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triceratops 37 days ago | parent | context | favorite | on: All grown-ups were once children, but only few of ...

You missed the part where they could just buy the toy for €2.

Heck they could run their own carnie games at home with Temu toys. Invite the kid's friends and it would be just as fun.

throw0101a 37 days ago [–]

> You missed the part where they could just buy the toy for €2.

The fact that the item was won as a prize imparts on it an (psychological) 'aura' that simply buying it does not. Related:

* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endowment_effect

triceratops 37 days ago | [–]

Addressed by the second part of my comment.

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