12 Ways Online Stores Trick You into Spending More (and Tips to Avoid Them)

Article by George Norman (Cybersecurity Editor)

on 15 Nov 2016

"I, John C. McCloy, am in business to make money," said Brendan Gleeson in 1996’s Mission Impossible II. I don’t know why that quote got stuck in my head, but it did.

Perhaps it's because there’s no arguing with such a statement. Businesses want to make money and, over time, they've honed the skills and developed all sorts of techniques to get you to spend more than you would want to.

The infographic below focuses on a specific type of business: online stores. It presents 12 tricks online stores regularly employ to get you to spend more money. Obviously, it covers tips on how to avoid these sneaky tricks.

Oh, and if you’re not in the mood to read, skip the infographic and check out the video at the bottom. It doesn’t present all 12 tricks, just 4. But hey, no reading, right?



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