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Originally Posted by SophieDaphne
Forgot about that "administrative fee" and "online fee." What, exactly, do they have to do additionally, if we're paying online? Isn't that easier for them...? Obviously it's for them to get more $$$, but it's kind of excessive.
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Paying online does have a cost associated with it.
#1 your time buy not having to go in and pay it - convenience
#2 the upfront cost for the development of the online payment system
#3 the recurring cost to maintain the system (user licenses, hardware support, bandwidth, SLA's)
In the end they are making a profit of off the process but this is to give you some insight of some of the costs.