> I really don't like the idea of living in a society where companies I buy things from are trying to scam me by using Pavlov-esque techniques of using fake dis

> I really don't like the idea of living in a society where companies I buy things from are trying to scam me by using Pavlov-esque techniques of using fake discounts to get my attention, especially because that works. Really, is that the society we want to have? I concur with this sentiment strongly. I use websites such as CamelCamelCamel to see how long it has been at this "sale" price. But this only works for Amazon. I would love to see an equivalent site that tracks for many more websites. It's particularly disgusting when you see "Black Friday Sales" that are an actual increase in the price. I saw a picture of a price tag of $219.99, with a sticker overlaid with a price of $249.99 with a "sale" price of $229.99. The kicker was the sticker was slightly transparent, and you could clearly see the original $219.99 underneath. I've heard there are places with legislation that says you can only have on sale for as long as it was at the pre-sale price. I think this could help fight places with perpetual sales. The sad thing is this has become so ingrained in our culture, that when JC Penny tried to stop doing this, they lost a ton of customers, and a significant amount of money [0]. There would have to be a significant culture shift to go away from this. [0]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxfkWZPAUg4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxfkWZPAUg4