I was reading an article that said last year airlines made nearly $5.3 billion on baggage fees. That number blew me away as I remember when there were no such things as baggage fees. Not remembering when those came into existence I Googled it and sure enough it was in 2008. Talk about a new source of revenue.
Got me to thinking about all the other nickel & dime fees that have come into existence over the years. Just seems like there is a fee for everything when often times it used to be part of the service. One that comes to mind is delivery fees for food. Used to be pizza places delivered for free and now every one of them charges a delivery fee. I remember that came about due to "high gas prices" a few years back and just never went away when gas prices went down. Hell, used to be able to get your pizza delivered in under 30 minutes guaranteed or it was free back in the 1980's.
What are some other fees that are charged these days that used to just be part of the service?
Got me to thinking about all the other nickel & dime fees that have come into existence over the years. Just seems like there is a fee for everything when often times it used to be part of the service. One that comes to mind is delivery fees for food. Used to be pizza places delivered for free and now every one of them charges a delivery fee. I remember that came about due to "high gas prices" a few years back and just never went away when gas prices went down. Hell, used to be able to get your pizza delivered in under 30 minutes guaranteed or it was free back in the 1980's.
What are some other fees that are charged these days that used to just be part of the service?