$19.95 must be a magic number

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$19.95 must be a magic number

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Everything on TV is $19.95 or multiple payments of. What’s up with that?
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Personally, I think if you buy ANYTHING you see advertised on TV for that price you get what you deserve.
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It's a psychological price point. $19.95 SOUNDS like it's a lot cheaper than $20 and people are more apt to buy it, even though it's on a 5 cent difference.
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Personally, I think it's all the governments doing. Sort of covert money collections. :D
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I tend to agree with JBrazen. They’re just tickling the brain a bit.
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same reason gas is ._ _9 of a cent they think 3.489 more people will buy than if they just said 3.49
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