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Wednesday, September 22, 2010 |
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So, two weeks ago I made dinner reservations for my wife and I to have a nice dinner cruise while we are in Chicago this week. Little did I know that the dinner cruise people had a ton of hidden fees, and also that Chicago has some fairly wacky taxes. Check out my costs: -------------------------------------
$227.80 - Adult Saturday Dinner Ticket for 2 $97.80 - EC First Class Service - Dinner - must purchase for entire party $0.00 - Table for Two $50.00 - Guaranteed Window Seating - Dinner $375.60 - Subtotal $58.61 - Administrative Fees - Ody Chicago (18.00%) $19.48 - Fees-Ody Chicago Tickets (8.55%) $6.83 - Fees-Fuel Surcharge Ody Chicago (3.00%) $3.91 - Fees-Ody Chicago F&B (4.00%) $7.52 - Ticket Tax - ODY - Chicago (3.30%) $10.76 - Taxes-Ody Chicago F&B (11.00%) $7.18 - Amusement Tax-Ody Chicago (3.15%) $2.25 - Amusement Tax - Ody Chicago OTHER (4.50%) $492.14 - Total Charge ------------------------------------- So my first problem with this BS is that the math just plain ain't right. If you look at any of the listed percentages and apply that to any of the initial totals, they just aren't correct. Never mind that though.. what really boils my balls is that I have friggin $116.54 in hidden fees and taxes here. I mean damn, that's 31% in taxes and fees. WTF? Ok, so today I get my rental car reservation notice from Enterprise (my wife, the sweetheart, reserved a car for me), and here's the bill: ------------------------------------- Car and Rate Information PER USE: Full Size Chevy Impala, Nissan Altima, Dodge Charger or similar $181.74 USD (3 Day @ 60.58) $0.00 USD (Drop Charge) $40.39 USD (2 Hour @ 20.20) $25.04 USD (CONCESSION RECOVERY FEE 11.11 PCT) $15.00 USD (CUSTOMER FACILITY CHARGE 3.75/DAY) $2.75 USD (LESSOR TAX 2.75 USD/RNTL) $3.28 USD (VEHICLE LICENSE RECOVERY .82/DAY) $12.52 USD (AUTO RENTING OCCUPATION TAX) $15.03 USD (MPEA TAX) $2.50 USD (MASS TRANSIT TAX) $20.04 USD (CHICAGO TRANSACTION TAX) $318.30 USD (Total Charges) NOTE: Pricing does not include coverage. ------------------------------------- Yup, that's $136.56 in taxes and fees. That's 75.1% in taxes and fees. Can I get a WTF, please? The dinner cruise people I can almost forgive.. almost. But Enterprise rent-a-POS can kiss it. And to you bitches at Enterprise: if I get stuck with a damn Dodge Charger again, and you think I'm ever going to rent from you again, then you is on the crack. Welcome back to the Crack, motherfuckers. :) |
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