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Re:Why so many things cost exactly zero by narag on Saturday January 18, 2020 @04:01PM (#22087181)
Or just the friction of "do I really want to pay $0.05 for this?"

LOL, that's so obvious in retrospect: if something costs so little, it's because you probably don't need it. Minor annoyances, even the mere decision, and you won't bother.

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Re:Why so many things cost exactly zero by lonelappde on Saturday January 18, 2020 @04:12PM (#22087249)
The economy would collapse if people only bought what they needed
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Re:Why so many things cost exactly zero by ben0x539 on Sunday January 19, 2020 @12:49AM (#22089707)
Probably only the parts of the economy that we don't need
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Re:Why so many things cost exactly zero by zaptidizap on Saturday January 18, 2020 @04:56PM (#22087568)
Not if people could aford what they need.
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Re:Why so many things cost exactly zero by konschubert on Saturday January 18, 2020 @07:41PM (#22088532)
no.
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