Adding a new phone only costs $40 per month. Surprise, that wasn’t the whole story because the phone itself costs $500.
Hidden fees. Unexplained charges. These add up to billions in costs to consumers every year.
According to a Consumer Reports survey, about 59 percent of people have been charged hidden fees. Luckily, for consumers who did complain of hidden fees, twothirds got a refund.
Here are the top offenders in hidden fees and the percentage of people surveyed who reported them, according to Consumer Reports:
– Telecommunication providers (69 percent) – Live entertainment and sporting events (44 percent) – Credit cards (36 percent) – Car purchases (34 percent) – Hotel (34 percent) – Air travel (31 percent) – Car rental (31 percent)