Seriously, there's no way they didn't choose that shit on purpose.
this post was submitted on 22 Nov 2023
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They do odd incremental pricing with a lot of things. I don't know that it's nefarious so much as it is nefarious. They know $14.99 is read by consumers as $15. $14.98 is a ratfucked $14.99. By the 0.80s we see it as $14.xx and it's perceptibly cheaper.
At a few of my retail jobs, the .xx system was shorthand for pricing types: .95-open box, .90-clearance, .97-manager's sale, whatever. Doubles are just easy on the eyes, too.
This is the answer, the last 2 digits are a code to categorize items
It can also be an item that's 14.89 at another retailer and they want to be able to claim they have the lowest price
this is exactly what it is, and walmart does it all the time. op is seeing ghosts
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