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It's efficacy wasn't ever something I questioned, I didn't think they would continue to do it if it wasn't effective.

I'm sure there's some psychology to "once you're in the checkout phase you'll just pay the price even if you're annoyed", but it still feels pretty dishonest to me, and borderline false-advertising.

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It's simply a fuck you tax because they can, as they've monopolized the space

Yeah, I just think there should be a mandate for transparent pricing. I don't think that Ticketmaster/Livenation should be allowed to do the bait and switch pricing by tacking on an extra $30 + $3 charge at the end so that their prices initially appear a bit lower.

And I also think that government should break them up.

FTC Proposes Rule to Ban Junk Fees https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2023/10/...

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