These parties aren’t screwing you. They’re offering a service at a price. You pay for convenience. You may not value your time, but most do. That’s why certain gas stations command a higher price.
I'm not paying for anything except a product. When the price of that product is unreasonably detached from the cost of providing that product, the consumer is being screwed. This is the entire point that capitalism only functions with strong competition, but that is increasingly absent in many locations and domains.
