I concur that if you agree that it's on the table ahead of time, then if you can't make it happen, the fee should still be expected. However, if it's YMMV and she tells you she has to make the determination on the day and she can't for one reason or another, then the upcharge better be refunded.
One way I have successfully handled this on three different occasions is when I see there's an upcharge for this, I notify the lady something along these lines. 'I see you offer cruises to different islands. I'd like to be considered for this side adventure.' They both said, it will depend on your size, etc. to which I replied, 'Fine, I'll place that gift in a separately marked envelope'. When it didn't happen (unfortunately, in this case, size did matter). They did not take the other envelope or handed it back to me. No hard feelings.
Now that being said, those were the only times I agreed to the upcharge. In principle, I don't do usually agree to that and if a girl offers Greek on her site, profile, etc, I want it included in the regular donation. Then if it happens or not, there's no money to worry about.
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