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

  • Outdoor_Catgirl [she/her, they/them]
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    8 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 [comrade/them]
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      8 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

        • Tachanka [comrade/them]
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          8 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.

          • Water Bowl Slime@lemmygrad.ml
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            8 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.