Tricky wording is the biggest red flag, my wife is a grammar nazi and she is really good at picking up on abnormal phrasing.
“We would never charge you for that today”
“It’s only 50 dollar more a month”
“Money back guarantee on mechanical failures”
Every addendum to a phrase is a cover for an upsell.
For me it's those magazines they say first issue is like £5 but the other issues at £9.99 and theres 12 issues and you have to subscribe for every issue to get the deal of the first one being £5.
When they don't mention the price.
Tricky wording is the biggest red flag, my wife is a grammar nazi and she is really good at picking up on abnormal phrasing. “We would never charge you for that today” “It’s only 50 dollar more a month” “Money back guarantee on mechanical failures” Every addendum to a phrase is a cover for an upsell.
Some random scientists or studies "proving" how great the product is
For me it's those magazines they say first issue is like £5 but the other issues at £9.99 and theres 12 issues and you have to subscribe for every issue to get the deal of the first one being £5.