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For "expedited" retrieval it is $0.01 per request plus $0.03 per GB. Doesn't seem like a fortune. And there are retrieval options for 1/10th the cost.

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Transfer is starting at $0.09 per GB.

The exact same as transfer out of normal S3? Don't get me wrong, I am as big of an AWS pessimist as one is likely to stumble across.

I guess I could reinterpret your original comment as "Have fun paying a fortune if you need to get those files [out of AWS] again."

instead of my original interpretation "Have fun paying a fortune if you need to get those files [out of Glacier] again."

Agree!

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