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Seriously, there's no way they didn't choose that shit on purpose.

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[-] Outdoor_Catgirl@hexbear.net 17 points 11 months ago

Nah Walmart just prices things at .88 instead of .99 because psychology or whatever. They're not any more fascist than other capitalists.

[-] Tachanka@hexbear.net 17 points 11 months ago

well the whole psychology of choosing 99 cents was to make you think it's a dollar less than it actually is. Not sure what the utility of the 88 would be

[-] WaterBowlSlime@lemmygrad.ml 15 points 11 months ago

Makes it even more difficult to sum up your purchases, I'm guessing

[-] Tachanka@hexbear.net 10 points 11 months ago

there we go. that makes sense. could also be a nazi dogwhistle. come to think of it, summing up purchases these days is mostly a matter of whether you have a phone on you and can use the calculator app. The smart thing to do though is look at unit prices and not prices. With food/drink at least. You can have something that looks cheaper but the package is just oversized and the price per gram or whatever is the same or higher.

[-] WaterBowlSlime@lemmygrad.ml 6 points 11 months ago

Yeah but I don't think many people take their phone out and add up every individual item they're buying as they buy them. I think it's more common to guesstimate the total price based on how much things usually cost and then bite the bullet if it's a bit higher.

[-] Tachanka@hexbear.net 5 points 11 months ago

i do the former just so I don't overdraft by accident, because an overdraft fee will just wreck my shit, but yeah talking to other people, you're right

[-] WaterBowlSlime@lemmygrad.ml 5 points 11 months ago

Gotta make sure to avoid the poverty fine. Hope you're doing well

[-] Tachanka@hexbear.net 4 points 11 months ago

I'm doing OK. Thanks for asking! Same to you.

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