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What is something that only exists because people are stupid? (lemmy.world)

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[-] anubis119@lemmy.world 48 points 6 days ago

Shops with perpetual "sales" and prices ending with 99.

[-] jubilationtcornpone@sh.itjust.works 16 points 5 days ago

JC Penney went through a period where they did away with their perpetual "sale" and normalized their pricing. Their sales tanked as a result. Apparently a lot of people who shop there are idiots.

[-] ryathal@sh.itjust.works 6 points 5 days ago

The one time I went while they were just offering low prices was awesome. Just $8/shirt, no coupons or sales to turn a $20 shirt into a ln $8 one. Most people really like seeing a big number then having to pay a smaller one though.

[-] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 3 points 5 days ago

The former SVP of Apple Retail Ron Johnson, specifically. He actually thought the people who shopped at JC Penny were the same as the people who shopped at an Apple Store.

[-] Num10ck@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago

thought it was JC Benjamin

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