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/^t/The goods that are advertised have the costs included in their price. We pay more and think that the value is greater from that of the non-advertised products. The elevated prices create the illusion of superiority of agiven commodity. This fallacy has far-reaching consequences. Most people think that more expensive goods are better, especially if they are manufactures by a foreign company. This idea usually has nothing to do with the real quality, for instance as far as cosmetics are concerned. Foreign beauty products are deemed to be more effective solely due to their price, though the quality of Polish products is higher or comparable.