Forrest Kelly
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Why $9.99 Tricks Your Brain — Wine Pricing Psychology Pt. 4
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Why $9.99 Tricks Your Brain — Wine Pricing Psychology Pt. 4

We close out our run with pricing strategist Claire Wang in the best possible way — a rapid-fire True or False game on the psychology of pricing, starting where we always do: wine. Can a higher price tag actually make wine taste better?

Guest: Claire Wang, an international pricing expert

 Book: The Price of Influence — available September 

Topics covered:

  • Charm pricing: why $9.99 outsells $10.00

  • The Stanford experiment proving price changes how wine tastes

  • Anchoring effect: seeing a high price first makes the next one feel like a deal

  • Why "limited time" scarcity is mostly psychological

  • Free shipping vs. price cuts — which moves product more

  • The uncomfortable truth about "rational" consumer decisions

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