When consumers slammed their wallets shut during the Great Recession, spending fell off a cliff and tens of thousands of retail stores closed as a result.

In order to survive, retailers upped their game, adding a slew of new tricks to get you into to their stores and then to spend as much money as possible once you were there.

Our goal is to help you make your money go as far as possible. So today we’re going to expose nine common retail rip-offs you need to know about.

Don’t be duped—read about them now…