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Title: Anything other than a 99 or 79 to lower a price?
Post by: roadman65 on October 03, 2015, 03:47:17 PM
We all know the $7.99 price tag on an item that is 8 bucks.  To make the mind think that its just over 7 bucks instead of 8 which it truly is closest to. All this is used in all selling in restaurants, retail items, and even gas with its 9 tenths of a penny.

There have also been quite common the $0.79 thing as well.  Plus I have seen a food item once $x.39 in a local eatery near my house, which makes absolutely no sense at all as making it $x.40 is just as effective giving how close the lower dollar amount is to just 40 cents.

Are there any other price amounts besides the ones ending in 95, 97,79, and the most popular 99 that you have ever seen?
Title: Re: Anything other than a 99 or 79 to lower a price?
Post by: davewiecking on October 03, 2015, 03:57:42 PM
Not that I shop there often, but I think I've WalMart ads that have prices ending in .88
Title: Re: Anything other than a 99 or 79 to lower a price?
Post by: hotdogPi on October 03, 2015, 04:23:29 PM
I have found x.49 to be quite common with price amounts under $10. (Especially $2.49)
Title: Re: Anything other than a 99 or 79 to lower a price?
Post by: Pete from Boston on October 03, 2015, 04:39:10 PM
Home Depot rarely prices in 0, 5, or 9.  7 and 2 are common there.
Title: Re: Anything other than a 99 or 79 to lower a price?
Post by: Mr. Matté on October 04, 2015, 12:58:11 AM
Donny's Discount Gas:
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FDUdhZ.png&hash=32ddcc8f863bdd2ee0e6bf65b425a519830ce9f0)
Title: Re: Anything other than a 99 or 79 to lower a price?
Post by: SignGeek101 on October 04, 2015, 02:30:32 AM
$0.49, $0.88 resonate the most with where I shop the most. I would think the '9's would be the most common. $9.29 for example.
Title: Re: Anything other than a 99 or 79 to lower a price?
Post by: GCrites on October 04, 2015, 08:17:03 PM
Is anyone interested in hearing how we make these decisions at video game/movies/cards/collectibles/toy store I own?

It will be long.
Title: Re: Anything other than a 99 or 79 to lower a price?
Post by: SteveG1988 on October 04, 2015, 08:48:31 PM
http://www.rather-be-shopping.com/blog/2013/09/24/retailers-big-secret-crack-the-price-tag-code/