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Nazi Walmart is celebrating the Ho-Ho-Holocaust this year (hexbear.net)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/chapotraphouse@hexbear.net
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Seriously, there's no way they didn't choose that shit on purpose.

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[–] 12 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Could be some kind of algorithmic pricing, where some machine decides "We noticed people will pay $14.88 more than any other price in the $10-$20 range" and assigns that value by default. Just a self-reinforcing cycle of stupid consumerism.

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  • [–] 16 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Yea I can see this being an extension of some data driven bullshit more than a dog whistle.

    "People think 14.99 is less than 15. Wait now people recognize that as the same let's go to 14.89 then people will see its not just a cent off. Wait the data says people reaction to the number 9 is an extension of the original trick better go down to 14.88."

    Not saying it's definitive but seems more likely than trying to appeal to the festive fascist demographic.

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  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago

    I've worked with algorithms that are designed to undercut competitors' pricing on Amazon and I'll confirm this isn't some dog whistle, it's just a weird outcome of computers trying to undercut each other and maintain marketing tricks in the pricing number.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago

    This is what I think it is. Another store is selling the same thing for 14.99 and Walmart has the overhead to undercut by a few cents. Alot of their stuff is priced at $xx.88.

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