Payment & terms
Costs added later
How it may influence
Charges mentioned separately are easy to leave out of the total.
Evidence to check
- What is the amount of each extra charge?
- What is the total on the final payment screen?
Useful step
Go to the last screen before paying, note the total, then decide.
When this is reasonable
Some charges genuinely depend on your choices, like delivery location.
Related Indian rule (for information)
Drip pricing — Dark Patterns Guidelines 2023
Tamil Nadu examples (illustrative)
- Online sale: "No-cost EMI" on a TV, with a processing fee shown only at checkout.
- Course call: "just ₹999 a month" without the number of months.
- Showroom: "exam fee extra" or "installation extra" mentioned once, quietly.
Sources
This page is a general explanation only; it says nothing about any particular seller.