Being alive comes with a long bill.

From healthcare and housing to food, clothes, and education, even the basics are enough to empty your wallet. And that’s before you factor in life’s little pleasures.

But when a hidden, ridiculous fee gets thrown on top? That’s just adding insult to injury. These are some of the most outrageous charges people had to pay—and honestly, you’ll probably want to scream on their behalf.

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#1 I Can Feel The Rage

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#2 $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?

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#3 Airbnb Cleaning Fee Is Almost Double The Rate For The Night

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#4 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

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#5 Someone Explain To Me How There’s Possibly 800 Dollars In Fees. Are You Kidding Me?

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#6 I Bought A Digital Item And I Have To Pay A “Digital Delivery Fee”

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#7 The Fees, Taxes And Tip Is Almost Equal To The Cost Of The Food Ordered

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#8 I’m Being Charged To Install It Myself

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#9 This Restaurant Charges An 18% Living Wage Fee

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#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

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#11 Non Cash Processing Fees At A Restaurant That Doesn’t Take Cash

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#12 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”

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#13 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

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#14 The Fees On This Airbnb For One Night

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#15 My Bank Charged Me A $22 Fee For Only Having $14 In My Bank Account

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#16 Door Dash Fees Are Out Of Control

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#17 Giftcards.com Charged Me A Fee Every Month I Didn’t Use My Card Until The Balance Went To 0

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#18 Guess I’m Too Poor For Vacations Now?

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#19 Travel Agency Charging 30€ Handling Fee For A 30.31€ Refund

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#20 First Fancy Dinner In God Knows When And Got Charged An Economic Recovery Fee?? I’m Not Made Of Money Either Cmon

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#21 “No Surprises” Booking.com Fail

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#22 Paying Almost $12 In Fees When I Pay A Monthly Fee For Free Delivery

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#23 Uber Eats’ $18 Delivery Fee For A $16 Order

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#24 Which Wich Charges A Credit Card Fee Even If You Pay Cash

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#25 What Was Supposed To Be A $64 Uber Ride Ended Up Costing $120.99 Because Of Hidden Fees And Whatever “Surge” Is

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#26 Getting Charged A Convenience Fee By Ticket Booking Apps For For Using Their Service, Even Though They Are The Only One Offering The Tickets

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#27 Panera Bread Increases Food Price By 25% When You Switch To Delivery After Redeeming “No Fees” Delivery

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#28 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.

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#29 “Hospitality Fee”

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#30 Georgia Restaurant Charging A $20 “Live Band Entertainment Fee” To Customers’ Receipt

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#31 The Amount Of Fees I Paid On A Pizza Delivery

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#32 “A 20% Fee Is Added To All “To-Go” Orders. 10% Is Paid To The Server Who Prepares The Order And 10% Is A “To-Go” Fee”

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#33 I Paid 10 Dollars In Delivery Fee And None Of It Is For The Driver? So What’s The Fee For Then?

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#34 Trying To Pay My Tuition And Have Nearly A $50 Service Fee

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#35 Ordered Some Clothes From A Reputable, Brick-And-Mortar Store In Greece. Got Hit With An Invoice Of $340 Upon Delivery To America

Turns out one of the items (€115) was made in china. Surprise. Charge is non-negotiable and irreversible. If I refuse the package I will still owe the money.

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#36 Excessive Fees And Charges For A Rental Car

The original price was $390 so I was shocked when it jumped to $550 upon payment. Come to find out there’s just a buttload of excessive fees and surcharges. I mean what on earth is the police training fee for…
Picking up and dropping off at an airport.

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#37 Buying Tickets I Was Excited To See They Would Match A Donation To My Local Food Bank. They Charge A Fee To Donate. The Larger The Donation The Larger The Fee

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#38 Landlord Switched Payment Platform To One That Charges A Fee On Top Of Rent

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#39 Wanted To Avoid Delivery Fees, Got Charged Convenience Fee For Ordering Online And Picking It Up Myself

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#40 My $25 Gift Card Is Worth $0 Due To Inactivity

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#41 My Friend Forgot His Phone In The Lyft Yesterday. We Paid A $15 Fee To Be Able To Communicate With The Driver. It’s Been Almost 24 Hours And No Response From Lyft Or The Driver

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#42 First It Was The $75 Charge To Use The Fridge, Now This?

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#43 $81.78 In Fees For Two Concert Tickets, But Don’t Worry, Delivery On The Virtual Tickets Is Free

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