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[โ€“] [email protected] 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)

That is a fair point. But then again, I don't even remember the last time I was in a store that had honest prices.

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago

I remember that for a time, JC Penney focused on honest pricing and abandoned common predatory prices. They came close to bankruptcy and went back to their old ways. The psychology of feeling like we got a good deal is so ingrained into most people that it becomes difficult to run a business without those things