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Math ain't mathing

This meme features text at the top reading "When you bought 3 identical products but the total cost is $12.70" over an anime screenshot of a female character with an incredulous, confused expression, squinting one eye while the other is wide open. The joke relies on the fact that $12.70 is not cleanly divisible by 3, meaning the cost per individual product would require a fraction of a cent, which is logically impossible for standard retail pricing. The character's expression perfectly represents the frustration and confusion of encountering this nonsensical pricing while shopping.
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When you bought 3 identical products but the total cost is $12.70

Overview

This meme features text at the top reading "When you bought 3 identical products but the total cost is $12.70" over an anime screenshot of a female character with an incredulous, confused expression, squinting one eye while the other is wide open. The joke relies on the fact that $12.70 is not cleanly divisible by 3, meaning the cost per individual product would require a fraction of a cent, which is logically impossible for standard retail pricing. The character's expression perfectly represents the frustration and confusion of encountering this nonsensical pricing while shopping.

Origin notes

This meme was sourced from the Reddit: Meme RSS feed, originally shared under the title "Math ain't mathing". The reaction image used is a screenshot of the character Qiao Ling from the Chinese donghua Link Click (Shiguang Dailiren), edited with added relatable text about confusing retail pricing to create the final meme.

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