tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5447196863363725640.post6016798408428229211..comments2024-03-28T07:20:34.218+00:00Comments on Pragmatist: The End Of Cheap Travel?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5447196863363725640.post-36480957041354706902010-07-28T17:39:30.835+01:002010-07-28T17:39:30.835+01:00Cheers, Thomas! It's a jungle out there.Cheers, Thomas! It's a jungle out there.Pragmatisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00936849584688147006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5447196863363725640.post-18200312638404717932010-07-28T13:30:30.710+01:002010-07-28T13:30:30.710+01:00" You could pick pretty much any element ..." You could pick pretty much any element of the Ryanair website, but a particular favourite of mine, if you could call it that, is the way they subtly force you to buy travel insurance. The question is labelled as 'Buy Axa travel insurance', but the select field has a default value of 'select country of residence'. "<br /><br /><a href="http://seoblackhat.com/2010/07/13/dark-patterns-dirty-tricks-designers-use-to-make-people-do-stuff/" rel="nofollow">http://seoblackhat.com/2010/07/13/dark-patterns-dirty-tricks-designers-use-to-make-people-do-stuff/</a>Thomas Barkerhttp://thomasbarker.comnoreply@blogger.com