• snooggums@midwest.social
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    4 months ago

    If X number of people pay full price and only Y number people go through the hoops of getting a discount the company comes out ahead!

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      It’s worse then that. They’re actively profiting from that discount rate, meaning they’re ludicrously profiting from everyone who doesn’t spend half their life getting discount codes (the cost of convenience)

      • fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        I mean most products you’d sell you’re hopefully making at least 40% profit margin so everyone would still be making money. They’re just banking on you sticking around and not canceling. lots of money > some money > no money

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          We humans sometimes use a rhetorical device called “hyperbole” where we use exaggeration to emphasize our point, and it’s usually not meant to be taken literally. Welcome to the planet, hope you enjoy your stay.

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            Yes but the point you’re trying to get across is this is a huge amount of effort when it’s really trivial.