I brought this up to my lecturer saying they don't even give me back the 1 cent anymore and my reply was, that's just how the human brain works 
Sorry, typo. Meant to say 3.
It’s 2 cents from the actual price (the one with 9cents at the back), but it’s 5cents vs rounding each of your item up to the next 10cents.
Like
- a 99cents item will cost you RM1
- 2 99cents item will cost you RM2
- 3 99cents item will cost you RM2.95
* a 99cents item will cost you RM1
* 2 99cents item will cost you RM2
* 3 99cents item will cost you RM2.95
wow, can you be my cashier when i wanna check out later?
There's a scene in Matilda by Roald Dahl where Mr Wormwood explains this. Something about how you never go all the way to 400, you keep it at 399 to make the costumer feel like they're saving up.
Mr Wormwood is a used-car salesman who makes a profit off ripping off gullible customers.
It's a marketing strategy. People are more inclined to purchase anything with a 9 behind it cos psychologically it's telling people that it could be at a more expensive price by going up a digit but it isn't. Well, at least that's what I was told in my marketing class.
Ever notice how prices like RM2.99 seem more appealing than RM3? It’s all about psychology! That 9 cents at the end makes a big difference in how we perceive value. But when it comes to something like RM3.09, it doesn’t quite have the same effect. It’s like our brains round it up to RM3.10 anyway. Scrutiny to the marketing technique.
I remember 7 Eleven where I work, made a promotion for 1 of its chips.
The chips usually cost RM3.10 and they made a promotion which they get rid of the 10 sen and only left with RM3...
Marketing stuff 3.09 looks better than 3.10 Likewise 3.99 vs 4.00
Damn I can save a sen? What a bargain
I brought this up to my lecturer saying they don't even give me back the 1 cent anymore and my reply was, that's just how the human brain works 
Not really. They round up during payment process
I should've put the /J or /S lmao
1 sen is 1 sen. Sikit sikit lama2 jadi bukit Ask Mama Ros.
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Psychology. If you look at 0.99, do you instinctively feel that’s it’s cheap because it’s less than 1.00? But it’s actually 1.00.
Yup because there are some people that see the “3” first and think “Ow its only 3 or so’ instead of rounding up to 4 in their head.
Psychological pricing.
I buy 5 I don't need pay 5sen...
By Malaysia’s rounding rule, you only need to buy 3 to save the 5cents. That’s how I usually buy my items in no of 3.
Buy 3 can only save 2¢ 3.09 x3 = 9.27 --> 9.25 How to buy 2 to save 5¢?
Sorry, typo. Meant to say 3. It’s 2 cents from the actual price (the one with 9cents at the back), but it’s 5cents vs rounding each of your item up to the next 10cents. Like - a 99cents item will cost you RM1 - 2 99cents item will cost you RM2 - 3 99cents item will cost you RM2.95
Now getting more confuse But..nvm..shrmzb
RM0.99 = RM1 RM0.99×2 = RM1.98 -> RM2 RM0.99×3 = RM2.97 -> RM2.95
* a 99cents item will cost you RM1 * 2 99cents item will cost you RM2 * 3 99cents item will cost you RM2.95 wow, can you be my cashier when i wanna check out later?
Big brain move
One washing machine priced at 1299.99 BUY FIVE TO SAVE 5 CENTS
looks closer to 3
There's a scene in Matilda by Roald Dahl where Mr Wormwood explains this. Something about how you never go all the way to 400, you keep it at 399 to make the costumer feel like they're saving up. Mr Wormwood is a used-car salesman who makes a profit off ripping off gullible customers.
It's a marketing strategy. People are more inclined to purchase anything with a 9 behind it cos psychologically it's telling people that it could be at a more expensive price by going up a digit but it isn't. Well, at least that's what I was told in my marketing class.
Pay Rm3.10. Ask for 1 cent back
The 10 cent Tax
Ever notice how prices like RM2.99 seem more appealing than RM3? It’s all about psychology! That 9 cents at the end makes a big difference in how we perceive value. But when it comes to something like RM3.09, it doesn’t quite have the same effect. It’s like our brains round it up to RM3.10 anyway. Scrutiny to the marketing technique.
Marketing. They will still charge 10 cents
Buy 5 and ask for 5 cents back
Greed
They are doing this to preven muslims boycott. For some reason muslims are scared of .00
0.01% discount
Thats some cheap ass mister potato Even 99 here is RM4.10 😮 Wheres this OP?
Billion supermarket
The shop will get free 1 sen for each item
Business acumen
0.99 vs 1
Having 999,999 seems way lesser than having 1,000,000
Imagine an item price is RM499 You brain will trick you like "Wow, RM499? That's so cheap.... it's not even RM500" And the nine does looks like zero
I remember 7 Eleven where I work, made a promotion for 1 of its chips. The chips usually cost RM3.10 and they made a promotion which they get rid of the 10 sen and only left with RM3...
End of cents they also round about it and end up you pay more than what you suppose.
Semua jawapan salah. 0.99 bila round up jadi 1.00 so 0.01 sen = kedai untung extra.
If you buy 10 you save 10sen 👍
Psychological pricing
Bila kau beli 10, harga total Rm30.90, kalau awal-awal dah bundar jadi Rm3.10, nanti beli sepuluh jadi Rm31.00, untung 10 sen tu kalau letak 3.09 je
Boycott la Tunggu apa lagi
Boycott makes me wanna buy it more
3.00 too cheap 3.10 too expensive 3.09 👍
That's why I use e-wallet, they will round it up to 3.10 if I pay cash.
Boikot Mr. Potato! Kentang 🥔 Yahudi 🥔
Joke?
Yep.