Sean, you're missing the point - the providers of the freebies themselves were not aware of the 5 buck surcharge, so it's unlikely it was part of the original plan. It seems like the surcharge was an afterthought when the servers took such a big hit (but if it was the plan - then the merchants have every right to get angry).

I grabbed a cart-load last night and there was no charge. I'm dreading looking in my order history now in case they've been removed.

The freebie section attracts customers to Rendo - the download bandwidth is handled off-site from what I can tell. We as site visitors don't owe Rendo anything for that service, or what we do owe we pay for with site visits and clicks. Only the freebie creators deserve any real credit.

Anyway, Thanks to all the merchants who chipped in on this - some great stuff to play with and sample. Hope this 5 buck "trick" hasn't spoiled the fun for others.

Cheers