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If enough people won't tolerate price discrimination, there's money to be made if a store will pledge not to do it. But if there's only one walk-out supermarke
by emiliobumachar 9y ago
If enough people won't tolerate price discrimination, there's money to be made if a store will pledge not to do it.
But if there's only one walk-out supermarket available, and it does price discriminate, and it's not too outrageous, I'm in. Waiting in line for checkout is very bothersome for me, and I like my job very much, so I'll pay more than my hourly rate at work to get out of each hour of line.
(extra bothersome if there's untargeted marketing blaring through some speakers while I wait, 1984-style. But I already avoid those supermarkets)
Nobody likes price discrimination, but there are advantages. Poor people pay much, much less. It's ironic that we're always coming up with inefficient measures full of collateral damage to ease thing up on the poor, but we'll rail against price discrimination like it's Salem.
- fjsolwmv 9y agoDid you know grocery delivery is available?
- mekkkkkk 9y agoNow that's a presumptuous thing to say.
- emiliobumachar 9y agoNot in my city, but thanks for the intention.
- vlehto 9y agoPeople are pretty OK with price discrimination all the time if its open. Like "discount for veterans" and nobody bats an eye.