It is not just the airlines that are padding the bottom line with fees, charges, and upgrades. As I paid my electric bill this morning it dawned on me the “convenience fee” I was assessed could equal real money to the utility. A quick internet search says Duke Energy has 8.6 million customers. If half of those households pay their bill online (and that’s probably conservative) the monopoly takes in an easy $5 million every month. So does the water company and the gas company and every other utility you pay.
Now I could avoid this fee by writing a check and mailing it in, but given the state of mail service -at least around here- I’m not sure I could trust it to arrive in a timely manner.
I suppose paying $1.25 to avoid writing a check, stuffing an envelope, finding a stamp, and worrying just how long it will take the postman to deliver said payment, is more convenient. It still seems like legalized theft.
3 comments:
Cheaper for them when you use a credit/debit card as well.
CuyCo Ohio - 3% poundage for paying property taxes using a credit card.
That does not make sense. The 3% (or whatever it is, in the state you live in) is the cost of the transaction. The credit card company (whatever it is) is charging the energy utility (whatever that is) - that cost, and it is added to your bill. The way the paragraph is written, it is implied that the energy company is pocketing the whole amount.
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