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Re:Spotify will now suspend or terminate accounts it finds a... by GuB-42 on Friday February 08, 2019 @01:11PM (#19117017)
It is a common marketing tactic.

A coffee is cheap, most of the times it is less than a dollar, sometimes as low as 10 cents if you brew it yourself from cheap ground beans.

But you probably paid $5-$10 for a coffee on a few occasions too. Though TBH, you may have done it just to rent a seat at Starbucks.

So 1-2 coffees is probably something you correctly value at about $1. By associating it with coffee, they make you think their $10/month service costs you just $1, using the super expensive case as an excuse.

Re:Spotify will now suspend or terminate accounts it finds a... by michaelmior on Friday February 08, 2019 @06:28PM (#19119639)
Actually, I've never had coffee, but I understand your point.