Tag: Ecommerce

Navigating the Tricky Path of Online Donations: A User Experience Dilemma | February 20 2026, 19:02

Here we have the ultimate tricksters. If you accidentally choose an answer for “would you like to donate?”, getting to “oh, I don’t want to yet” takes about 10 minutes and is fraught with the risk of losing your seats. Because 1) there is no option for ‘don’t want to’ 2) any selection ranges from $5 to $9.60 3) refreshing the page results in an error, forcing you to reselect seats and try not to hit those radio buttons again. And by the way, these were the last two seats in the auditorium. They weren’t available yesterday, but showed up today.

Spam Tactics: Money for Forms and the Illusion of Payouts | January 20 2026, 01:30

Spam in the mailbox. The letter says here’s some money, if you fill out a three-minute online form on the internet you’ll receive twice as much back through a digital gift card;) technology, darn it

Hidden Costs in Restaurant Menus: The Reality of Operational Charges | November 23 2025, 23:33

The restaurant is very tasty, but I increasingly notice that establishments include a certain percentage on top of the menu prices in the bill. In this menu, the cost of a dish is listed as $30 per plate, plus a note like this. In this case, it’s a 4% operational charge. Then there are taxes on top of that, plus another 20% for tips. As a result, $30 from the menu turns into at least $40.