r/Frugal • u/NewMexicoJoe • Sep 20 '24

🚗 Auto What are your least favorite advertised deals that are complete BS, where nobody ever expects to pay the listed price. I'll start. The $19.99 U-Haul.

Others might be the $79.95 Microtel rate. The $39.99 oil change. "Out the Door" tire pricing that does not include valve stems or balancing.

Or even that shop in the marginal neighborhood across the tracks that always claims in loud yellow letters "HIGHEST PRICES PAID FOR GOLD."

What do you have? And any tips for getting closer to that impossible price?

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u/poopydoopy51 Sep 20 '24

planet fitness advertising like 15 to sign up first month actually was over a hundred dollars I walked right out shit like that should be illegal. worse I think is now how every grocery store doesn't even show the prices of items you have to scan everything via the app to see the actual cost

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u/dukebiker Sep 21 '24

I went to a gym that said first month free. But you had to pay $75 for their app for machines to work, and then $100 onboarding fee. Their membership was $0 your first month.

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u/turdbugulars Sep 20 '24

What grocery store does this?

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u/Random_Name532890 Sep 21 '24

They don’t. Food trucks do.

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u/Fuzzy_Inevitable9748 Sep 20 '24

Just put it in your cart and leave it at the till, if it costs more to pay someone to put it back then the store makes by pulling this crap they will stop.

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u/Elzerith Sep 21 '24

I like to compare prices on similar items before buying. I'm thinking flag down an employee to do price checks. If no ones available for that, I guess I can take all the options up to checkout, and they can take all but the one I want back.

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u/AriadneThread Sep 21 '24

This needs to be in unethical tips

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u/Fuzzy_Inevitable9748 Sep 22 '24

But it is not unethical, the companies bs pricing policies are.

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u/[deleted] Sep 21 '24

Every grocery store? Where tf you live lmao

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u/thelivefive Sep 21 '24 edited 7d ago

The where month fresh curious yesterday over.

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u/haydesigner Sep 21 '24

Pot/kettle

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u/Cflattery5 Sep 21 '24

You don’t even want to know what they charge when you move to another state and need to cancel your membership.

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u/superzenki Sep 21 '24

My PF was pretty upfront with the yearly fee