Attacks your time
Bait and switch
You agree to one deal and get handed another.
The first tell
You feel committed already. That feeling arrives before you can name the move.
What it sounds like
The phone plan was 40 a month in the ad. At checkout it's 65 with required add-ons.
Say back
I agreed to 40. I'll take that or nothing.
If they push
The add-ons are standard. Everyone pays them.
Then the ad should say 65. I'm leaving.
How this family is disarmed
Slow down. A good offer survives a day.
Paid
See it in dating and at work
Context packs show this tactic in the settings where it does the most damage, and let you drill it against a timer.