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Jive Talkin' At The Ticket Counter

By Jake Howard

Monday, December 15, 2008

"$200 is the fee for surfboards when you fly out of Honolulu," explained the elderly chap behind the Hawaiian Airlines ticket desk. "But I paid $125 for my board bag when I flew in from San Diego, how come it's more expensive now?" I asked, trying my best to remain cordial and appear unfazed by the $75 "Island tax." "No, the fee is $200. Will you be paying with credit card?" was the only response I got from the agent, who's body language indicated that I wasn't the first or last to ask him s ...

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