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OK, following your logic, when is too much, too much? Remember that prices are not disclosed before treatment. Would a million dollar bill be reasonable?

If they knew the costs before being charged, you could make a stronger argument. As it is, they are not being charged for expertise, but for being ignorant of the costs.

> $1 for the work and $999 to know where to hit the machine with a hammer.

In your example, $999 would be fair, but they're charging $9999.