do you feel ripped off when you actually pay less?
Sorry for the confusing titile, I have no idea what to call it. If you can come up with a better one, please change it.
here is the deal: Let's say item X costs 5 bucks in your country.
Lets say you are in another, poorer country where item X costs 1 buck.
Let's say the country haggles for prices, and since you are not from there and are the "rich foriegner" and cant speak well, you always end up paying more even though you try to haggle. lets say you pay 3 bucks for item X.
You paid less than you normally would, but you paid more than everyone else. Do you feel ripped off? Why?
I do. Even though I know I'm paying less, it pisses me off that they can and actively do take advantage of me. Comes across as greedy, and makes me feel animosity towards them. Why cant they just be honest? Even though the price difference is often no more than 50 extra cents, its not the money, its the principle of it all, the feeling that i'm being taken advantage of.
Last edited by skizziks; 11-14-2008 at 11:13 AM..
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