Why so many things cost exactly zero

Re:Why so many things cost exactly zero by lalaland1125 on Saturday January 18, 2020 @01:57PM (#22086253)

I just also want to note that people shouldn't ignore the psychological cost of paying. Making a decision on whether or not to spend money requires mental effort that doesn't scale down well with price.

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Re:Why so many things cost exactly zero by kccqzy on Saturday January 18, 2020 @03:28PM (#22086925)

Correct. I once pointed out to my friends who earns a five-digit salary every month (by no means impressive in the Bay Area) that he spent 20 minutes agonizing over a $2 payment. Before I pointed it out he didn't even realize it was irrational.

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Re:Why so many things cost exactly zero by onetimemanytime on Sunday January 19, 2020 @01:30AM (#22089815)

you donate $1 Million but get killed when a robber demands your wallet with $8 in it, cause you don't want to let go. It's not the money,

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Re:Why so many things cost exactly zero by lonelappde on Saturday January 18, 2020 @04:14PM (#22087265)

Spending is a repeated game. If you don't agonize, you have to pick either $0 or $2 *N for unknown N.

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Re:Why so many things cost exactly zero by e_y_ on Saturday January 18, 2020 @04:36PM (#22087440)

Also frugal habits learned from agonizing over $100 and $10,000 spending sometimes trickle down to those $2 decisions. It becomes an instinct even if it doesn't make sense.

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