In Japan they sell ramen bowls for under 1000 yen. It’s called the “1000 yen barrier. “ any shop that went over would be committing suicide. I am saying that the $5 price tag is also a huge psychological barrier that they have crossed. I can’t tell you why it rubs my fur the wrong way but it’s not something I’m going to entertain any more.
I watch that Japanese TV show, Midnight Diner. I mostly watch it for the recipes because the plots are often kind of goofy. But I couldn’t help noticing that everything on the menu is always a thousand yen or less.
I used to spend $15 on the Lotto, getting 5 $2 tickets with a multiplier on all 5. To do the same now, would be $30 which breaks the $20 barrier which I won’t cross. Like smoking, when a pack went to $3, I quit. That was around 2001. Now my wife still smokes, buy cheap and spends $6.25 a pack. Multiply that times 365 and it is $2,281+ a year. You can pay car insurance, and the cable bill. Or the power/sewer/water bill with that every month