Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 25th August 2012

Dilbert//8533, first published fourteen years ago on Saturday 25th August 2012

Tags

business ethics fake 50% dumb customers smart shoppers $400 per hour freaking genius

Official transcript

Dogbert: Your fake 50% sale prices make dumb customers feel like smart shoppers. CEO: Why am I paying you $400 an hour to tell me what I already know? Dogbert: Usually I charge $800 and hour. CEO: Yes! I'm a freakin' genius. Dogbert consults

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

DOGBERT CONSULTS YOUR FAKE 50% SALE PRICES MAKE DUMB CUSTOMERS FEEL LIKE SMART SHOPPERS.

WHY AM I PAYING YOU $400 AN HOUR TO TELL ME WHAT I ALREADY KNOW?

USUALLY I CHARGE $800 PER HOUR.

YES!

I'M A FREAKIN' GENIUS.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Fake Sale Prices"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled character, sitting at a desk with a client. The client is surprised by the high price of a service, which is $400 an hour. Dilbert explains that the client is already aware of this price, but the client is still shocked. Dilbert then reveals that he charges $800 per hour, which is twice the original price. The client is impressed by Dilbert's "freakin' genius" and agrees to pay the higher rate. The comic strip pokes fun at the idea of fake sale prices and the absurdity of charging high prices for services.

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