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Patrick Chooses Higher Stated Price For Free Amazon Shipping

This is a 2-panel comparison meme. The top left panel depicts Patrick Star from the animated series SpongeBob SquarePants looking disgusted and unimpressed, covered in melted ice cream, paired with the top right panel showing an Amazon product listing priced at $10.00 plus $2.39 shipping, for a total of $12.39. The bottom left panel shows Patrick looking happy, excited and grinning widely, paired with the bottom right panel showing the same total price of $12.39 marked with free shipping. The joke satirizes the common consumer psychological bias where shoppers prefer paying the exact same total cost if shipping is advertised as free, even when there is no monetary difference between the two options.
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Top right: $10.00 + $2.39 shipping; Bottom right: $12.39 & FREE Shipping

Overview

This is a 2-panel comparison meme. The top left panel depicts Patrick Star from the animated series SpongeBob SquarePants looking disgusted and unimpressed, covered in melted ice cream, paired with the top right panel showing an Amazon product listing priced at $10.00 plus $2.39 shipping, for a total of $12.39. The bottom left panel shows Patrick looking happy, excited and grinning widely, paired with the bottom right panel showing the same total price of $12.39 marked with free shipping. The joke satirizes the common consumer psychological bias where shoppers prefer paying the exact same total cost if shipping is advertised as free, even when there is no monetary difference between the two options.

Origin notes

This meme is sourced from an RSS feed of the X (formerly Twitter) account @meme.jpg. It is a remix of the widely used Patrick Star two-reaction meme template, combined with edited Amazon pricing screenshots to comment on consumer behavior related to online shopping promotions. It has been circulated widely on social media platforms for its relatable commentary on free shipping preferences.

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