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[โ€“] Blackmist@feddit.uk 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Where the fuck has $28 come from on an amount of $26.17?

[โ€“] The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago

We like to be surprised by taxes at checkout when spending money rather than displaying the full price from the beginning.

It's really dumb, and it's almost certainly a psychological trick that increases sales.