Nickeled and Dimed
I once saw this ad for Southwest Airlines in which the guy on the airplane has to pay to use the restroom, pay to recline the chair, pay to use the overhead storage… etc., etc., etc. But what’s surprising is that that is sort of true nowadays. American Airlines is charging little fees (or big fees, if it’s checked luggage) for little things that eventually add up into one great big fee. Think about it: if you had to pay 25 cents to use the restroom, 20 cents to recline the chair, and 50 cents to open the overhead storage, and you went to the restroom 3 times, recline the chair 4 times, and open the overhead storage 7 times, plus you bought a bag of chips for $1.55, that would be…
.25
.25
.25
.20
.20
.20
.20
.50
.50
.50
.50
.50
.50
.50
+1.55
$6.60 total.
Doesn’t seem like much, eh? Then just add the 300-something dollars you paid for the ticket, and the 200- something dollars for the checked bags, and then see if it seems like much.
Ouch.