Why do merchants always try to deceive ?
964027
I hate the 99.cents or what ever , why cant it be 1.00$ make it even. and yes I see your point . believe it or not there are people who really think they are getting a real deal.. it is all just frustrating....or what about , 4for 1$ , instead of 25cents each..
894015
Why, what are trying to hide?
125303
The short answer is: they don't.  Many people go through life lying to others and some of these lies end up not being caught.  But when it comes down to it lies won't hold up to intensive investigation and the light of truth.\n\nIf someone has reason to suspect a fact or is curious enough they will eventually be able to find out any mistake, omission or outright lie as evidenced by these proverbs from around the world:\n\nlies walk on short legs.  (german)\none can't stop the spreading of lies with more of them.\na liar is not to be believed, even when he speaks the truth.\n\nhope this helps.
1113328
why, are you looking to perpetrate fraud of some kind?
1181881
If it looks too good to be true, it always isn't.
256270
Sure I do it all the time...I am a master at deception! If people want to hear the lies I will be happy to feed them to them..
844976
yes, but the next question.....why are they lying?  to save your feelings.....
236299
They will first ask questions to find out how gullible you are, how much money you can pay.\n\nThen they lay it thick on you session by session, you keep paying and every session you will get into the trap deeper and deeper, making it more and more difficult to escape later on.
936684
Yes, I've read about cases where people have been scammed with very authentic looking, but phony, cashiers checks.  Sorry to hear it.
912664
cuz they know you will put yourself into debt for discount sales.  They are sneaky like that.  Very suspicious...\n\nHowever, Dragon is banned from most stores for getting too excited and starting fires, so she has been able to save her money.
932764
They are exploiting the human psychological weakness GREED. \n\n(incidently, we ninja use this tactic quite often)  \n\nPeople are easily tricked when they don't critically examine things.  Monty Hall would do this to people all the time on Lets Make A Deal.  Basically, the act of pricing one cent below is both an appeal to the greed, and an insult to the intelligence (or lack thereof), of the average person.  Pricing five cents below is perhaps even more obnoxious, as it implies, "I know you won't fall for the $9.99, but maybe you'll fall for the $9.95." \n\nGasoline pricing is even worse as they go to the hundredth decimal place in order to not breach the psychological barrier of spending "another penny."  A can of beans selling for $2.99 is truly one cent less than $3.00.  A gallon of gas that sells for $2.99 is actually $2.99 and 9/10 of a cent, which is $2.999.  For all practical purposes, the gas is $3.00.  If you bought 100 gallons, it would cost you $299.90, whereas a 100 cans of beans would be $299.00, almost a dollar less.  When you're selling millions of gallons a day, those tenths of a penny add up to a lot of extra profit!  Gasoline is the only product sold like this, because honestly, nobody pays attention.\n\nHigh end pricing is not consistently rounded off, but in cases where it is, it's probably because the vendors are less inclined to try "hoodwinking" people who generally have more than enough money to afford their products.  In other words, they don't need to trick them into buying, because their products are so sought after.  Also, a lot of wealthy people are often (though not always) less concerned with price than prestige.  Ever hear the expression, "if you have to ask, you can't afford it."?
323496
Yes, photographs normally lie about one's look in order to keep their customers' happy.But if your worried about it, don't be.Looks can be easily modified.
377787
Lies all lies, they are thinking about how much money you have and what kind of job you have.
724078
You will always get dishonest people who want to make as much as possible in as little time, and for as little effort, as possible, no matter who or what they disrupt or hurt or ruin in the process.\n\nIt's up to us decent folk to be the opposite and try always to deal with people fairly. \n\nI would have no hesitation in 'grassing-up' someone who I knew to be operating some kind of deception. (Benefit cheats and drug dealers beware!!)
916454
Just blame slow shipping.\n\nWhy expend so much energy on a lie anyhow?  Why even try to explain it?  It arrived late because it arrived late.  End of story.
552112
It's what's on the inside that counts.\n\nDon't judge a book by its cover.\n\nAll that glitters isn't gold.\n\nAppearances are deceiving.\n\nLooks can be deceiving.\n\nGood things come in small packages. (you wouldn't expect it)\n\nLook with your eyes, judge with your soul.\n\nLook deep before you leap (to any conclusions)
170201
Takes a special kind of naivete to even think someone would give you money.