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This cruise line is hiking passenger fees for 'Crew Appreciation'
August 30, 2024 | 9:06amPassengers will soon have to pay more to travel aboard this ♏cruise ꦇline.
ATM fees hit record high in US — these are the cities where you'll pay the most
August 22, 2024 | 4:56pmGetting cash fro🐈m an ATM that is outside a consumer's network is more expensive than ever, and in some U.S. cities, the average cost of accessing paper money is more than...
Mom charged an extra $36 for her groceries due to little-known ru𓆏le
August 13, 2024 | 11:08amAfter contacting Coleဣs to find out what had happened, she was informed that the week's deals had already changed o൲ver because the order was processed in Australian Eastern Standard Time,...
I was stunned to find this petty fee on🔜 my $270 re🌳staurant bill — it was extremely out of place
August 12, 2024 | 12:10pmThe restaurant-goer was happy to sh♏ell out hundreds of dollars for the meal, but was upset by 🍎a small fee he noticed tacked on at the end of his receipt.
Costco cracking down on non-members taking advantage of deals — here's how
August 8, 2024 | 1:03pmWill Costco become the strictest memb✅ers-only club ever?
Costco hiking membership fees for first time since 2017—here's how much it will cost
July 10, 2024 | 6:33pmThe hike will affect around 52 million members, a little over half of them being of the executive category, the 🍰membe♌rship-only retailer said.
The simple hack ꦚto avoid credit card surcharges at cafeౠs
June 13, 2024 | 11:41amIf you feel like you're increasingly being slapped with card surcharges - you're not imagining it. Here's how to easily avoid extra charg🍸es t🍷o your card.
You'll soon need a reservation to swim at this popular beach — it's the latest in a global effort to get mass tourism under control
June 12, 2024 | 7:55pmSon of a beach. One of the nation's most scenic swimming holes is pushing back against mass tourism by requiring visitors to make 💮reservations at peak times this summer. Sand...
Major online merchant becomes latest to drop American Express — here's why
June 6, 2024 | 11:48amIt’s not the first time merchants have voiced opposition to AmEx’s business practices by walking away, most notably the wareh🌳ouse chain Costco nearly a decade ago.
Southwꦕest Airlines hiking fe🐼es for early check-ins, upgraded boarding as high as $149 if you want a better seat
June 5, 2024 | 6:50pmThe price hikes come just weeks after Southwest Airlines CEO Bob Jordan sai💯d that the carrier is considering changing the boarding and seating processes on its 🦄planes in order to improve...
Kudos for Hochul's congestion toll U-turn — now make sure it's dead for good
June 5, 2024 | 5:51pmꦺ Rejoice, New Yorkers! Congestion pricing has been kiboshed — for now.
Hochul and Adams neℱed to squash congestion pricing, a dud that will slam ALL NYers
June 4, 2024 | 10:34am🥃 Congestion pricing is wildly unpopular with every demographic of New Yorkers, who can see that it's not just a tax on drivers; all city-dwellers and tourists will soon feel a...
Car rental giant🀅 charging Tesla renters for not rꦰefilling gas tank
May 18, 2024 | 5:41pm✱ Hertz൩ recently announced plans to offload 30,000 used Teslas.
Judge blocks rule capping credit card late fees at $8 inไ junk feeꦐ setback for Biden
May 10, 2024 | 6:37pm🥃 A CFPB spokesperson said the regulator would keep defending the rule, a key part of the Biden administration's crackdown onꩲ "junk fees."
Calif. re𓂃staurants to hike menu prices further over junk-fee ban taking effect July 1 ൩
May 10, 2024 | 10:44amCalifornia restaurants are poised to further hike prices after a junk-fee ban in the state mandated that restaurant꧒s and bars fold mandatory fees into listed menu prices.
Travel costs have soared since the pandemic — with ༒one mode now absurdly expensive
April 25, 2024 | 3:17pm🌸 Surprisingly, airfares has only increased by 2.6% during the lasꦓt five years.
Flyers may soon get a break over canceled flights — including instant refunds — thanks t🐓o new DOT rules
April 24, 2024 | 9:00amThe Biden administration on Wednesday slapped airlines with new rules that trigger instant refunds when fli💫ghts are cance♒led and clamp down on "surprise junk fees." Under the new Department of...
NYC's food delivery tip proposals are a recipe for disaster
April 23, 2024 | 7:34pmCity Councilmember Shaun Abreu has introduced two bi😼lls that would require apps to prompt users to tip before the delivery is made — and set a default minimum suggested tip...
NYPD rolls out 'barnacle' windshield boots to force violators to pay
April 6, 2024 | 4:16pmThe NYPD began rolling out its🍰 new "Barnacle Device" on social media and in the street this week and plans to꧑ attach the suction-cup panels to the windshields of parking...
Comedian goes off after restaurant charges him COVID fee to 'wipe down the menus'
April 3, 2024 | 11:52amThe stand-up comedian ꧅took to social media saying a restaurant he dined at should get rid of the "COVID fee" he said🌌 it charged him. The fee was $3, according to Maniscalco.