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The Price is Right television show is a low-key way to normalize inflation. (kbin.social)
submitted 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) by [email protected] to c/showerthoughts
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Prices presented in the show are presented without question. At no point does anyone question their absurdity.

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

They just use what the things' MSRP is (and sometimes round the number to the nearest 0 or 5)... You can be really good at the a lot of the game if you shop a lot and know the average prices of most things.

Same with an older, less popular gameshow called Supermarket Sweep.