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I Could not find this one mentioned: some lodging sites add obligatory costs (e.g., "All prices (expressed in Euros) exclude € 27.50 reservation fee, obligato

I Could not find this one mentioned: some lodging sites add obligatory costs (e.g., "All prices (expressed in Euros) exclude € 27.50 reservation fee, obligatory: € 7.95 p.p. bed linen per person per stay, € 6.95 p.p. cot linen, tourist tax € 1.85 ") some countries requires that everything obligatory is included in the main price, or at least displayed with the same font, size, and placement. this pattern should be generally illegal IMHO.

Majestic121 7y ago
I think this could qualify as Sneaking > Hidden Cost. You can see the example given is similar to yours : a fee for 'handling and care' of the flowers
taneq 7y ago
Sounds like Malaysia and their damn "++" pricing. (Plus GST, plus some other sales tax, end result is around 20-25% extra on the charge). Well either that or I was fleeced.
sails 7y ago
Booking.com allows accomodation to add some BS fee that are an additional ~75% the cost of the displayed price, at 1/8th the font size.
sroussey 7y ago
I hate that too, but sometimes it separates out for tax purposes.
- sbarre 7y ago
  I think it's ok to break down the costs on the page for that purpose, but the primary/largest price shown should be all-inclusive of any obligatory charges and taxes.
  - sroussey 7y ago
    Often tax laws are written to prevent that.
parliament32 7y ago
Throwback to the ebay days when you could list an item for $5 but charge $150 shipping -- your item would show up at the top of the results (which by default were ordered by sell price only).
- Scoundreller 7y ago
  That’s because eBay only used to only charge commission on the item and not the shipping cost. I’m sure someone else (or even the same seller) has the same item for $175 and free shipping for those wanting to indirectly donate an extra $20 to eBay shareholders. I was probably on a list for selling games for $0.01 and clearly specifying $7 shipping in the title.

Majestic121 7y ago

I think this could qualify as Sneaking > Hidden Cost. You can see the example given is similar to yours : a fee for 'handling and care' of the flowers

taneq 7y ago

Sounds like Malaysia and their damn "++" pricing. (Plus GST, plus some other sales tax, end result is around 20-25% extra on the charge). Well either that or I was fleeced.

sails 7y ago

Booking.com allows accomodation to add some BS fee that are an additional ~75% the cost of the displayed price, at 1/8th the font size.

sroussey 7y ago

I hate that too, but sometimes it separates out for tax purposes.

sbarre 7y ago
I think it's ok to break down the costs on the page for that purpose, but the primary/largest price shown should be all-inclusive of any obligatory charges and taxes.
- sroussey 7y ago
  Often tax laws are written to prevent that.

parliament32 7y ago

Throwback to the ebay days when you could list an item for $5 but charge $150 shipping -- your item would show up at the top of the results (which by default were ordered by sell price only).

Scoundreller 7y ago
That’s because eBay only used to only charge commission on the item and not the shipping cost. I’m sure someone else (or even the same seller) has the same item for $175 and free shipping for those wanting to indirectly donate an extra $20 to eBay shareholders. I was probably on a list for selling games for $0.01 and clearly specifying $7 shipping in the title.