• The Pantser@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    We’re gonna need some new regulations that require all price labels to have a date/time of last change so we know when they changed the prices.

    • ChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.world
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      5 months ago

      There is a rule for gas stations that prices can only be changed once a day. Sounds like that would be a good start.

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        5 months ago

        100% this. It would also prevent them from changing prices based on predictive analytics of the individual customer standing in front of the label — they will do this sooner or later, I guarantee it.

    • ThePrivacyPolicy@lemmy.ca
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      5 months ago

      I’d love an NFC tag embedded in them that I could scan and see X weeks/months of history! But that level of transparency would only ever happen with regulation, and in my country (Canada) the grocer oligarchs own the politicians these days…