Nope. That exhorbitant return fee is part and parcel with the one-way rental.
Sometimes, the unlikelier the pairing of cities, the higher the fee will be.
Reason being, each rental location has its own inventory. Some, even while part of a national/international company, are franchises. Eventually, they want the cars from their fleet back, as they're legally responsible for them, their registration, insurance, and maintenance.
One-way fees are often determined by the likelihood of the location getting its car back. If there tend to be more one-way rentals between, say, Calgary and Los Angeles, then the fee might be reasonable, since there's a good chance of the car making its way back. Usually, though, it's pretty unlikely, and you're going to pay a LOT, since every car that isn't back in a reasonable time is lost revenue.
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