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by brudgers 2100 days ago
The poor stand in the paper products aisle calculating the relative value of one multi-pack of toilet paper versus another. While a person with money might look and decide one is too expensive, it's not an optimization problem. There's not pressure to get it right. The cost of a mistake is rounding error not a meal.
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Or buy the 4-pack because they literally can't afford 12 rolls - even though they know it is more expensive.