topic Re: Extra fee in Customer Care

Extra fee

Seashell girl — Fri, 20 Jun 2025 23:52:19 GMT

I noticed when I order there is an extra .50 cents added to my purchase for Road improvement and food delivery fee....not ordering food and I don't live there! What the heck? I know it's only .50 cents but Wow the nerve!

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chessylady — Sat, 21 Jun 2025 00:21:06 GMT

Maybe your state passed a law requiring these fees.

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PinkyPetunia — Sat, 21 Jun 2025 00:29:06 GMT

@Seashell girl. More info needed. When you order from where? QVC? Where do you live?

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ValuSkr — Sat, 21 Jun 2025 01:10:32 GMT

Apparently Minnesota has a $0.50 "Road Improvement and Food Delivery Fee." It applies to retail deliveries greater than $100. It doesn't apply to food deliveries like groceries or takeout, In fact, deliveries from restaurants and food establishmenIts are exempt.

If QVC shipped an order to Minnesota that was greater than $100, it would have to charge the $0.50 fee, no matter what was purchased.

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Seashell girl — Sat, 21 Jun 2025 01:28:25 GMT

Interesting... I'll have to investigate! Always taxed to death do us part!

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TheMemphisVette — Sat, 21 Jun 2025 01:34:10 GMT

google states mn has this tax

i don't live there so i have not had it charged to me

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We rescue cats — Sat, 21 Jun 2025 01:38:41 GMT

I guess states are are catching up with taxes and fees. I remember buying a few pricey items such as televisions and higher end jewelry from HSN to avoid the PA sales tax, I know we bought at least 3 big screen televisions this way, one arrived just in time for the super bowl!

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Etoile308 — Sat, 21 Jun 2025 01:41:08 GMT

With the proliferation of more and more deliveries since Covid, several states have considered adding additional fees to deliveries. I believe many add it stating it's for road upkeep.

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Mom2Dogs — Sat, 21 Jun 2025 01:44:52 GMT

The state of Indiana just passed a law allowing tolls to be charged on interstand roadways.....I don't know how they will implement this...cameras, I don't know.....

we will be taxed to death.

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shoekitty — Sat, 21 Jun 2025 02:01:02 GMT

@Seashell girl just to make you feel better be glad you aren't paying the hotel taxes and fees in and around Los Angeles , Ca

a rough estimate was on a room rate of 402.00. We paid an additional fee of a little over 100. Each night

to start there is the parking/ valet fee of 40. PLUS 12% tax . Tips extra

35.00 amenity fee don't ask

TOT, transient occupancy tax and other taxes 15% of nightly rate. In my case 61.00@ night.
that's about 137 bux added on to nightly rate.
these inc state, city AND county taxes, impounds and fransportation tax.

I wish I had my bill handy to break it down. Lovely hotel, we have been staying there for 10 years. The taxes increased and many were added at Covid time.

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shoekitty — Sat, 21 Jun 2025 02:10:59 GMT

@Mom2Dogs wrote:
The state of Indiana just passed a law allowing tolls to be charged on interstand roadways.....I don't know how they will implement this...cameras, I don't know.....

we will be taxed to death.

@Mom2Dogs We have a few toll roads here in California. Not many, but there are two kinds I know of. A special road that requires a toll fee, and an express lane ( I find these on way to San Francisco)

the toll road is clearly marked, some have toll gates where you stop and pay or show pass. These are not heavily travels roads, but can be short cuts. The Fasttack lanes, require a pass. It is displayed in drivers window in a certain spot. There are cameras all along these lanes. You do get caught. We received a ticket one week after using the lane . We didn't realize it at all!! Fine was 15-17 bux. Can't remember. But we won't do it,again. We never drive there ever enough to purchase pass. But we are aware, and avoid it now. They are famous for tickets, people are caught all the time. In fact my girlfriend had to fight the transportation agency for months, because her pass was stolen, and it was expired and still used. So she got tickets. She had moved to Reno, and hadn't been there. She had to prove a few things and they dismissed her ticket, and actually found the guy! Lisence!

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Desertdi — Sat, 21 Jun 2025 08:23:40 GMT

@shoekitty

Big hotel tax over here, too. I'm not sure if it's just Phoenix, or Maricopa County, or the State. I worked in a resort here, and it was a shocker to many guests. di

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Desertdi — Sat, 21 Jun 2025 09:02:53 GMT

Oh yeah...I just thought of another good one:

PRISON TAX is added to my WATER BILL.....

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catter70 — Sat, 21 Jun 2025 12:15:59 GMT

There's always an excuse to raise taxes and then the money is just wasted. Yes, a lot was added at Covid, but then never went away.