BloodAndTsundere
BloodAndTsundere t1_jaexedx wrote
Reply to comment by the_original_Retro in ELI5: if it's cheaper for stores to sell store branded same item why won't they fully/dramatically abandon name brands? by Then_Mountain_9893
Re: your Aspirin example.
Food is of course a matter of taste and name brand food items are often (but not always!) simply different from generics. But I can’t for the life of me see why you’d buy name brand OTC meds besides allergies or maybe a kid who has to have the superhero packaging or a very specific version of artificial cherry flavor
BloodAndTsundere t1_jaewl3w wrote
Reply to comment by Cyclonitron in ELI5: if it's cheaper for stores to sell store branded same item why won't they fully/dramatically abandon name brands? by Then_Mountain_9893
Oh, you mean Cheese-it’s
BloodAndTsundere t1_jaew2mn wrote
Reply to comment by VonUndZuFriedenfeldt in [eli5] Black plaque was not exactly cured, how did it just disappear from Europe in 1353? by Linzold
> double whammy
No whammy, no whammy, no whammy. Aww damn, plague
BloodAndTsundere t1_jb62zjs wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in Boeing employee bought lottery ticket because it was at $747M, a nod to the aircraft. She won the jackpot. by ChickenXing
> There's a lot of confirmation bias in the research in regards to lottery winners, because many don't go public with their win and are not studyable (is that a word?).
I think the bias might be a selection bias. The bulk of lottery tickets are likely purchased by the people who are least likely to make good decisions with money, demonstrated by the fact that they spend a lot on lotto tickets.