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Your Wallet: Crazy transaction fees

We dug into your hidden fees with consumer columnist David Lazarus.

Have you ever looked at a bill or a receipt and thought, “15 cents for what? What’s a landing fee? A $2.95 convenience fee? Why?”

We asked you for photos of your crazy transaction fees or charges, and you sent us some great ones. Los Angeles Times consumer columnist David Lazarus joined us to dig into your receipts and tell us why we pay these fees.

Talk about mysterious fees…

A photo posted by deneui (@deneui) on

 

Crazy transaction fee! $15 for an $18 dollar bill is ridiculous. @marketplaceapm #transactionfee #that'stoomuch

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Love the generic "9.89% fee"

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