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Post: 93817533_1 created on Sat, 23 Aug 2014 11:00:09 +0000
Posted: Sat, 23 Aug 2014 11:00:09 +0000

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if you will try to calculate the pricing, it is better to buy the single box rather than the packs. why, you ask?
• each project box costs 99GC
• 99GC x 5 boxes = 495 GC (whereas the 5 pack costs 499GC in the cash shop)
• 99GC x 10 boxes = 990 GC (whereas the 10 pack costs 999GC in the cash shop)

As for the 50 pack and 25 pack pricing, it is better to buy two 25 packs rather than one 50 pack.
• 25 pack costs 1999GC
• 50 pack costs 3999GC
• 25 pack cost x 2 = 3998GC

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Post: 93817533_2 created on Sat, 23 Aug 2014 11:02:42 +0000
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Watch them apply discounts to the bundles soon.

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Post: 93817533_3 created on Sat, 23 Aug 2014 13:05:19 +0000
Posted: Sat, 23 Aug 2014 13:05:19 +0000

Gaia either can't count, or coldly calculates on users to be unable to count.

Either option seem quite telling of the current management...

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Post: 93817533_4 created on Sat, 23 Aug 2014 13:39:29 +0000
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Gaia either can't count, or coldly calculates on users to be unable to count.

Either option seem quite telling of the current management...

It's pathetic really, I wish they'd quit indulging in that mindset, it just oozes stupidity. ._.

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Post: 93817533_5 created on Sat, 23 Aug 2014 17:38:21 +0000
Posted: Sat, 23 Aug 2014 17:38:21 +0000

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coldly calculates on users to be unable to count.

It's not so much that users are unable to math as they're unwilling to. Gaia banks on the fact that, much of the time, items are impulse purchased, which precludes a willingness to do the math, and the ease with which the items can be bought makes it much easier to purchase on impulse. You can see the outcome here, I'm sure.

It's an ethically dodgy practice, but it's quite common with online store fronts (a more prominent example is Amazon, which has the further enticement of, "Add X$ and qualify for free shipping!" to get you to spend more even when you know not adding the extra item would cost you less than paying for shipping) and there's nothing illegal about it, as it's not deceptive or false advertising.

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Post: 93817533_6 created on Sat, 23 Aug 2014 17:40:06 +0000
Posted: Sat, 23 Aug 2014 17:40:06 +0000

I think it's more priced for convenience.

I mean, I'd rather eat the extra 9 GC buying a 10 pack than buy 10 singles.

But, really, the option is there for fugal people and penny-pitchers. razz

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Post: 93817533_7 created on Sat, 23 Aug 2014 19:28:01 +0000
Posted: Sat, 23 Aug 2014 19:28:01 +0000

Yeah I think this is a case of convenience at the cost of... well, price. Not a nice way of doing business, but it's a common one.

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Post: 93817533_8 created on Sat, 23 Aug 2014 22:58:53 +0000
Posted: Sat, 23 Aug 2014 22:58:53 +0000

Funniest thing about the convenience argument, What convenience is it really providing?
You don't gotta type a 2,5 or 10 in that little box that asks how many you want.
And if you buy singles, it saves you from opening a bundle to get to the singles,
so any "(in)convenience" has just been entirely negated.

It seems silly to me, after all, they used to be a bit better about making the prices align.

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Post: 93817533_9 created on Sat, 23 Aug 2014 23:02:13 +0000
Posted: Sat, 23 Aug 2014 23:02:13 +0000

I'm actually surprised they did not start off with those usual 20% discounts. People did complain about those as well. For bad math and even for applying discounts all the time.

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