Convenience, Fees And Rental Cars

When the travel industry tries to sell us “convenience” or “peace of mind,” I think it’s  fair to assume that we are being hosed. 

My latest brush with “convenience” came in the form of a sticker on the windshield of an Avis rental car in Norfolk, Va.: “Your car is enabled with etoll. Just drive through!”  Smaller print revealed that we’d pay not just for the tolls but also $2.50 a day for every day we used the thing. Which we didn’t.

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