Sneaky Buying Bug (SBB)
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If you take the train somewhat frequently in Switzerland, you should have a half-fare travelcard which gives you a 50% rebate on ticket prices. On nationwide travels at least. I have previously noticed this on the swiss railways’ ticket vending machines: the order of the button rows for regular and half price fares are inverted between local and national transit. I thought to myself that this surely isn’t a bug, but is intended to trap people.
![National ticket: full price on top, half price on bottom National ticket: full price on top, half price on bottom](/assets/img/2014-08-23-Sneaky-Buying-Bug/national.png)
![Local ticket: half price on top, full price on bottom Local ticket: half price on top, full price on bottom](/assets/img/2014-08-23-Sneaky-Buying-Bug/local.png)
And sure enough, last week I accidentally bought a full price ticket for a local destination.