• Malyca@lemmy.zip
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    2 days ago

    I’m just visiting and curious why you guys keep electing this guy? Isn’t he a crack head? You’re not supposed to be taking notes from the morons on this side of the border.

    • Jerkface (any/all)@lemmy.ca
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      2 days ago
      1. You’re thinking of Rob Ford, not his brother Doug.

      2. The Fords pioneered the Trump schtick before Trump was ever President. America often tries out their stupid ideas here first.

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      Rob was a better person then his borther ever was, just because you watch one youtube video about a person doesn’t mean you know him.

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    4 days ago

    I can’t see the article. It’s behind a … $750 pay wall?

    Is he talking about in person shopping or online shopping? Online shopping should be more regulated to avoid gouging via tracking.

    In person is this not already covered under the competition act? Like you can’t charge more than what’s advertised?

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      It seems like the Competition Act was amended to water down the relevant bits in the past. Not sure when. Opening section 50(1) shows it was removed.

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      4 days ago

      They change what’s advertised to you based on what the algorithm knows about you.

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      3 days ago

      Oh. In person gouging can be automated too, now. Seen notes on the systems. If you see anywhere start using e-ink price tags its for this.

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      In person, the suggestion was banning camera based price changes.

      Also the socialism comment was about public grocery stores.

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      That, I think, is part of the impetus for switching to digital price tags. The tag will literally be able to charge the displyed price depending on who is walking down the aisle. This idea has been patented, and probably not by someone trying to keep anyone from doing it.

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        4 days ago

        The budding companion market is gonna love this!

        Rent out a grocery trip with grandpa (fixed income), or maybe John who just got out of county.

        ??? Profit.

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          Nope, it’s worse. Prices will be raised on people in too tough a spot to go somewhere else. Grandpa and John will pay the increased price because they don’t have cars and this store is either the only one close enough to walk to or the near a bus stop within a route or two. If they raise the price on someone with more money, they can probably choose to go somewhere else. Unless all the chains cooperate on individual customer based price fixing I guess. Quick, someone patent that, if it hasn’t been already.

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      Hm? It worked the first few seconds, then the popup and now not anymore. Weird mechanjsm.

      Also, too broken for even Archive to get formating properly. But at least it’s readable.

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        4 days ago

        Some of us leave the house. Sometimes we can’t control what device we’re on or how it’s administered 🤷‍♂️ crazy world right?

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          You can’t control what device you use? What? Are you not allowed to have a phone or something lol

          Eh don’t worry. When you’re old enough you can buy your own phone.

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                Why use a 6" screen when there is a fullsized monitor available? Phones are overgrown toys designed to funnel crap into the eyes of the technologically illiterate.

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    4 days ago

    So it’s ok to charge more if you look rich? Why eat the rich when you can fleece ‘em?

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      No,charge more if your ad profile says youre busy/rushed right now, charge more if you cant get to other stores, charge more if you have dietary restrictions…

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    4 days ago

    “Pentastarm says she will not ban herself from continuing to not vote for Doug Ford. More at 11.”