Designed to pay twice
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Psychotherapy for UI design Editor's blog Here are some thoughts on user-interface design and the simple psychology of rooking the user. Try this for an example: I have been staying at a hotel where there is Wi-Fi available in the form of a T-Mobile hotspot. Letâs not go to the length of criticising the hotel for not fronting this service itself, putting the cost on the bill, etc â or indeed, just burying the cost in the hotel charges so it appears free. What it does mean, however, is that one has to go through T-Mobileâs SignUpWithYourCreditCard process... tedious but survivable.â¦
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Profit from companies that are breaking in two.
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Management is trying to turn things around, but the company's paying for past mistakes.
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Awards or money: It's hard to earn both at the same time.
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Aregular Amazon customer, Yvette Thompson has found shopping online to be mostly convenient and trouble-free. But last month, after ordering two CDs on Amazon.com, the Silver Spring reader discovered on her bank statement that she was double-charged for the $26.98 order. And there was a $25 charge that was a mystery.
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Your added expense isn't worth the cost.
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Three attributes indicate the potential for a double.
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With rent typically the second-largest expense for small businesses, a simple miscalculation can cost an entrepreneur their business.
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Tough financial times call for tough decisions ... or maybe just an extra drink or two.
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Annual charges are typical and sometimes hard to stop.
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Bill-paying is getting more and more convenient. But with that convenience comes the possibility of many complications and headaches.
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Paying a lot while trying very hard to look like you are not trying very hard.
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Consumers pay the price for high merchant fees.
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Charging people steep rates to borrow may not be so heinous.
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ARM gets slapped for making a pricey buy.
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Convenience usually comes at a price â and that price has been climbing.
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Hate it when you fill 'er up and, five minutes later, spot another station selling gas for a nickel a gallon cheaper?