Companies use drip pricing to overcharge consumers
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Companies use drip pricing to overcharge consumers
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#2How is this not textbook false advertising?
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#3How is this not textbook false advertising?
Looks like the FTC is aware of it but I'm not sure that there have been any regulations against it yet. https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/events/2012/05/economics-dri...
According to Wikipedia there were some strongly worded letters sent to some hotel operators... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drip_pricing
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#4This is far worse than Airbnb. As annoying as the cleaning fees are, they are disclosed before you obligate yourself.
A 20% fee only disclosed after you’ve already ordered and eaten is just fraud.
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#5I thought it was already illegal to force a change of price after fulfilling your half of the deal? Unless the customer agrees to these fees before service, I don't think you can legally force them to pay it. If they do it without question, of course they can get away with it.
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#6Don't pay it! Tell the restaurant to remove the fee or you walk. You can hand the waitress cash for her tip directly.
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#7This is far worse than Airbnb. As annoying as the cleaning fees are, they are disclosed before you obligate yourself. A 20% fee only disclosed after you’ve already ordered and eaten is just fraud.
Not to mention that you can search for AirBnbs that have lower cleaning fees.
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#8I will sometimes succumb to drip pricing for the reasons given (already received service, already done research and made purchase choice, etc) but I remember and avoid giving them repeat business.
I don't have time for scammers. Best remedy is to cut them out of my life.
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#9In America. This would not fly in Europe, I hope. Pretty sure menus have to be displayed out front with full pricing and service charges have their own rules.
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#10In America. This would not fly in Europe, I hope. Pretty sure menus have to be displayed out front with full pricing and service charges have their own rules.
Wouldn't fly in much of America either. Try this in the midwest and I'm pretty sure your restaurant would be closing in weeks.