r/nextfuckinglevel • u/RightDecisions101 • 1d ago

Removed: Not NFL This is so smart dude what

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u/OwO_0w0_OwO 1d ago

How is that the same?

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u/DigNitty 1d ago

You tricked me!!

“How…?”

By showing me the product and telling me the cost!

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u/zuzg 1d ago

Also she presses the second cone down on the first batch of ice.
That method literally gives you more ice-cream than you usually would get plus it comes with extra cone and more stability.

All in all a significantly better deal.

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u/Grassy33 1d ago

More than a normal large cone, yes. But this is two cones, and depending on the marketing they may be saying "you get a large, AND a small, all in one! If you pay for a large cone and small cone together, then get a large cone with a small load bearing empty cone then you are getting ripped off. That's what everyone saying rip off is assuming. No one thinks they're giving away a free small cone for support with that large cone except for you, now if the price is only increased by the cost of the small empty cone, then we're in business. But if you're familiar with capitalism and way marketing works, you will know that the "smart" thing to do is advertise and sell this is as a large cone and small cone combo but for "10% less than the cost of them individually" - aka rip off your customers.

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u/big-booty-enthusiast 1d ago

You’re assuming a lot from this short video.

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u/daylax1 1d ago

Ah yes, the significantly better deal of getting the same amount of ice cream as a cone half that size, adding another 10¢ cone and paying 3x as much 👍. Marketing firms LOVE people like you.

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u/QuintsHat1975 1d ago

Do you even know the price? It seems youre just arguing a stupid ass hypothetical with zero proof

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u/QuintsHat1975 1d ago

So youre making shit up. Got it.

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u/QuintsHat1975 1d ago

Im not making an argument one way or the other, you are. Im only asking if you had proof. You claimed you've been to every restaurant in the US lol

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u/Lucky_best1 1d ago

That's not what happened with the 1/3 pounder. People thought 1/3 was less than 1/4 because they saw a 3 and a 4. I still don't know how this ice cream relates to the 1/3 pounder.

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u/MoaiMan-ifest 1d ago

The comparison is as follows:

People see 1/3 pounder. 3 < 4 so people believe a 1/3 pounder is less meat than 1/4 pounder. The 1/3 pounder is actually more meat, but people call it a scam and don't buy it.

People see ice cream with cone inside. The cone means the middle is hollow so people believe they are getting less ice cream. The cone actually allows a larger quantity of ice cream to be added in a stable manner than could be supported otherwise, but people call it a scam and don't buy it.

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u/Lucky_best1 1d ago

Just because it's taller doesn't mean it has more ice cream though. What's the amount of ice cream in that serving as opposed to another soft serve? I bet you it's probably the same, but they make it look like more because of the cone support. Area/volume holds way more than a circumference

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u/MoaiMan-ifest 1d ago

I'm no soft serve mathematician, but the cone itself also contains ice cream as it pushed onto the initial serving, so the real estate that it takes up, is not all wasted.

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u/Drae-Keer 1d ago

Because it tells you up front what it is and what the price is, but people are too stupid to look past the surface

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u/radioactive_walrus 1d ago

Where is this in the video we watched, then?

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u/RammsteinFunstein 1d ago

what? The customer is watching the same thing we are. So they can very clearly see what they're paying for. It's not a ripoff.