https://blogs.lotterypost.com/jadelottery/2012/1/the-reason-a-certain-number-is-used-in-advert.htm JADELottery's Blog: The Reason a certain number is used in advertising. en-us Lottery Post RSS Generator https://blogs.lotterypost.com/jadelottery/2012/1/the-reason-a-certain-number-is-used-in-advert.htm#c72687 https://blogs.lotterypost.com/jadelottery/2012/1/the-reason-a-certain-number-is-used-in-advert.htm#c72687 Tue, 03 Jan 2012 00:25:00 GMT jump6702 that just one of the tricks they play on you're eye,s and mind. 5.oo look better then 5.99 and 6.00

]]> jump6702 https://blogs.lotterypost.com/jadelottery/2012/1/the-reason-a-certain-number-is-used-in-advert.htm https://blogs.lotterypost.com/jadelottery/2012/1/the-reason-a-certain-number-is-used-in-advert.htm Mon, 02 Jan 2012 19:39:44 GMT JADELottery Below are some pictures I took outside of a store.

They are as they would appear at a distance.

At first look, from a distance, it appears to be $5.00, but scroll down.

Nope, it's $5.99.

Notice how the loops in the 9's are deliberately made bigger to look like 0's.

It's done that way to give you the first impression of $5.00.

Now, while you are reading this sentence and not looking at the picture directly, it looks like $5.00 again.

See how sneaky that works.

Now that you are aware, beware.

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