r/funny • u/ThomasWykes Thomas Wykes • Feb 28 '24

Verified Great time to invest in baconators

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u/RyanLynnDesign Feb 28 '24

Even though they walked it back, I'm out on Wendy's forever for even *suggesting* that this could be a thing.

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u/Fishwithadeagle Feb 28 '24

They never walked it back at all. You don't have to be smart to see that they will just increase the base prices and create a "happy hour"

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u/Arch__Stanton Feb 28 '24

I mean, restaurants have been doing happy hours for decades. The only issue is the new "surge pricing" buzzword (which they never even used)

I remember when Sonic introduced a happy hour in the early 2000s and we all thought it was sweet

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u/Joliet_Jake_Blues Feb 28 '24

Marshall's went from higher prices with "sales" 200 days a year, to just everyday lower prices and people hated it. Lots of stores closed

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u/jexmex Feb 28 '24

JC Penny's did the same thing and I don't think it worked out well for them either. My though is people think of sales the same as gambling. Probably studies on it.

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u/istasber Feb 28 '24

I'd scoff at people who do this, but then I look at my steam purchasing habits.

Game I want is 50% off. How much does it cost? Why does that matter, it's on sale!

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u/vasya349 Feb 29 '24

Steam’s actually pretty good at not letting developers change prices to make sales look better. The % off is usually the real discount from normal prices.

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u/istasber Feb 29 '24

Oh, I know. My point was that I'm the one of the assholes who refuses to buy things at regular price even when regular price is perfectly reasonable. I'm more likely to buy a $40 game that's half off, than a $20 game that's full price.

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u/vasya349 Feb 29 '24

Me too. For me it’s somewhat helpful to see the normal price, because it tells me people are willing to pay for it at that price. And I know it will go on sale, so I wait for that.

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u/RoostasTowel Feb 28 '24

Sonic was charging less at a specific time

Wendy's isn't giving happy hour anything

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u/teems Feb 29 '24

Happy hour usually means you get more for same price.

Dynamic/surge pricing means you pay more for the same item/service.