GoDaddy: Less cleavage, more math, please
I use GoDaddy as the registrar for several of my domains. Apparently their computers need a remedial math lesson, because they’ve decided that 17.90 x 1 = 18.40. This is the invoice I just got:
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SPECIAL NOTICE FROM GoDaddy.com!
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Dear Steven Grimm,
Per our agreement(s), we have automatically renewed the following items:
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Product Name Unit Price Qty Total Price
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.COM Domain Name Renewal - 2 Years $ 17.90 1 $ 18.40
XXXXXXXX.COM
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Subtotal: $ 18.40
Tax: $ .00
Shipping: $ .00
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TOTAL: $ 18.40
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We have billed your Visa card ending with the last two digits: XX for the amount of $ 18.40.
I don’t remember being taught “X times 1 = X + .5″ in my elementary school math class. Must have been daydreaming that morning.
I wonder if Google will decide to put a GoDaddy ad on this page because I mention their name…
Update: Turns out that this is an ICANN fee, $.25 a year. So at least there’s an explanation, though I still think it’s pretty strange to not list a required fee on an invoice.