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by kesselvon 3352 days ago
Why not just sell the packets. $5-8 dollars for a juice pack is already bonkers
3 comments

Perceptual lock-in. Customers feel like once they've spent the money on the machine, it makes sense to keep buying the packs.

It's a form of the sunk cost fallacy that's frequently exploited in marketing.

As a daily veggie shake juicer, I'd be interested in packs that could cut down on the time I spend each morning cutting stuff up, if cost effective. But I get no satisfaction from status symbols, anymore than I care that my household appliance barely found a reason to connect to my wifi.
> As a daily veggie shake juicer

Does not really compute with

> I get no satisfaction from status symbols

My supermarket sells precut fruits and veggies already.
Agreed. I'd 100% buy one of those packets. No need for the silly machine.