We've grown to accept a lot of things we never would have before; commercials in streaming platforms we pay for, microtransactions in automobiles we've purchased or randomized, casino-style rewards in already-expensive video games, and plenty of other dirty business tactics.
Things that we know are pretty dirty. But there are a lot more otherwise "common" features of the modern marketplace that are, when you think about it, really scummy.
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"Extended Warranty, Make sure you read the fine print whats being covered n what is considered void." - Kannabiz
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"Weddings and every business tied to weddings. $30,000 for one day?" - NewspaperPirate
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"Unpaid internships" - Frankidelic
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"Hustle culture. Working 90hr weeks and having no life outside of work is not healthy nor is it sustainable." - Warkitz
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"Diamonds. There's loads of them but apparently they're rare so sell for major stacks" - Krasnaya_Armeya
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"Charging a "convenience fee" for paying rent online. It's more convenient for you, too. Where's MY convenience fee." - not_a_scrub_
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"Instagram influencers using their kids as bait to advertise products." - Soylopeor
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"Ticketmaster fees" - silly-sessions
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"Razor blades. Specifically Gillette. Nearly £30 for 6 of the new ones." - azantine
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"Medical insurance not covering dental or vision. Like, it's all connected, guys. If you have a badly abscessed tooth, you're likely going to need medical care, even if you have dental that covers the extraction or root canal or whatever." - azemilyann26
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"Service charge for buying cinema tickets online. I’ve got to pay you to buy something from you ?!!!" - TheSadClarinet
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"Buying tech devices, for premium prices, then still having to pay subscriptions to make them actually do what they're supposed to do." - Termin8rSmurf
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"Raise the price of a product a day before they go on sale so that people think they are getting it at a discount" - int9r
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"Employers insisting that employees not talk about their salaries AND job listings not posting salaries" - aDogNamedPotato
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"subscriptions for already-paid apps" - Head_Membership_4252
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"Health insurance plans that charge 500-1000 a month just to be insured, then don't start covering your bills until you've paid another 2000-10,000 out of pocket....and even THEN will still make you pay a 45 dollar copay. And on the provider end, your plan is delaying payment on claims so your 500-1000 dollar a month premium is just going into the pocket of the executives and shareholders instead of health care providers. And behavioral health claims get most of the abuse (just in case you were wondering why so many licensed psychotherapists opt out of accepting insurance)" - DetachmentStyles
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"Free trial auto renewal subscriptions" - ResidentOfTheWorld
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"Admin fees" for completely automated services. - Hungry4Memes
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"Transaction fees when using online banking. I do all the work filling out the form so a bank employee doesn’t have too, yet I get charged the same." - patrik3031
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"Everything is a sneaky small monthly subscription" - wowsers808
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"The fact that you cannot just buy software now. You buy a subscription and never actually own anything." - MediocreJudgment637
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"Resort fees at hotels" - ChickenXing
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"Not being able to cancel a subscription online. I can subscribe in 5 minutes but I need to call your service agents and am forced to be upset to them to cancel it because as long as my voice sounds friendly they try to resell the subscription." - Hardi_SMH
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"Credit scores.They started in 1989 and are designed to encourage debt." - kung_fu_jive
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"Hidden fees. Especially in the medical and hospitality industries." - spade13F
