Yea I thought the fees were too high too. I think a fee of around 1 US cent is, "fair."
When you compare it to 3% from Paypal or a bank wire that costs $40 from the senders bank $30 from a bank they didn't tell you is in the middle and $15 to receive for a total of $85 ...
For what Bitcoin does it is unreal how cheap it is.
Jered