JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
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> > A also mentioned the new (here) 18 pack of soft drinks. When soft drinks
> > go on sale it is the 18 can cartons that go on sale. They are becoming
> > more
> > and more common.
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> > It is interesting to note that there are thresholds for the prices people
> > are willing to pay for some things. Marketing specialists put a lot of
> > effort into understanding those thresholds. When the price of something
> > rises above the threshold, consumers stop buying it. So they pack it in
> > smaller units and get the price under that threshold.
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> Interesting. In one paragraph, you call it deceptive. In another, you
> explain why the practice is valid.

Scammers use all sorts of ploys to get people to part with their money.
Their greed does not make the ploy valid.