[DeadMouseFive]

My favorite trick is putting sand or scrap metal inside something to make it seem more expensive. Works every time.

[eternityforest]

It's a great trick especially when it would otherwise side around on a desk. No reason to waste real valuable materials when random trash will do.

[mitchdoogle]

What's the digital equivalent of this?

[gwern]

Deliberately adding latency. Although sometimes you need to because users are so accustomed to slow software that 'fast' reads as 'broken' to them.