OOP didn’t complete the transaction so legally speaking he might actually have some wiggle room if they were trying to sting him.
Glad to hear OOP backed out though. The red flags were massive.
If I’m trying to make any kind of business arrangement with anyone, I have basically zero tolerance for if they start trying to modify parameters, move goalposts, add conditions, etc. AFTER they’ve already agreed to show up. Quote me the price, that’s what you’re getting. Oh there was tax? Oh there’s fees? Oh there’s a “surcharge”? Too bad you didn’t mention that before, GUESS THE DEALS OFF FUCKO. You can KEEP your shitty product and/or service.
Now, it’s different if I’m in a storefront for a business whose identity is verified independently such that if there’s a problem and I have to go to small claims court I’ll actually be able to reach them with certified mail, a subpoena, or other process papers that must be served.
Like, I get it, if I’m at a fast food joint there’s gonna be sales tax and a prepared foods tax. If I’m at my car repair shop, they’ve done business with my family for generations and have earned the right to tell me they caught issues wrong with my car UNTIL and UNLESS they get greedy, fuck up, and trigger my bullshit alarm; i’ll still pay but just never come back.
But even then, at a legitimate retailer, if the tax and other bullshit get too high, I have in the past canceled the transaction and walked out without product, and may still in the future depending on the circumstances.
I walked out of three car dealerships before I bought my current car because the price tag said something like $15,000 but they wanted me to sign for something over $20,000. All that paperwork, all those hoops, you wasted my fucking time with this bait and switch fuckery. And you also wasted your own. Good fucking riddance. The last place, they acquiesced and let me complete the purchase for the price that I came there for at the start.
ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS try to have a backup option and already know whether or not you can just go without whatever it is.
yeah, especially with car dealerships i get your point.
for restaurants/groceries/similar things, i have a similar strategy: i go there once and pay whatever price they ask. then, at home, i think about whether it was ok or not, and i might not go there again if it was a bad deal. saves me a ton of money in the future.
OOP didn’t complete the transaction so legally speaking he might actually have some wiggle room if they were trying to sting him.
Glad to hear OOP backed out though. The red flags were massive.
If I’m trying to make any kind of business arrangement with anyone, I have basically zero tolerance for if they start trying to modify parameters, move goalposts, add conditions, etc. AFTER they’ve already agreed to show up. Quote me the price, that’s what you’re getting. Oh there was tax? Oh there’s fees? Oh there’s a “surcharge”? Too bad you didn’t mention that before, GUESS THE DEALS OFF FUCKO. You can KEEP your shitty product and/or service.
Now, it’s different if I’m in a storefront for a business whose identity is verified independently such that if there’s a problem and I have to go to small claims court I’ll actually be able to reach them with certified mail, a subpoena, or other process papers that must be served.
Like, I get it, if I’m at a fast food joint there’s gonna be sales tax and a prepared foods tax. If I’m at my car repair shop, they’ve done business with my family for generations and have earned the right to tell me they caught issues wrong with my car UNTIL and UNLESS they get greedy, fuck up, and trigger my bullshit alarm; i’ll still pay but just never come back.
But even then, at a legitimate retailer, if the tax and other bullshit get too high, I have in the past canceled the transaction and walked out without product, and may still in the future depending on the circumstances.
I walked out of three car dealerships before I bought my current car because the price tag said something like $15,000 but they wanted me to sign for something over $20,000. All that paperwork, all those hoops, you wasted my fucking time with this bait and switch fuckery. And you also wasted your own. Good fucking riddance. The last place, they acquiesced and let me complete the purchase for the price that I came there for at the start.
ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS try to have a backup option and already know whether or not you can just go without whatever it is.
yeah, especially with car dealerships i get your point.
for restaurants/groceries/similar things, i have a similar strategy: i go there once and pay whatever price they ask. then, at home, i think about whether it was ok or not, and i might not go there again if it was a bad deal. saves me a ton of money in the future.