The “Discount Habit”

Who has already paid for their perfumes or drinks on an Easyjet flight in full? Nobody really, right? ๐คทโโ๏ธ Well, that’s part of what is called the “discount habit”. Yes, discounts are powerful because they give the impression of a big “gain” to the consumer. But, what happens when discounts become the norm? Poltrone&Sofร and […]
Easyjet’s new Pricing Tactics

Breaking the rules of “expected” pricing display. Have a closer look at this Easyjet upselling page. We’re so used to seeing the “middle price in the middle” that our brain almost instinctively expects the mid-box to be the one with the intermediate price. But … it is not! A few “tactics” used here: โ The […]
The Tuna Fish Can Paradox

Does larger packaging always imply a discount or a lower price per unit? Not necessarily! ๐ Read the (real) story of how a major Swiss retailer prices their Tuna fish cans. We are accustomed to instinctively believing that larger packages mean “paying less” (per unit). The basic idea is that if you buy a family […]