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I also refuse to buy anything that ends in ".99". And I also refuse to buy any product with advertisement because those manipulate me too.

jstx1 5y ago
I can't tell whether this is a joke or you've gone off the deep end.
- beingflo 5y ago
  While it does sound like a joke I agree to some degree. 3.99 is supposed to make me feel like its 3 bucks instead of 4 and my monkey brain probably can't override the initial emotional response. Knowing this I feel kind of insulted that they think I'm stupid enough to fall for it.
  - adewinter 5y ago
    idea: browser extension that automatically rounds up any number ending in ".99" and includes a visual indicator/toggle that lets you flip back to the original.
    - satvikpendem 5y ago
      Exists: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/price99/mmceepjonbofodgidahkflkfjmaiblia?hl=en https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/price99/mmceepjonb... There are others too, I just searched for "round prices up browser extension"
  - zestyping 5y ago
    The .99 pricing feels like an American phenomenon to me. Not that it's never used in other places, but it seems far more prevalent in the United States. For me it immediately makes the business seem a little bit slimy. I rarely see it in Europe, and I think I've never seen it in Scandinavia.
    - nicoburns 5y ago
      It's exceedingly common in the UK. Although admittedly we tend to be halfway between the US and the rest of Europe on most things.
      - jraph 5y ago
        Also common in France.
    - kevinpet 5y ago
      I wonder if Scandinavia could be due to 1/100 of a crown being even more ridiculously small than a penny. Wikipedia tells me that only Denmark still has sub-krone coins, and that's 50 ore. When I was in the (US) military, none of the vendors like the base exchange or on-base bars or restaurants overseas used coins smaller than a nickel (5 cents). It just wasn't worth shipping pennies overseas. The one exception was the post office. This was ~2005, so people still used cash.
    - null_object 5y ago
      > The .99 pricing feels like an American phenomenon to me. Not that it's never used in other places, but it seems far more prevalent in the United States. For me it immediately makes the business seem a little bit slimy. > I rarely see it in Europe, and I think I've never seen it in Scandinavia. I have no idea what part of Scandinavia you're talking about, but in Sweden this type of pricing is used all the time. Right now I just opened a random page of prepared food for one of the big-3 supermarkets and I can see Tortellini for 35,90kr; Gnocchi for 28,90kr; Tikka chicken for 56,90kr. If I go to another random page for kitchen appliances (Elon) I can see a whole range of items for 2995kr (fridge) 5995kr (dishwasher) and so on - infinitely. These are exactly equivalent to the .99 price manipulation psychology. So tired of the self-righteous "in Scandinavia we don't do this" crowd.
  - plumeria 5y ago
    Would you feel the same with 3.75?
satvikpendem 5y ago
You might be interested in this browser extension I found then, it rounds up prices ending in 99: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/price99/mmceepjonbofodgidahkflkfjmaiblia?hl=en https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/price99/mmceepjonb...
lloydatkinson 5y ago
You could try taking your medication

jstx1 5y ago

I can't tell whether this is a joke or you've gone off the deep end.

beingflo 5y ago
While it does sound like a joke I agree to some degree. 3.99 is supposed to make me feel like its 3 bucks instead of 4 and my monkey brain probably can't override the initial emotional response. Knowing this I feel kind of insulted that they think I'm stupid enough to fall for it.
- adewinter 5y ago
  idea: browser extension that automatically rounds up any number ending in ".99" and includes a visual indicator/toggle that lets you flip back to the original.
  - satvikpendem 5y ago
    Exists: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/price99/mmceepjonbofodgidahkflkfjmaiblia?hl=en https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/price99/mmceepjonb... There are others too, I just searched for "round prices up browser extension"
- zestyping 5y ago
  The .99 pricing feels like an American phenomenon to me. Not that it's never used in other places, but it seems far more prevalent in the United States. For me it immediately makes the business seem a little bit slimy. I rarely see it in Europe, and I think I've never seen it in Scandinavia.
  - nicoburns 5y ago
    It's exceedingly common in the UK. Although admittedly we tend to be halfway between the US and the rest of Europe on most things.
    - jraph 5y ago
      Also common in France.
  - kevinpet 5y ago
    I wonder if Scandinavia could be due to 1/100 of a crown being even more ridiculously small than a penny. Wikipedia tells me that only Denmark still has sub-krone coins, and that's 50 ore. When I was in the (US) military, none of the vendors like the base exchange or on-base bars or restaurants overseas used coins smaller than a nickel (5 cents). It just wasn't worth shipping pennies overseas. The one exception was the post office. This was ~2005, so people still used cash.
  - null_object 5y ago
    > The .99 pricing feels like an American phenomenon to me. Not that it's never used in other places, but it seems far more prevalent in the United States. For me it immediately makes the business seem a little bit slimy. > I rarely see it in Europe, and I think I've never seen it in Scandinavia. I have no idea what part of Scandinavia you're talking about, but in Sweden this type of pricing is used all the time. Right now I just opened a random page of prepared food for one of the big-3 supermarkets and I can see Tortellini for 35,90kr; Gnocchi for 28,90kr; Tikka chicken for 56,90kr. If I go to another random page for kitchen appliances (Elon) I can see a whole range of items for 2995kr (fridge) 5995kr (dishwasher) and so on - infinitely. These are exactly equivalent to the .99 price manipulation psychology. So tired of the self-righteous "in Scandinavia we don't do this" crowd.
- plumeria 5y ago
  Would you feel the same with 3.75?

satvikpendem 5y ago

You might be interested in this browser extension I found then, it rounds up prices ending in 99: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/price99/mmceepjonbofodgidahkflkfjmaiblia?hl=en https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/price99/mmceepjonb...

lloydatkinson 5y ago

You could try taking your medication