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In response to "WDW: Over 2,000 food items across WDW saw price increases this morning. Churros $6.79 -> $6.99 Popcorn $5.50 -> $7.00 Soda $5.50 -> $6.00 -- nm" by budice

The funny one is the Cake Bake Shop, which absorbed a viral drubbing for its opening day prices...

Posted by David (aka David) Oct 23 '24, 11:59

I swear to you that in response, they lowered some prices (mainly for kids' meals), raised some others, and changed some numbers for the purpose of perception/deception.

One menu item's price dropped from $24 to $23.99. Not a typo.

Responses:

How are people still fooled by .99 pricing in the year of our lord 2024? -- nm - Tim Oct 23, 12:06 9
- Way ahead of you. Our price is now $14.88! -- nm - My Pillow Oct 23, 12:48 1
  - Wow, that’s a pretty good.. HEY!!! -- nm - Qale Oct 23, 13:13
- There are probably phd papers on this but I assume it's not just fooling, it's significant digits. If I see "$25" I think 'oh you weren't even sure' -- (edited) - Max Oct 23, 12:42
- i have a problem with that. i see 6.XX and i say "oh, it's $6" -- nm - colin Oct 23, 12:16 4
  - I think most of us do. -- nm - David Oct 23, 12:25
  - Heh. My mind automatically rounds up. -- nm - Dano Oct 23, 12:18 2
    - same -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Oct 23, 13:00
    - i do the same with things like $24.99 - "oh, that's $20". i think the brain is just not quite right. -- nm - colin Oct 23, 12:19
- It's psychological warfare, but it really does work. -- nm - David Oct 23, 12:12
heh - Pippy aka Desparada Oct 23, 12:04

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