# Should merchants be made to stop adding fees to your purchase and instead roll all that into their prices?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [May 11, 2024, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-merchants-be-made-to-stop-adding-fees-to-your-purchase-and-instead-roll-all-that-into-their-prices/1001421 "2024-05-11T18:44:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2024, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-merchants-be-made-to-stop-adding-fees-to-your-purchase-and-instead-roll-all-that-into-their-prices/1001421/39 "2024-05-12T16:59:05Z")

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Try to avoid Sales Tax detailed discussions in this thread. It will tend to hijack it.

10 posts were merged into an existing topic: [US Tipping, whole bill, or bill minus taxes and fees. Also liquor & beer? {POLLS ADDED}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-tipping-whole-bill-or-bill-minus-taxes-and-fees-also-liquor-beer-polls-added/1001446/17)

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