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More than 2x as many people chose the free Hershey’s Kiss than chose the $0.13 Lindt truffle. A $0.13 Lindt truffle (a superior product in quality that retails for multiples more than a Hershey’s Kiss).In 2007, he co-authored a study titled “Zero as a Special Price: The True Value of Free Products” in which participants were asked to choose one of the following: “There is something special about being free,” Ariely tells The Hustle. People who otherwise may not have considered a tattoo - especially not on a whim - got inked up because the price was right. One time, he even hired somebody to give out free tattoos at a party.
The ‘positive glow’ of not having to payĭan Ariely, a professor of behavioral economics at Duke University and the author of Predictably Irrational, has researched the allure of free for years in all kinds of settings. We’ll look at how “free” affects consumer behavior across 3 different areas: grocery store samples, shipping, and online content. In short, free stuff makes us do very strange, irrational things. But this conduct is rooted in behavioral psychology.
It may seem odd that a few small nibbles on toothpicks would incite violence. 2018: At a South Carolina Costco, 2 septuagenarians on a cheeseburger sample binge got into a spat over line etiquette that ended in a hat-flying slap to the face.2015: At a Southern California Costco, a 78-year-old was punched in the face after accusing a 24-year-old of hogging too many Nutella waffle samples.If you’ve ever wondered just how passionate people are about free samples at Costco, look no further than these 2 incidents:
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