Quote Originally Posted by totallynotme View Post
I'm not asking them to lower the fee, I already mentioned the VAT in the OP and the difference is anything but "little" to SE long term, so the fee itself is completely understandable. But offering something small as a way of saying "we get it" wouldn't have to carry a huge cost for them, it would just be the right thing to do.
The thing is, there's still a cost involved. That "something" will have a value of it's own, whether its 50 cents or 3 euros, it's still there, just in a different form. They could just lower the price instead, which they won't do, because there is little room to adjust as is due to VAT.