A legal scam is not a scam. It is more like a contract who is not actually good for you. In most cases you will sign a paper for loan that has high interest and you will have to pay more than regular. People call it that way, but it all depends on the papers that you will have to sign. Remember that you always have a choice not to do so. In the following article we have agthered some opinions on things that are so often, that have already become normal. You can always avoid those ‘normal’ charges by the tips we will give you. You can read the whole discussion on Reddit.
1. The lottery
The whole concept is that everybody is buying a ticket and only one wins. I guess it’s all good, because you know it before buying the ticket. It’s just a matter of choice.
2. Mobile games ads
The internet nowadays is full of ads. People are getting more and more creative into making ads that will make you click on it. If this happens to you, always do check the game before installing.
3. Rent-to-own places
Rent to own places are something that will make you pay some amount of rent in order to own it. Usually that amount will be small in the beginning, but it will definitely raise at the end and you will end up paying way more.
4. The $1 charge
This is something that has happened all over the world. Business who have a lot of customers just start adding small fee for something that most people just won’t notice. You should always know what do you sign up for and how much it will cost you. You should as well check your monthly statement and if you see something weird don’t hesitate to call and ask.
5. Paying money to ‘name a star’
Well, this is something that actually people want to do. Me, personally I would never pay money for something like this, but I guess it’s up to you.
6. Power Balance Bracelets
Well, this is something a lot of people fell for. Remember that all kind of famous people wear clothes or similar, because they are getting payed. It’s not because they want and like.
7. Owning a private jet
Well, that person stated that he needed a private jet for a good cause, but remember that you don’t have to have a private jet in order to do something like this.
8. Paying for a cable TV
Well, this is part of the massive plan. You need to pay for the internet and calbe tv and after than you need to pay to watch a particular show. There is no way you can avoid this. If you want to watch you just have to pay.
9. College tuition increases
Well, since most colleges are private they have the right to increase the prices of their education. I guess here you can choose cheaper college, but in general a good education cost money.
10. Reducing the price
This is a trick that most businesses do. They just reduce the price by 1 cent and if you don’t pay enough attention you will just think that it is actually a good deal. Remember $5 dollars definitely sounds more than $4.99.
11. Journal memberships
Paying for membership while you can gain access to almost all information on the internet really doesn’t make sense to me, but I guess if it something particular you can choose to pay.
12. College textbook prices
Well, I guess that this is something we can’t avoid if we want to graduate particular college or university.
13. Diamond rings
The cost of making a diamond is the same as any other stone. The prices are like that, because The license for diamonds is held only by one company in the whole world and they choose to make it expensive.
14. The cat food
Owning a pet is a huge responsibility. Most companies advertise their products as healthy and full of nutrition, but it is not true. In order to avoid this you will have to check out the ingredients before buying a particular food.
15. The keymaster games
Since all machines have computers they are programmed that way. You can’t really win more than people before you have lost, so don’t fall for that, because the chance for you to win is too small.
16. Homeowner’s insurance
The insurance companies are private ones, so they will do everything they can not to pay you, so that’s why you will have to be really careful when you are signing up and make sure you’ve read what they cover and what not.
17. Printer cartridges
Yes, most companies actually sell printers quite cheap, but cartridges too expensive. There is no way we can avoid this, unfortunately.
18. Brands high prices
When you are buying really expensive clothes you are actually paying for the brand name, not the actual clothes. There are plenty of good clothes with affordable prices out there.
19. Gasoline prices
This is something that we can’t avoid either. I guess there are some station with better prices than other, but they are definitely not in the big cities.
20. Application fees
Application fees are basically payed to the real estate or other company. You can avoid paying application fee for apartment if you go straight to the owner. There are plenty of websites that connect homeowners and buyers out there.
21. Register in order to use
Companies are stating that they are doing this for a better user experience, but I guess that most people are tired of registering on every other website, just like me. If that’s your case you can just use the same services and websites.
22. MLM companies
As we have discussed in a previous article, this is quite old. For those who don’t know when you sign up and pay the fee you have to get some friends of yours if you want the earn something. Yes, you will earn as soon as your friends sign up and pay.
23. The house
All machines are computers and they are just programmed like that. You can avoid losing money if you don’t go. If you do, just make your mind that you will loose everything. Remember that the house always win.
24. Leasing a car
Most leasing companies will make you pay at least double. That how they earn money. In order to avoid this you should check really careful on the contract they want you to sign.
25. Food at Disneyland and similar
When you go to those kind of places the food is always expensive and in most cases you are not allowed to bring your own. It’s the same for movie theaters. You can just eat before you go there and that way you will not have to pay a bunch of money on food.
26. Apple and Samsung
That guy is right here. There are plenty of other phones available at the market. I, personally use XIAOMI and am pretty happy with it.
27. Paywalls in games
This is exactly like that, that’s why I am not playing any games at all. They are all made for money.
28. Weddings
Yes, most ceremonies are overpriced. You just have to know where to look for a good price on a wedding ceremony.
29. The charity buckets
When I think about it this guy has a point, but I really give my change every time I see a charity box.
30. Paying for setting up your router
Having your router set up is something that most companies will make you pay for it. If you want to avoid paying you just need to search on google ‘how to set up my router’ and don’t forget to input the correct model. It’s quite easy.
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