Exploring the AMAZING City of a Man Who Invented the "99-Cent" Pricing

[@NathansWargames]

I swear, honest guides is just a front for Janek so he can do his elevator loving hobby but not seem so "Nerdy. It's all a scheme !

[@TheMadrac]

I never heard about Zlín before, but now I want to visit it. Great video.

[@d.fenech]

Zlin is my favourite city in Czechia. I'd choose there over Prague or Brno anytime of the year if I could! Quaint, full of Czech life (real Czech culture, not tourist/foreign student oriented) and sooooo much nature walking distance from any point within the city! Not to mention, the people! Some of the nicest folk you'll meet across the whole Czechia! The Zoo is hands down the best in the country, and one of the best I've ever visted. The history is so rich! How Bata started his shoe company, and Barum! A tyre company. He thought tires were too expensive for his trucks so he built his own, growing it so much that they eventually merged with Continental! Some great inventions came out of Zlin, and one of my favourites is the duo Pat&Mat! 10/10 recommend any tourist visiting Czechia to stop by at least for a day!

[@whenthecurtain_falls8153]

Fun fact: Ivana Trump was from Zlín and she started her skiing and modeling carrer on that slope

[@noitallmanaz]

nothing about anything Trump is fun...

[@hauker7496]

@@noitallmanaz you are just boring

[@XNekomaru]

@@noitallmanaz that's a fun fact

[@MrMajsterixx]

@@noitallmanaz yea meanwhile sleepy Joe is gonna drag us Europeans into a war, awesome. as a Czech I hope Trump wins.

[@OrangeTabbyCat]

@@hauker7496no, not boring - absolutely correct.

[@Kopatalic]

He was famous in Croatia too. He built shoe factory and settlement for workers called Bata ville, today Borovo Naselje.

[@francek3892]

kao Hrvat nisam to znao, Hvala na informaciji :)

[@vladimiradoshev5310]

Great, I would have never considered to visit this town because I didn't know it exists. So definitely I will drop by on my next Czechia trip maybe in September. Please make more videos of different regions and cities in Czechia!

[@paulterpstra6705]

Last year we visited Zlín as well and have seen many of the places in this video. Unfortuately the office elevator wasn't available for us, but we took the paternoster. Really interesting and way ahead of it's time. Here in the Netherlands we still have Batadorp (Bata village) close to Eindhoven.

[@martinjilek8490]

I am excited. I am from Zlin living in Australia . cheers boys

[@helisekk]

Zliin til the day I die hahha, I live in Norway

[@martinjilek8490]

@@helisekk same :)

[@ivancech2614]

Same from Canada

[@rfrnproductions8413]

I'm from Australia going to Zlin haha 👍

[@martinjilek8490]

@rfrnproductions8413 awesome time of year. Why you going?

[@kathymallin7247]

I have a photo of Rudolf Švácha in Zlin in 1928, who was a friend of my Moravian born grandfather. Rudolf Švácha was a Czech-American builder from Chicago, who stayed in Zlín for two and a half years and taught local masters the "American way of building". It was thanks to Švách that veneer technology was applied to the houses built later, where a perimeter air gap is created between the perimeter wall and the plaster, ensuring warmth and dryness in the room.

[@olgierd2001]

veneer technology ??? did he also use galvanized square steel and screws from aunty to build things ??

[@pedrostormrage]

5:22 Looking up the reasons for the 20ft column spacing (I'm not sure if they're all specific to the US), those seem to be beam spans (20-foot span is a manageable distance for beams commonly used in construction), cost effectiveness (allow for a balance between material usage and creating usable space), and stuctural stability (20 feet between concrete columns often provides sufficient support).

[@brianbarker2551]

Mr. Bata has a shoe museum in Toronto. Son of the guy you profiled there. Interesting history.

[@TheWinty]

If you ever visit Zlin, come to our Zoo, you wont be disapointed.

[@Corporalfork]

As someone who travels with children, thanks for the shout will check it out.

[@byonixen]

I LOVE RAYS!!!

Heheeee, finally Zlín! Don't forget to visit our amazing zoo Lešná! It's considered to be the best one in Czechia (some might argue though)

[@lisak4349]

As a fresh bachelor from Tomas Bata University I can only recommend 🔥

[@tattisenluikuri]

Used to study there as an exchange student few years ago, great memories and I miss those days. Would have been nice to see beer places and restaurants as well in this video.

[@vladimiradoshev5310]

This elevator thing is just wow, never seen anything like that

[@13StJimmy]

The design of the memorial building is perfect for the “Liminal Space” community I love it

[@zsoltmolnar1143]

Zlín is beautiful

[@JohannesN91]

Student lunch about 100czk(4€), but seems not every meal. Here in Finland in many Uni canteens lunch is 2,60€. Including the meal you choose + automatically salad, bread (usually its very good bread! + garlic margarine and everything) and drink. Some universities in drinks include only water and milk but some places you have a juice or sparkling water.

[@jolanasvabova9800]

Whoever made this decision of contacting Honest guide to make a promo of UTB, well done! 👏 it's a great way to promote it! I personally took the same bachelor's degree as Janek, and I had a blast! The people, the department of multimedia, the school, the canteen,everything was just memorable. Unfortunately, I still think this university needs to work on the English speaking programs and integration of English subjects into their system. It's not good enough, especially for people coming from abroad. The university is missing native speakers and teachers from abroad with broader knowledge, which will provide the quality. Also, when you show all of these equipment rooms, most of the time, students are not allowed to use them. It's a bit of paradox because the department is promoting themselves as there are many opportunities, and you can try multiple things, but the reality is quite the opposite. There is just so much more potential, and the change should happen any time soon, or even one of the youngest universities in Czechia will stay with the same old standards, unfortunately.

[@mracer8]

I am not sure if University in Zlin is better then those in Prague, but that lady student at 9:45 just convince me so! 100%

[@maio290]

This looks like a dream for everyone who's fond of industrial design. What a nice place!

[@bobmetcalfe9640]

Bata is big in NZ - I had no idea where it came from.

[@teahertanto6123]

Bata was the most popular shoes brand at indonesia in 80s-90s. A lot of indonesian still thought Bata brand is from indonesia

[@VoidVerification]

The factory architecture reminded me of my time in Łódź! ❤

[@Bruce954]

Wie Is De Mol (Dutch TV program) was in this building for some tasks as well. Nice to see it again :)

[@MarceldeJong]

I believe they also used the paternoster elevator there for a task

[@dannylucas8992]

It's just amazing how the factories were repurposed for apartments and anything else for the people to enjoy

[@Jotkah26]

Honest Elevator Guys

[@Curiouz0ne]

This is awesome.I have ancestors from Zlin. I am terrified of going to a country where the primary language is not english. But it is on my Is your bucket list to visit

[@King-Kazma]

The hidden reason behind odd pricing is to ensure that sales staff always have to make change. If all prices were rounded, customers could hand over notes and walk out with the goods. Then the notes could go straight into the salespersons pocket. This didn’t even need to be malicious. In a busy shop, efficient salespeople could end up with pockets of cash, so an appreciable amount of organic loss was inevitable even without theft. But by having odd prices, the transaction was much more likely to occur at a register.

[@maksphoto78]

Kovarna Tovarna, I love that place name! As Russian-speaking, we understand a lot of Czech.

[@nickmanistef2371]

I had a deja-vu with the Bata Skyscraper. Then I got Tom Scott vibes.

[@Jotkah26]

Honest elevator riders association

[@stevevasta]

Some nice memories for me. I took four conducting workshops there, staying at the Hotel Moskva (now the Hotel Zlín, in the early shots) three times, and at the nearby Hotel Garni once. I never wandered too far -- beyond the Dům Kultury and the old concert hall, up on the hill -- so i could have used that map. I also used to like the market stalls in Komenského.

[@Oleksandrovych]

Wow, now I have to visit this great city for sure❤

[@Eric-Marsh]

I did not know about Zlin. We will be in Brno for a week at the Janacek festival and then have a week to kill before a final performance and then home. Our plan is to rent a car and explore Christmas markets in the area (but not Prague - it's too commercial and touristy.) We'll make a stop in Zlin. BTW, if you are looking for a video topic, Christmas markets might be a good one. Brno is one of my favorites.

[@ZOMBIEHEADSHOTKILLER]

"exactly 20 feet. if youre in the US you should know" i dont know what the reference is, but you must have US size 11 shoes, as do i, which i use to measure pretty much exactly 1 foot incriments in the way youre showing yourself do................. you mention shoe making, so im guessing this building was designed to match shoe sizes.

[@anzebicek2788]

very good aircraft are from Zlin, i had the pleasure of flying the 242

[@Jotkah26]

Why do you go to czech Republic? Elevators

[@buzsalmon]

Excellent!

[@EuTrabalhoParaSagres510]

I have muscular dystrophy, so of course i also love elevators 😂

[@kamo7293]

your student card still works? my one ended as soon as I graduate... that is very cool

[@adenwellsmith6908]

I was in a Paternoster elevator in Czechia last week, but not in Prague or Zlin.

[@blue1901]

ok, another elevators closing down 😅

[@Jotkah26]

People from all over the World are already on their way

[@Wreckdiver59]

I'm not sure about the 20 foot span thing. You can certainly do longer spans in both steel and precast concrete. We do tend to build in increments divisible by 20 ft. 20, 40, 60 and so on

[@goldenka95]

my hometown❤

[@andreaminarikova9422]

Vi jste kluci z Prahy

[@Juissimies84]

FIRST :DDDD EBIN spurde moment, sorry coundn´t resist. Nice vid bro!

[@PortageurCa]

Oh that office elevator looks very cool! Do they let the public ride in it or do you have to make special arrangements?

[@marksaar9698]

Wow nice place!❤

[@andrewwalker5679]

my BABI lives near where you filmed

[@CharlieMile]

Be drawn in by the lift, stay for the Uni

[@serhiiholovko9233]

That’s so cool to see that people of Zlin support Ukraine

[@karelvanek7905]

I recommend Baťův kanál!

[@chrisf9377]

And people may not know that the 50 Cent pricing was created by a man named Curtis Jackson after he visited Zlín.

[@achoool]

By the way you forget to mention the OCD building (Bata house).

[@Pidalin]

I absolutely hate these prices like 1499.90 instead of 1500, it's only goal is to confuse people and make it harder to remember what was the price or calculate final price of purchase. I think such prices should not be the thing in 21st century, it's annoying and honest seller should not do that becuase 1499.9 IS 1500, so why confuse people.

Everyone does, but companies love them

[@ÞorkellSigvaldason]

calculate final price of purchase? That's only an issue in places where the final price isn't the price you see on the label.

[@Snolferd]

When doing head calculations in stores I just round it up to the "real" value, I thought everyone did that. At the cash register the total value will be maybe 10 cents or like 1% lower, perfectly fine error margin

[@thomasalbrecht5914]

Goodness gracious. I just mentally round it to the next full number. What’s an “honest seller”? It’s just someone who describes accurately what they sell, and if you are not satisfied, gives you back your money under the contractual conditions. The correct price is the price that you are ready to pay. The 1499.90 is a simple psychological trick to make it easier for your brain to make the decision, when you actually were ready to pay 1500.

[@Pidalin]

@@thomasalbrecht5914 Ofcourse, everyone rounds it and that was also my point why these prices like 139.99999999999999999999999 are completely pointless, because everyone will round it anyway. You have to be very carefull in these days, especially in German supermarkets like Lidl, Kaufland etc....they are masters of cheating that you don't notice on the first look, you have to check if price on the bill was actually the same as price they were showing in the shop etc....it's a war and customer can't win this fight and it's very exhausting. That's why some smaller countries complain to EU that we need better laws against these chains, but nobody cares becuase Germans rule everything. That's why it's that important to support countries like Poland and other bigger countries that are not Germany, we really need some powerfull block of countries that could push some EU laws and other changes even when Germans block it. Like with double prices and double quality, here in Czechia, we have worse quality and higher price than in Germany in these German stores and EU doesn't care, but that's already pretty far from original topic I guess. 😀

[@tinachen9728]

You should try the Taipei 101 in Taiwan is still the fastest elevator in the world.

[@DreitTheDarkDragon]

As you talk about inventions, have you already mentioned that sugar cubes are Czech invention? :)

[@Jotkah26]

How much is a taxi from prague trainstation to zlin elevator ?

[@robinsebelova7103]

Probably your monthly wage. Use a train instead, a much better and a way cheaper ride.

[@jakubrydlo6612]

​@@robinsebelova7103Only one month wage? That's from Prague airport to Wenceslas Square. From Prague train station to Zlín it would be about year wage. 😄

[@MrArchDelux]

Awesome

[@darcialvesribeiro6544]

My friend, it`s ok IÍI be in Prague on 09/08/24, I would like your advice on a money exchange office to exchange money

[@patrik6029]

do you drink coffee while recording on eng or cz

[@nanifiqueyt]

Cool ad

[@vladimiradoshev5310]

In Germany you get a student meal for like €3-4 eur in 2024

[@capicapicapi]

unique city for old people

[@richiecabral3602]

I'm an American, and the 20 foot thing went right over my head. Does anyone know what that's about?

[@andrewring8205]

As an American, I also don't get it. My guess is that 20 feet could be related to 20 foot shipping containers, but idk

[@MrToradragon]

@@andrewring8205 Isn't 20 feet some standardized length of steel beams in the USA? I might be mistaken, but if I remember photos from the construction correctly the horizontal beams are made out of steel.

[@deek3048]

Now what about that big white elephant??? Looks pretty nuclear....

[@shazam6274]

Nice infomercial of your school...but an "Honest Guide" could have spent another 20~30 seconds expounding on the clickbait title. 😐

[@MarvinCZ]

They spent quite a lot of time talking about the man.

[@MegaBanane9]

@@MarvinCZ But zero on the pricing thing, beyond saying that he invented it

[@MarvinCZ]

@@MegaBanane9 Okay, what more do you think should be said about it? We all know what it is.

[@MegaBanane9]

@@MarvinCZ If it's gonna be in the title, is it too much to ask for a bit more depth on it? Could've talked about the reasoning behind it, or how its adoption spread, if it stayed around during communism, etc.

[@downpp2255]

:| scary, was thinking about this just a few days ago. why it's always 99 or 95 in the end..

[@kookarini]

You mean Gottwaldov?

[@MirAuch94]

At 10:03 I thought you walked next to the smallest person in the world

[@jointhefist1016]

Wouldn't have though it'd be from a country like the Czech Republic

[@Hellmood_CZ]

the best country on earth rahhhh

[@tomr.3834]

I was there as a child whenn the called Gottwaldov.

[@jannovak5481]

I am glad that these times are already gone. Have a nice day sir.

[@tomr.3834]

@@jannovak5481 me too!

[@littlerage4u799]

if its 2.49, I will tip the 51 cents just not to deal with change ...

[@boufontleflamingoetta8433]

Four USA residents don’t know. I make five now. Please let us know about the 20-foot thing. Nobody here understands.

[@Lisasplace]

damn what a school

[@collinstv3125]

The UTEBE sounds like Entebbe in Uganda

[@kmartyCZ]

It might. Yet, it's "U tebe", two words. "U" means "by", "tebe" means "you" (informal, singular, genitive case. In nominative case it would be "ty"). To make sense in english, and keep the meaning as well, it has to be translated as "at your place" (which is literally "na tvėm místě". Which nobody says in czech in this context, because it has similar meaning as "if I were you ...". Translation between languages can be sometimes tricky :-))

[@servicecritic7340]

🙏🏻

[@johntvrdy4533]

Don't tell Straker or SHADO lol

[@danigonzalez4299]

I am sorry Janek but you dont say (and you make this mistake very very often) "there is" (a lot of things inside) but "there ARE" as the plural. I know it will sound bad, but man you are killing my English as i copy your "is" instead of "are" as a verb for plurals and its oh so so soooo wrong. 😂

[@mrwhirly0358]

Who called the grammar police?

[@jannovak5481]

@@mrwhirly0358 I did and if you keep resisting you get bonked by a dictionary.

[@deadzio]

Someone called grammar nazis?? Grammar masochists. I bet he speaks better english than you any other foreign language

[@vitaliik5596]

15 floors.... skyscraper..😂🤣

[@bartoszbochenek5385]

No beer in this episode 😢

[@PanikStudios]

4:34 Janek in his student days... with some Czech beer

[@theminerchan]

A paternoster in a government building huh?

[@alimohatasim1496]

How old is this guy actually 🤔

[@alimohatasim1496]

Advertisement of the university 😅

[@einat1622]

You went to uni over 10 years ago- and your student card is valid until 2030 ? 😮

[@scottsmit1115]

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[@krystofhavir7593]

Páternoster in Zlín isn't the longest running in 🇨🇿, Liberec's local governement building contains one that is even longer (16 stops)

[@botik22]

But shorter in distance which is often misinterpreted by Liberecs local news.

[@lindas969]

Zliiiiin

[@aselwyn1]

feel like i have seen this elevator office before oh right Tom Scott right as Janek says lol

[@Oncus2]

So, it's basically an ad.

[@MarvinCZ]

You could say it is an ad, sure, for the town, and the university. Nothing wrong with that.

[@Oncus2]

@@MarvinCZ The city part looks more like something that's attached to the section that just feels like a paid promo. Not what I expected from the "honest" guide crew.

[@MarvinCZ]

@@Oncus2 What is wrong about promoting a university? How does it clash with the channel's mission? How is it not "honest"? I think it's fine.

[@Oncus2]

@@MarvinCZ Because if he was paid to do it (and this screams paid or feels like a favor doesn't matter) than it's at odds to his other guides where he explicitly said he refuses to have free lunches as that introduces bias. This wasn't a segment about best Czechia Unis, it just hard advertisement for one.

[@MarvinCZ]

@@Oncus2 You seem to have it backwards. If it was a segment about the best Czech universities, then being paid by one to promote it would be VERY inappropriate. Because the university has nothing to do with their content and "honest guide" recommendations, it is fine. They aren't against ads, and they've done videos after being invited by a local tourist agency or similar. They are against compensation that would introduce bias towards a specific restaurant or other such place. A university isn't such a place. It has no effect on tourists visiting the city, it doesn't benefit one coffee place over the other. It is just an innocent ad.

[@rappers5719]

I can't say that would be a priority on my list. But as always, well produced.

[@610shino]

immer, immer.

[@brimmed]

Why the heck are Tom's fingernails so long? That always skeeves me out

[@dakoabi]

The whole video sounded like a complete ad read

[@martinjilek8490]

Yeah wanted to see more of the city. Was very Uni oriented video.

[@cgr4817]

After so many people who have contributed to the good of humanity, Janek and Honza finally present us today with a Czech villain.

[@felixtomasek]

Zlín > Brno

[@rking63441]

Chuchle 2024!

[@hipsteralex6761]

honestly…