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Re:The Invention of the Baby Carrot by jeffwass on Monday March 30, 2015 @07:06PM (#9293236)
There's something psychological about a product being in its clean and pure undamaged state. And it goes well beyond fruit.

Even for products that get wear and tear through normal usage, it's somehow better if we're the ones who do that wear and tear.

Eg, say you're at a book shop buying a paperback. If there are multiple copies you'll choose the one with the crispest cover and cleanest pages. Even though it'll get bent up and dirtied as you read it yourself anyway.

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Re:The Invention of the Baby Carrot by sliverstorm on Monday March 30, 2015 @09:22PM (#9293814)
Given two identical products for the same price with different levels of wear, it's only sensible to chose the less-worn item. It will almost certainly last longer for the same money.
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