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minus-squareBoomer Humor Doomergod@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·2 days agoThey don’t sell them because they make a bigger profit on giant trucks even if they have to pay for ads to convince people to buy them.
minus-squaresnooggums@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 days agoThey would be advertising anyway, but yes people do have a tendency to see more value in volume even if the value isn’t actually there. It goes along with the US fascination with buying in bulk.
minus-squareBoomer Humor Doomergod@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 days agoYes, but what they would be advertising would be different. They want people to buy more of the thing that makes them the most money. If small efficient cars were more profitable they would advertise them instead of giant luxury trucks.
They don’t sell them because they make a bigger profit on giant trucks even if they have to pay for ads to convince people to buy them.
They would be advertising anyway, but yes people do have a tendency to see more value in volume even if the value isn’t actually there. It goes along with the US fascination with buying in bulk.
Yes, but what they would be advertising would be different. They want people to buy more of the thing that makes them the most money.
If small efficient cars were more profitable they would advertise them instead of giant luxury trucks.