convenience fees
Extra payment costs
Convenience fees are charges added to transactions when customers use alternative payment methods or channels—paying a bill online, buying tickets by phone, or using a credit card where cash is standard.
The name frames the surcharge as payment for the convenience of not using the default method: The website charges a $3.95 convenience fee per ticket.
Critics note the fees often apply to the most convenient option available, making the term somewhat ironic.
- surchargeExtra fee added
- processingSystematic operation on data
- payment processingManaging financial transfers
- transactionExchange of goods/money
- hiddenKept out of sight
credit card · ATM · service charge · service fee · markup · payment · fine print · extra · annoying · checkout · billing · percentage · handling · online · booking · administrative · sneaky · nickel-and-dime
- chargessurcharges, levies, service charges, tolls, hotel tax
- extra feesservice fee, delivery fee, handling fee, processing fee, surcharge
- feesfee, service fee, service charge, flat fee, annual fee
- banking costsbank charges, service charges, finance charges, service charge, finance charge
- pricingpricing, discount price, overpricing, discounts, overcharge
convenience feesfee waivers
Excused payment obligations
discounts · rebates · price reductions · cash back · credits
convenience feesfree shipping
No-cost item transport
transparent pricing · fee waivers · loyalty rewards · price matching · member benefits
convenience feesbase price
Cost before modifications
face value · list price · sticker price · retail price · MSRP
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