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Re:Juicero Founder Now Promoting $40 Jugs of ‘Raw Water’ in ... by djroomba on Thursday January 11, 2018 @01:16PM (#16126214)
Who is buying this? Is he a genius at finding insane markets or is this just bogus?
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Re:Juicero Founder Now Promoting $40 Jugs of ‘Raw Water’ in ... by _rpd on Thursday January 11, 2018 @02:36PM (#16127046)
Being (perceived as) healthy has been a factor in social status since antiquity. For every status competition, you are going to find people who are willing to pay for high perceived status.
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Re:Juicero Founder Now Promoting $40 Jugs of ‘Raw Water’ in ... by yakitori on Thursday January 11, 2018 @02:38PM (#16127072)
Who buys $1000 sunglasses? Who buys $1000 jeans? Who buys $500 sneakers? Dumb people with too much money.
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Re:Juicero Founder Now Promoting $40 Jugs of ‘Raw Water’ in ... by nudiustertian on Thursday January 11, 2018 @02:45PM (#16127138)
couldnt be more different
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Re:Juicero Founder Now Promoting $40 Jugs of ‘Raw Water’ in ... by Yetanfou on Thursday January 11, 2018 @06:53PM (#16129201)
While the product categories differ, the exorbitant price asked makes this 'raw water' target the same demography: those who have more money than sense and those who use these products for the purpose of affluence signalling.
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