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B&H Forces Users to View Financing Ad (infosec.pub)

submitted 2 weeks ago by JayleneSlide@lemmy.world to c/assholedesign@lemmy.world

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In order to add this to the cart, the user must first view their in-house financing advertising. Switching to desktop mode shows an "Add to Cart" button, but focus stealing scripts cause the page to skip around to the point where the page becomes useless.

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[–] frog@feddit.uk 14 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Per the manufacturer, there are certain details about this item that we can only reveal in cart.

So that isn't to learn more about financing options, it's to learn more about the product.

When you click on it, it just adds it to the cart.

[–] JayleneSlide@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

That is not what happened when I clicked on that button.

[–] nokturne213@sopuli.xyz 6 points 2 weeks ago

Safari on my iPhone and iPad both added it to cart when pressing the tell me more button.

[–] frog@feddit.uk 2 points 2 weeks ago

Desktop shows thr same text on the button but the information icon is in the button instead of being to it's side.

What is happening when you click on the button?

[–] Mnem667@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 weeks ago

Just came in to say that.

[–] wander1236@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

"tell me more" is weird phrasing for that button, but it's not saying "tell me more" in relation to the financing text above it. That's what the "learn more" link is for. When I press "tell me more" it just adds it to my cart.

https://youtube.com/shorts/5k_v0i9e-30

[–] frog@feddit.uk 4 points 2 weeks ago

I got the same in desktop and mobile.

[–] deegeese@sopuli.xyz 5 points 2 weeks ago

Save that screenshot, then buy it somewhere else and send BH that plus the SS of their non-asshole competitor.

“You intentionally made it hard to buy, so I went elsewhere”

[–] db2@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

Pity, that store was great once.