Boron Elgar wrote:

> That is a pretty common charge on new car sales here in northern NJ
> and encompasses registering the vehicle and getting new plates, if
> required.


It is common here in New England too. The safety inspection costs
around $30. We can put the plates from the old car on the new one so
that costs nothing. I'm sure there is a lot of paperwork and hassle
involved with transferring the title, but look at it another way. Say
you were buying several largish shrubs to plant in your garden and had
brought your own truck to haul them home in. They're heavy, but you can
lift them yourself if you take them one at a time. They're labeled as
costing $30 each. You get to the register to pay, but there's an extra
$5 charge for each one. You question it. The salesperson explains "we
had to water the shrubs while they were here in the store, and they need
special storage where they can get sun. Also, the staff who takes care
of shrubbery before it is sold has to get special training, and there's
a truck that delivers the plants to us. All that costs money. Five
dollars is a bargain." Well maybe it is, but why aren't they labeled as
costing $35 in the first place?


--Lia