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I haven't checked the platform lately but from what I remember the first search view did not show the total (plus cleaning) fee and only when you advance to boo
by septic-liqueur 3y ago
I haven't checked the platform lately but from what I remember the first search view did not show the total (plus cleaning) fee and only when you advance to book you would see the final cost.
While not a scam, it definitely feels like a dark pattern.
- techcode 3y agoAFAIK everyone in e-commerce tries to have consistent pricing throughout the whole flow - otherwise people notice difference between pages and drop off. Stuff that you explained can happen because initially IP-to-Country isn't 100% precise (later in booking/checkout stage you provide country and then it knows for sure). Other case I've seen is that meta (comparison) website you came from showed you prices without including everything even though they should've. And then booking platform tries to transition you into correct pricing in between their pages.