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How a $200 Wine Glass Made a $40 One Feel Cheap
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the psychology of the 'anchor within the anchor'—how premium decoys inside a product line can make mid-tier prices feel like bargains. They dissect a famous restaurant wine list experiment where a $200 bottle made a $40 pour seem modest, and draw parallels to electronics, SaaS, and even a $400 blender. The conversation covers why anchors work even when consumers know about them, the difference between anchoring and mere framing, and when a decoy backfires, as in JCPenney's failed 2012 pricing overhaul. Specific examples include…
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