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In response to "The funny one is the Cake Bake Shop, which absorbed a viral drubbing for its opening day prices..." by David

How are people still fooled by .99 pricing in the year of our lord 2024? -- nm

Posted by Tim (aka othertim) Oct 23 '24, 12:06

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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

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