▲ 166 ▼ Deep Discounts (lemmy.world) submitted 2 years ago by chagall@lemmy.world to c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world 43 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] MoonHawk@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago (1 child) What the fuck is this scummy marketing bullshit? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Tilgare@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (2 children) I understand what they're trying to do - bring attention to total cost of ownership and the price disparity between petrol and electricity. It's clearly marked and impossible to miss when you're on the website speccing out a car, so it's maybe a little initially deceptive, but not scummy imo. But it also leads to screenshots like this... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Zwiebel@feddit.org 4 points 2 years ago The proper way would be to lead with the sticker price and follow up with your estimated fuel savings. The other way around is scummy. permalink fedilink source parent [–] BarbecueCowboy@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago My friend, if you don't think that's scummy then I think you're a little bit too acclimated to marketing scams. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Tilgare@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (2 children) I understand what they're trying to do - bring attention to total cost of ownership and the price disparity between petrol and electricity. It's clearly marked and impossible to miss when you're on the website speccing out a car, so it's maybe a little initially deceptive, but not scummy imo. But it also leads to screenshots like this... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Zwiebel@feddit.org 4 points 2 years ago The proper way would be to lead with the sticker price and follow up with your estimated fuel savings. The other way around is scummy. permalink fedilink source parent [–] BarbecueCowboy@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago My friend, if you don't think that's scummy then I think you're a little bit too acclimated to marketing scams. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Zwiebel@feddit.org 4 points 2 years ago The proper way would be to lead with the sticker price and follow up with your estimated fuel savings. The other way around is scummy. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BarbecueCowboy@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago My friend, if you don't think that's scummy then I think you're a little bit too acclimated to marketing scams. permalink fedilink source parent