.

• $10.00 per $10/base fine per PC 1464 goes 70% to State Trial Court Trust Fund; 30% to County General Fund.
• $2.00 per $10/base fine per GC 76100 goes to the County Courthouse construction fund.
• $2.50 per $10/base fine per GC 76101 goes to the County Jail Construction Fund.
• $0.50 per $10/base fine per GC 76102 goes to County Automated Fingerprint Fund.
• $2.00 per $10/base fine per GC 76104 goes to Maddy Emergency Medical Fund (State/County split).
• $3.00 per $10/base fine per GC 70372.(a) goes to State Court Facilities Construction Fund.
• $1.00 per $10/base fine per GC 76104.6 goes to the DNA Identification Fund (County/State split).
• $4.00 per $10/base fine per GC 76104.7 goes to the DNA Identification Fund (County/State split). (First $1 per $10 effective on violations on/after 07/12/06; additional $2 per $10 effective on violations on/after 06/10/10; $1 per $10 effective on violations on/after 06/27/12.)
• $2.00 per $10/base fine per GC 70372(a) goes to the State Court Facilities Construction Fund - Immediate and Critical Needs Account.

Night Court Assessment Fee pursuant to Vehicle Code 42006; goes to the State Court Facilities Construction Fund - Immediate and Critical Needs Account - $1.00.

DMV History fee pursuant to Vehicle Code 40508.6; goes to the court to offset cost of recording and maintaining defendants prior convictions of the Vehicle Code - $10.00.

Twenty percent Criminal Surcharge pursuant to Penal Code 1465.7; goes to the State General Fund. 20% is calculated on the base fine amount.

Court Security Fee pursuant to Penal Code 1465.8; goes to the State Trial Court Trust Fund - $40.00.

Criminal Conviction Assessment pursuant to Government Code 70373; goes to the State Court Facilities Construction Fund – Immediate and Critical Needs Account (assessed per conviction). - $30.00 (Misdemeanor); $35.00 (Infraction)

Emergency Air Medical Transportation Act Fee pursuant to Government Code 76000.10; goes to County Emergency Air Medical Transportation Fund - $4.00.

Parking Violations Processed by the court. These violations must be issued on a Notice to Appear and signed by the violator.- $3.00 per parking violation. Pursuant to SB 857 and Government Code 76000.3, effective 12/19/10; it goes to the State Trial Court Trust Fund.

DMV Traffic Violator School Completion Certificate Fee, $3.00 charged per certificate. Pursuant to AB 2499 and Vehicle Code 11208(d), effective 09/01/11, it goes to State Department of Motor Vehicles.

 

[AgentMama]

I can't remember where I read this, maybe here, but it's so true - every time I see an ipad at a counter for payment now, I know I'm going to be asked to tip for something I never had to tip for before.

 

[LuvOrlando]

The fees that pop up with travel are absurd.

Parking charges at a hotel's facilities are just low rent unseemly & the same goes for resort fee and cleaning fees. If you tack on hundreds in cleaning fees it makes me think your clientele requires a HAZ-MAT team and it's just icky.

Happened this week looking to go to Florida. I will get an idea in my head to go somewhere and then the total is so absurdly off from the price I decide to look elsewhere and when I do a search I end up getting so aggravated by the search itself I don't go anywhere. This happens over and over again.

 

[disneychrista]

Fees added to traffic tickets in my county.
If you get a speeding ticket for going 15 miles an hour over the speed limit, the base fine is $35 PLUS:

Penalty Assessment: Penalty assessments are allocated for such items as court and jail facility construction and other items as noted below.

• $10.00 per $10/base fine per PC 1464 goes 70% to State Trial Court Trust Fund; 30% to County General Fund.
• $2.00 per $10/base fine per GC 76100 goes to the County Courthouse construction fund.
• $2.50 per $10/base fine per GC 76101 goes to the County Jail Construction Fund.
• $0.50 per $10/base fine per GC 76102 goes to County Automated Fingerprint Fund.
• $2.00 per $10/base fine per GC 76104 goes to Maddy Emergency Medical Fund (State/County split).
• $3.00 per $10/base fine per GC 70372.(a) goes to State Court Facilities Construction Fund.
• $1.00 per $10/base fine per GC 76104.6 goes to the DNA Identification Fund (County/State split).
• $4.00 per $10/base fine per GC 76104.7 goes to the DNA Identification Fund (County/State split). (First $1 per $10 effective on violations on/after 07/12/06; additional $2 per $10 effective on violations on/after 06/10/10; $1 per $10 effective on violations on/after 06/27/12.)
• $2.00 per $10/base fine per GC 70372(a) goes to the State Court Facilities Construction Fund - Immediate and Critical Needs Account.

Night Court Assessment Fee pursuant to Vehicle Code 42006; goes to the State Court Facilities Construction Fund - Immediate and Critical Needs Account - $1.00.

DMV History fee pursuant to Vehicle Code 40508.6; goes to the court to offset cost of recording and maintaining defendants prior convictions of the Vehicle Code - $10.00.

Twenty percent Criminal Surcharge pursuant to Penal Code 1465.7; goes to the State General Fund. 20% is calculated on the base fine amount.

Court Security Fee pursuant to Penal Code 1465.8; goes to the State Trial Court Trust Fund - $40.00.

Criminal Conviction Assessment pursuant to Government Code 70373; goes to the State Court Facilities Construction Fund – Immediate and Critical Needs Account (assessed per conviction). - $30.00 (Misdemeanor); $35.00 (Infraction)

Emergency Air Medical Transportation Act Fee pursuant to Government Code 76000.10; goes to County Emergency Air Medical Transportation Fund - $4.00.

Parking Violations Processed by the court. These violations must be issued on a Notice to Appear and signed by the violator.- $3.00 per parking violation. Pursuant to SB 857 and Government Code 76000.3, effective 12/19/10; it goes to the State Trial Court Trust Fund.

DMV Traffic Violator School Completion Certificate Fee, $3.00 charged per certificate. Pursuant to AB 2499 and Vehicle Code 11208(d), effective 09/01/11, it goes to State Department of Motor Vehicles.

I was super surprised to learn that $245 ticket started out as $49 before all the state, county and city/district fees get added.

 

[Skippy918]

Any fee associated with the purchase of on-line tickets. The tickets are delivered electronically and selling them is literally the entire purpose of the websites - no actual person does anything for you during a transaction. Why, just why, is there an extra fee of any kind?!?

Agreed. Ticketmaster is the worst! Those $25 tickets come out to nearly double.
Resort fees that some hotels charge. My hubby is going to a conference in Vegas and the resort fees are listed separately so you can’t compare hotel costs. The resort fees for some of the hotels were $50 a day!

 

[Mackenzie Click-Mickelson]

Not to digress, but casinos are getting sued over not giving the change - one example

https://topclassactions.com/lawsuit...n-alleges-company-steals-change-from-players/

I don't blame 'em for going after them. It's more money in the casino's pocket by making it harder for people to get change. It is double work though in printing tickets because it'll print a new voucher for just the change portion if you go to the self service machines. And there's no reason why they should have been continuing with no change at the machines.

 

[shh]

Subway automatically added a 15% "sandwich artisan" fee last time I ordered on the app for pick up. I finally figured out how to take it off and realized my BOGO code was gone. Added that back and the fee reappeared. PITA. And so annoying.

this one has to take the cake - subway "artisan fee"? Are you kidding?
Definitely seeing "service fees" or "packaging fees" added to takeup/pickup orders at many places.

 

[disny_luvr]

There are extra fees for everything and it really is getting out of control.

 

[Kathryn Merteuil]

I have heard of some places charging a "counter fee" for doing transactions in person.