So, I got this in a fortune cookie, having dinner with Geoff Sayre-McCord and some folks from UNC Philosophy.
Leading us to discuss this question: are bargains coercive? Do people actually buy things they don't want or need because it's a "good deal?" I have heard people say things like, "Sure, I didn't have the money, but I at THAT price I couldn't afford NOT to buy it!" Um...what?
UPDATE: Senor Zorro notes that there is some documentation. Here is a video of people fighting for phones at WalMart...
There are analogous actions in nature...
Leading us to discuss this question: are bargains coercive? Do people actually buy things they don't want or need because it's a "good deal?" I have heard people say things like, "Sure, I didn't have the money, but I at THAT price I couldn't afford NOT to buy it!" Um...what?
UPDATE: Senor Zorro notes that there is some documentation. Here is a video of people fighting for phones at WalMart...
There are analogous actions in nature...
