Greedy-ass fees
Recently, I read a post on social media that one of our local dentists is now charging a $90.00 "disinfection fee" to patients. My comment: " Maybe I am seeing this all wrong, but I think that is sheer greed and smacks of resentment that the business was patronized at all! To me, it's like charging a shoveling fee to a business that experienced a heavy snow and salt had to be used for the ice problem. Or a sweeping fee because the front of a business had to be swept after leaves fell, and solvent had to be used to remove some stains or gum, or maybe it needed to be pressure washed. Or like charging a dishwashing/table bussing fee to a customer at a restaurant because added disinfecting product needed to be used. I know that ALL businesses visited by the public are having to ramp up disinfecting. I know it is more work and more of an expense. BUT it needs to be automatically done - this pandemic is not our fault! $90 per patient for 10 patients = $900.00. I wonde