Chinese people save more money because 8 is a lucky number. In China, it's common to see prices of 188元 and 588元. Meanwhile, Americans are stuck paying $199 and $599.

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Chinese people save more money because 8 is a lucky number. In China, it's common to see prices of 188元 and 588元. Meanwhile, Americans are stuck paying $199 and $599. - Lemmy.world

This isn’t a shower thought, it’s more like a thoughtless shower.
This isn’t shitting in the shower, it’s more like showering in shit.
This is exactly the kind of thought that occurs in the shower. Spontaneous realizations that have been right there the whole time.
I’m fairly confident that no realizations took place when this abortion spewed out of someone’s imagination.
I think conversion rates might throw this theory off.
Why all the 99 prices? I mean it’s clear that $599 is basically $600, so whom are they fooling?
In theory 599 looks a lot less than 600 subconsciously iirc.