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[-] melsaskca@lemmy.ca 58 points 5 months ago

Ending a price in .99 so you think it is a whole dollar less.

[-] NannerBanner@literature.cafe 10 points 5 months ago

But it works! Supposedly. Don't poke holes in the JC penney story.

[-] melsaskca@lemmy.ca 4 points 5 months ago

That's because it's so normalized we don't even realize it's a scam anymore.

[-] 1D10@lemmy.world 9 points 5 months ago

I honestly don't understand that, I have always rounded up for money going out and down for money coming in. So if I see something priced at $3.25 my brain thinks $4, and if I earn $3.25 my brain thinks $3 dollars.

[-] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 1 points 5 months ago

Ah but then you'll also see something priced at 3.99 as 4, same as something priced at 3.25

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