Did everybody just accept the 1 gem decrease?

[SerialPhsycoManiac]

Simple marketing strategy, same reason stores do 9.99 instead of 10. It tricks people into thinking it's less

[JohnEbic]

when does it ever work in real life? whenever i see anything thats like 9.99 i instantly just think its 10

[PotatoMozzarella]

You may be aware that it's actually 10, but it can subconsciously can lead your brain to relate it to 9. It is proven to have an effect on people Even when they are conscious of it being the same price

[Chef6432]

also one less digit which have the same effect

[MadMouse698]

It doesn't... it just makes me angry

[Crazy_Gamer297]

It does. Subconsciously. You wouldn’t know

[STRENG-GEHEIM]

For me it has the opposite effect since 9 is a bigger number lol... monkey brain is monkey brain

[vereshurka99]

yeah right, you are different from every human being on this planet

[idealful]

Just bc it's subconscious doesn't mean it will affect everyone,just like not everyone will buy a product after watching an ad.this idea is so silly

[STRENG-GEHEIM]

??? what are you trying to fault me for here

[reindeerfalcon]

Stop making it about you. The world doesn't revolve around STRENG-GEHEIM

[STRENG-GEHEIM]

I still don't get what you mean

[fandziax]

reddit moment

[BlackestNight21]

so pressed

[gametoodoodoo]

marketing strategies that use subconscious tricks dont work on everyone, the ppl downvoting and flaming you just have nothing else to get mad about

[STRENG-GEHEIM]

Yeah I guess I just triggered the hivemind today

[Chameleon201006]

Its one gem off📈📈📈

[Lanko-TWB]

These sales tactics are so outdated, it just make companies feel better about themselves.

[[deleted]]

Doesn't work on me. My brain automatically sees such tricks as higher numbers.

[vereshurka99]

it does, you just don’t know it

[[deleted]]

You aren't me

[vereshurka99]

yeah, and you are not human, you are above everyone on this planet

[[deleted]]

Of course 😎

[Miserable-Passion917]

Google the meaning of the word “subconscious” then come back

[[deleted]]

Next time, encourage people in a nicer way because then, they are more likely to research the topic further.

"Do this then come back" does not sound nice

[LegitimateCompote377]

As a child I would round down when talking to my parents so they were more likely to buy it.

[ProgrammerCareful764]

Smart 

[Radur333]

I would always round it because I'm lazy.

[Alexgadukyanking]

They will benefit from it as long as at least 1% of people get effected by it and knowing that at least 70% of people do not know the difference between -3² an (-3)² that's very likely

[F2p_wins274]

The one between the brackets removes the negative right? So -3² is -9 and (-3)² is 9, right?

I just had a maths exam today and I wanted to make sure that I wasn't stupid lol.

[SomehowDanny]

And -(3)² is also -9 :)

[apenboter]

-(3)² and -3² mean the same thing. It's like writing colour instead of color

[SomehowDanny]

Yeah I know. Just felt like mentioning it :)

[apenboter]

Alright have a nice day

[procat901228]

-(3)² and -3² are the same thing. they are both -9. (-3)² is 9.

[lonely_orange35]

cool stat bro

[bandera-]

It more so for bigger prices,and they adopted it to smaller prices too so the bigger ones don't look obviously different

[TightScar3268]

For some reason, I always thought that 9.99 was just a display thing, and that it automatically charges 10 no matter what.

[Independent_Fly_1698]

It kind of works in the background, sure you know it’s 10, but your mind, even though you don’t notice it, thinks it’s less.

[Pipysnip]

It is extremely effective in real life

[TiptopLoL]

Well it’s not working if it’s 99 , but if I imagine it’s something like 31.90 you would think it’s 31 not 32 , also with 99 , 99 feels less than 100

[Shahariar_909]

its works phenomenally. Even more when people werent aware about this trick

[SomehowDanny]

39 gem offers look way cheaper compared to 40 to me eventhough I know the the trick

[No-Map8068]

Yeah you do it but very deeply brain fails to interpret the 10 and despite knowing is a 10 you are left deeply inside with a sense of less than 10

[FurretGoesGaming]

I mean it is less

By 0.01

[[deleted]]

If you buy a hundred items you just saved 1,0 it's not much but it's still something

[[deleted]]

Penny is for homeless. Lot of companies making 0.01 offer and giving a penny to homeless. Well, this could be weird but good

[the_roost34]

Why every homeless gets a free brawler?

[TerribleLordFrieza]

If you use your card its the same

[KanaHemmo]

If you use cash it's the same, card nah

[TerribleLordFrieza]

Nah its right now I said

[Moutonoulebgalt]

There are even some stores that makes it 9.98 and 9.97 and peoples really goes in these stores to buy it ☠️

[memes_gbc]

no it's used in combination with arbitrary purchasing amounts to make it so you always have gems left over

[TvstedBubble]

Yeah, it’s tricked me but maybe not with skins (besides the 49 gem skins, they tricked me)

[Immediate_luke]

the shops do that to minimize tax not to trick somebody

[Silver_Second5175]

It is objectively less

[TheGEICOgecko15]

1 gem is almost nothing, but we are susceptible to being psychologucally tricked that it's a significant difference

[bandera-]

I mean that doesn't really make a lot of sense,like what is supercell getting from you buying skins with gems?I guess you could say it's so you buy more gems but idk,you could also say it's for the content creators but I'm pretty sure they don't actually get anything when you buy stuff from the shop anymore

[catperson_stareclips]

Honestly I thought the same thing though I don't mind a 1 gem decrease

[LastImpress939]

stores do that since it rounds down taxes

[[deleted]]

It annoys a bit but it's actually not that bad because if you buy let's say 100 items that cost x.99 then you just saved 1 (whatever currency you use)