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Here Are Some Money-making Tricks That Restaurants Use

Here are 11 ploys that restaurants use to make more money: 1. Saving money on fresh fruit Bartenders don’t usually lack the ingredients they need to make a freshly-squeezed juice, but they often don’t make it as fresh as it should be.

Warning! Don't Fall For These Common Marketing Tricks!

However, since we strongly believe that knowledge is power, below you'll find ten common ploys that you should be aware of, which will help you spend your money in a more informed manner: 1.

6 Popular Grocery Items You Should Definitely Stop Buying

Sadly, we’ve all fallen victim to marketing ploys and manipulations one time or another, but it’s even scarier when these products are items we always include in our shopping cart. Let’s sift through the nonsense as we shine a light on some of the most popular useless products around. 1.

These Pickpocket Tricks Should Be Known by Everyone!

Below you’ll find the common psychological ploys that pickpockets love to use, in order to make you aware of them so you can make sure you never fall victim to their tricks. 1.

10 Amazing Facts You Didn't Know About Christmas

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer was a marketing ploy Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer is a well-known character that has been around for decades.

Overspending on Food? It Could Be Due to These Mistakes

Falling prey to marketing ploys Be on the look out for products such as vegetable oil 'with vitamin E', 'without GMOs', etc as all of these marketing gimmicks have a good effect on sales. Before opting for these products ask yourself if they are really so exclusive.

The Many Ways Companies Try to Avoid Age Discrimination Claims

Below are 9 of their sneakiest ploys: 1. Job Elimination This is one of the most common excuses to get rid of older employees. However, it’s usually just an excuse for what is really age discrimination.

9 Subtle Restaurant Tricks That Empty Your Wallet Faster

Related: 11 Ploys That Restaurants Use to Make More Money 9. Automatic gratuity Some restaurants automatically add a gratuity to the bill, which is meant to help out their servers, who rely on tips for income.

WARNING: Don't Fall for These Common Instagram Scams!

Despite the obvious impossibility of winning an unentered lottery, people sometimes fall victim to this misleading ploy. There is a recurring scam on Instagram that involves the impersonation of Mavis Wanczyk, a former lottery winner.

Booking a Vacation? Watch Out for These 7 Online Scams

But be realistic - those "amazing deals" are often just a ploy to get your money. The same goes for in-person scams. Don't fall for a cheap ride from the airport if it's not with a licensed driver or a reputable ride-sharing service. And when you're out and about, keep your wits about you.

These 11 Health Myths Were Finally Cleared By Science

Scientific studies get misconstrued, misleading marketing ploys are created, and the result is a great number of confusing information about even the most serious and crucial of subjects - health and medicine.

Egg Labels Explained – From 'Farm Fresh' to 'Cage-Free'

However, experts say that this term means nothing at all and is used by producers as a ploy to make the eggs sound more appetizing. So, unless you are buying your eggs directly from a farm, this label has no substance and these eggs are, well… just eggs. 3.

Are You Using Cleaning Supplies Right? 10 Common Mistakes

In fact, when the bottle of some cleaning product says it’s a universal or all-purpose cleaner, it’s just a marketing ploy, even if it’s a natural cleaning solution that contains products like vinegar or baking soda.

8 Historical Misunderstandings of the First Christmas

It's thought that this was a deliberate ploy to spread Christmas and Christianity throughout the Roman Empire. However, this theory has numerous problems, as early Christian writers such as Irenaeus and Tertullian make no mention of this.