Why Do Some People Pay More for the Same Thing?

Examples

1. One kid pays $5 for a candy bar while another pays $2 just because they’re at different stores.
2. A person buys the same shirt for $30 online and pays $60 in the mall because it felt more special.
3. Two friends both get pizza from the same place, one pays full price, the other splits it with a friend.

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See also

• Why Do We Have Different Kinds of Taxes?
• Why Do Prices Change So Much?
• Why Do We Use Money Instead of Bartering?
• Why Do Prices Go Up So Much When There's a Shortage?
• Why Do We Have Different Kinds of Coins?

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