Hidden fees: How to fight and avoid them

Ever feel ripped off when you check out of a hotel, or check on your mobile phone bill? Many customers are surprised, annoyed or angry at hidden fees. Senior Personal Finance Correspondent Sharon Epperson has tips on how to find, avoid and fight extra charges.

[CMRinehart]

Getting tickets for and concerts and other events cost a lot of money. Glad I’ve never spent a dime on this.

[comeonman]

Medical billing, no information on prices up front and the worst thing is surprise facility fees.

[jmfs]

My therapist charges about $200/hour. My "non-profit" hospital charges me $300/hour just to be in the building for that same visit. The nurses at the hospital are protesting that they only got a 1% raise this year. So who is getting paid with this insurance fraud?! Is it the CEO of my hospital? Is his $4 Million dollar annual salary coming out of these $300/hour "Facility Charges"?

[integra]

Hidden fees should be Illegal...PERIOD !

[JoelBondurant]

The irony of this sponsored by Acorns.

[nowhiringlifeannuitysalesa]

Index Annuity after 15 years I have hundreds of clients who have DOUBLED their Retirement in 7th to 9th years and I am showing American Retirees how to pay their Mortgages off NOW. PROOF!

[harrychu]

Shouldn't the FTC the consumer regulatory agency look into this?

[Lawrence_ent]

Drivetime is the best at hidden fees! STAY AWAY FROM

[nomercadies]

I'm not sure the government should be in charge of controlling this. If the pendulum swings too far one way, the business who advertises no "drip fees" will get the business.