Quote Originally Posted by Shurrikhan View Post
You realize there is a gil fee for non-80-crafters to actually attach said materia?
Nope. The Materia Melder NPCs that attach materia charge a fee, but there is no requirement to go to that NPC. The NPC is for the convenience of players who choose not to pursue a crafting job in-game.

Every leveling crafter except Culinarian has to attach materia to something for the level 20 job quest, with no gil charge whatsoever.