I think we are beating a dead horse here with all the mail on microfiche and film charges at Family History Centers. Family History Centers do not operate to make a profit. Just as grocery prices vary from coast to coast, so does everything else.
Businesses have overhead costs that also vary from coast to coast.
Family History Centers operate are global and have to break even with their costs of doing business. I am sure this is the reason of the variance in charges. I am always amazed each time I am at a different Family History Center at the amount of information each center has and that the facilities are clean and maintained will. This all costs money. I don't think that any of us are price gouged at Family History Centers, so I don't understand what the point of all this mail is about.