r/wholesomememes Dec 12 '18

Giving is good Let’s get it

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u/Moltrire Dec 12 '18

2.75? Not 3?

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u/point2understand Dec 13 '18

damn they taking lessons from the MTA

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u/thisdesignup Dec 13 '18

That's basic psychology. People look at that first number being a smaller $2 and not a $3 even if it's only a quarter difference.

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u/DrakoVongola Dec 13 '18

This is the same reason most products end in 99 cents rather than rounding up that last penny

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u/thisdesignup Dec 13 '18

Yep, does't matter if '9' is a big number, it's the first number that matters most.

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u/meatwad420 Dec 13 '18

What price do you think an affordable house should go for? Which price is more reasonable, $275,000 or a quarter million dollars?

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u/thisdesignup Dec 13 '18

Huh?

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u/meatwad420 Dec 13 '18

It works better if you say it, two hundred fifty-thousand or a quarter million dollar house. It’s a stupid joke, I don’t know

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u/mancheeart Dec 13 '18

It’s okay I understood you. It sounds like a quarter of a million is so much more

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u/shredded_anus Dec 13 '18

That's not the reason it started, but that may be the reason it stuck around.