Buying guides
Every guide explains how a price is built, which fees the headline number leaves out, and what to check before you pay. We write these from the mechanics of each marketplace, not from sponsored placements.
How Try1Second Compares Live Prices (And What It Cannot See)
How the scan works, why the same seat or room has a different price on every seller, what our ranking means, and the limits you should know before you book.
Flight Fare Checklist: The Fees That Change Your Real Ticket Price
A practical checklist for comparing Indian domestic flight fares: baggage, cancellation rules, convenience fees, seat and meal charges, date-change cost and the bank offers that actually apply.
Hotel Booking Fees Explained: What the Nightly Rate Leaves Out
How hotel quotes differ across sellers: taxes and service charges, pay-at-hotel versus prepaid, cancellation windows, resort fees, extra-guest charges and why two sellers quote the same room differently.
Cab Fare Reality Check: Surge, Waiting Charges and the Fare Nobody Quotes
How ride-hailing quotes are built: base fare, distance and time slabs, surge multipliers, waiting and cancellation fees, tolls and parking, plus why a quote can change the moment you open the app.
Quick Commerce: Why Your Grocery Cart Costs More Than the Item Prices
Delivery fees, handling charges, small-cart fees, rain and peak surcharges, pack-size tricks, member pricing and MRP versus discounted price - the full cost of a ten-minute grocery order.
Food Delivery Charges Explained: Delivery, Packaging, Surge and Menu Mark-up
Why the same biryani costs more in an app than at the restaurant: menu mark-up, packaging charges, delivery fees by distance, surge, coupon conditions and the minimum order value.
Movie Tickets: Convenience Fees, Seat Classes and Where the Money Goes
How cinema ticket totals are built: base ticket, seat class, convenience fee per ticket, food and beverage rules, cancellation windows and why the same show costs different amounts on different apps.