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Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 1 year ago

Chinese people save more money because 8 is a lucky number. In China, it's common to see prices of 188元 and 588元. Meanwhile, Americans are stuck paying $199 and $599.

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Chinese people save more money because 8 is a lucky number. In China, it's common to see prices of 188元 and 588元. Meanwhile, Americans are stuck paying $199 and $599.

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In theory 599 looks a lot less than 600 subconsciously iirc.

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