25 Super SHADY THINGS Companies Are Doing To Rip You Off

whether you live in Sweden Germany the US Russia or the Congo there's one thing that you can be sure of you will be ripped off human nature all but requires it keep in mind however these aren't scams in fact many of them are legal the key difference though is that they're not ethical I'll mike with lists 25 and here are 25 super shady things companies are doing to rip you off 25 a AOL there have been numerous reports about how elderly people still believe they need to pay a Oh L a subscription fee in order to keep their email address according to The Consumerist 2.5 8 million people still pay for AOL service even though they don't need it 24 jiffy lube it's not just jiffy lube car mechanics in general are well known for ripping their customers off in a rather famous NBC investigation numerous Jiffy Lube shops were caught ripping off their customers by charging them for work that was never actually done and if they did do it the work was usually unnecessary the solution learn about your vehicle Google is your friend more Bing Bing is your friend too 23 flight websites they charge you different prices based on your browsing history how they use cookies and other information and trust me I'm a Hufflepuff we know about cookies 22 free credit reports that aren't really free there is one website that you can go to in order to check your credit report its annual credit report.com if you go to any other website like freecreditreport.com they make it sound similar on purpose you're being ripped off companies deliberately set these sites up to take advantage of people you're legally allowed to check your credit at the legitimate website mentioned above three times per year 21 for-profit schools look no further than the President of the United States Donald Trump settled as lawsuits against Trump University for 25 million dollars online schools make you pay for a degree that quite often is unaccredited or worthless you do better at a Community College 20 multi-level marketing from Amway to Herbalife these companies rip off the most vulnerable members of society generally you're asked to pay some sort of fee for training materials etc they claim that you will quickly get your money back guess what you won't unless you rip off your friends and family here's a quick list s for you if a company has to tell you that they are not a pyramid scheme they're a pyramid scheme 19 Bank of America although most big banks repulsed their customers in one form or another Bank of America is notorious for Mis placing important paperwork on home loans and then trying to foreclose it even had to pay 17 billion dollars because of mortgage fraud recently the other banks aren't any better hence the 2008 financial crisis 18 Geek Squad at Best Buy this goes for any computer repair shop most of these places take advantage of computer illiterate baby boomers by charging them hundreds of dollars for a computer cleaning if a computer repair costs more than the price of the hardware plus a couple dollars to cover several minutes of labor you're being ripped off besides these days you can buy a new computer for cheaper anyway protip anything with the word optimization in it is most likely a huge ripoff 17 extended warranties almost every company provides optional warranties and almost every company is ripping you off for it warranties are a huge moneymaker for businesses because most people never need or use them and even if they do the company quite often reject the warranty anyway the only legitimate warranties are lifetime warranties that you didn't need to pay for anything apart from that is a legal scam 16 car rental companies this goes for Perth's Enterprise Avis etc watch out for the fees typically you'll find yourself being charged for things like smoking in the car when you've never smoked a cigarette in your life never mind the reservation fees pick up fees drop up these insurance fees etc 15 gyms places like Gold's Gym are notorious for hiding fees in their contracts and making it ridiculously hard to cancel gym memberships there are even stories of gyms charging people after they've already died 14 name-brand medication this argument can also be applied to name-brand anything but ripping off people on medication is especially shady basically many drugs are available as pure generics but companies feed off people's ignorance by providing overpriced name-brand drugs right alongside the cheaper generic options 13 wedding services if you just mention the fact that you're planning a wedding prices will skyrocket on everything from flowers to food so what can you do make it sound like you're just organising a run-of-the-mill function and then when you do have to acknowledge that it's a wedding ask why the prices are higher 12 health insurance companies this is especially true in the u.s. why because the health insurance companies are run for profit you pay thousands of dollars for basically nothing you still have to make co-pays deductibles coinsurance etc as a note most insurance is of questionable integrity even when it's run by the government they will do everything they can to not pay when you need them to 11 college textbooks they sell them to you for $100 buy them back for $20 and resell them for 80 furthermore your professors are quite often in the pockets of the textbook companies sometimes they'll even recommend their own books 10 relationship services this is especially prevalent in lonely individualistic societies like the Scandinavian countries in the german-speaking world people tend to get scammed by the prospect of finding love online and the people behind these dating services know who to pray on when you have countries like Sweden where a higher number of people die alone it makes sense that more people would be scammed for love 9 lotteries this basically boils down to statistics but if you look at the math lotteries are one of the biggest ripoffs ever you have a better chance of becoming a wealthy CEO there are more wealthy CEOs than lottery winners some economists have even noted that publicly run lotteries are little more than a tax on ignorant and vulnerable people 8 fad diets and pseudo-scientific health products many health promoters like dr. oz will talk about miracle pills diets cleanses and detoxes that are supposed to help you lose weight get healthy and live a long life unfortunately none of this has much bearing in science or reality the worst part is that quite often the sickest and least healthy members of society fall for it 7 cable companies whether it's Comcast AT&T or somebody else cable companies are well known for ripping off their customers unfortunately there isn't much you can do about it because they're usually the only service provider in your area you have no other choice 6 taxis even in well-reputed countries taxi ripoffs are surprisingly common usually they make their money by confusing or hiding their fees yet another reason to use an alternative service like uber even if you think you're in a clean society five car dealerships this isn't really a secret but if you walk into a car dealership without knowing exactly what you want you're most likely going to walk out with more than you bargained for you have to decide what you want before hand in order to resist the upsells and ripoffs for career sites many of these websites like monster and Careerbuilder will sell your information to the highest bidder whether or not you find a job 3 electronics companies companies like Apple create their proprietary connectors and cables so that if you upgrade your phone you'll need to buy all new cables as well this is common practice for most manufacturers of electronics and it's completely unnecessary to Airlines from overbooking to poor customer service airlines know exactly how to suck money out of you without giving you anything in return and it's not just shady airlines from Switzerland to Canada even the most reputable sounding countries have major trouble when it comes to their Airlines ripping you off for instance many Canadians fly cross country using US airlines because it's cheaper to fly from Toronto to London than Toronto to Vancouver as a protip trust no one won diamonds basically the jeweler's De Beers created the demand with super smart marketing and control the supply it's true diamonds are relatively worthless in fact they're the most common gem found in nature but hey people bought into the marketing so is that a ripoff well as with most of this list it depends on your perspective so have you ever been ripped off before share your horror stories with us in the comments below enjoying our lists be sure to click that subscribe button in the top right corner so you don't miss out on new ones every Monday through Friday share them with your friends and help us consistently conciliate curiosity and if you want even more let's check out these two videos here or just take our website at least 25 calm [Music]

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Length: 10min 41sec (641 seconds)

Published: Fri Apr 14 2017

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[u/_Retalak]

Muh human nature within the first 15 seconds.