Basement_Dweller@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 1 day agoWhat's a scam that's so normalized that we don't even realize it's a scam anymore?message-squaremessage-square237fedilinkarrow-up1176arrow-down15
arrow-up1171arrow-down1message-squareWhat's a scam that's so normalized that we don't even realize it's a scam anymore?Basement_Dweller@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 1 day agomessage-square237fedilink
minus-squaremelsaskca@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up40·12 hours agoEnding a price in .99 so you think it is a whole dollar less.
minus-square小莱卡@lemmygrad.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·6 hours agoIve always thought it was due tax related reasons. In México, most shops have it set up so the price + IVA (our consumer tax) gives you a rounded number.
minus-squareNannerBanner@literature.cafelinkfedilinkarrow-up8·11 hours agoBut it works! Supposedly. Don’t poke holes in the JC penney story.
minus-squaremelsaskca@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up3·9 hours agoThat’s because it’s so normalized we don’t even realize it’s a scam anymore.
Ending a price in .99 so you think it is a whole dollar less.
Ive always thought it was due tax related reasons. In México, most shops have it set up so the price + IVA (our consumer tax) gives you a rounded number.
But it works! Supposedly. Don’t poke holes in the JC penney story.
That’s because it’s so normalized we don’t even realize it’s a scam anymore.