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He’s not complaining about the price tag not matching the online price. He’s complaining about the cashier applying the tag price and not the lower price advert
by kgwgk 7y ago
He’s not complaining about the price tag not matching the online price. He’s complaining about the cashier applying the tag price and not the lower price advertised online. I also find it confusing when retailers apply different prices online and at physical stores, unless the fact that the online price is different is very clearly stated.
- chii 7y agobut would you find it weird if one physical location charges a different price to another store at a different physical location?
- kgwgk 7y agoFor some kinds of retail businesses I do expect one price independent of the location within the country. Not for groceries, of course, but I do expect consistent pricing in Zara or Ikea.
- lotsofpulp 7y agoI see no reason to expect people in lower cost locales to subsidize people in higher cost locales.
- kgwgk 7y agoCompanies that apply a nation-wide pricing scheme do see a reason, I guess.
- lotsofpulp 7y agoFew retailers selling sufficient quantities of high margin goods might do it, but most need to factor in local costs such as labor, property tax, and rent. Especially once the gap in costs diverge significantly between regions.
- lotsofpulp 7y agoAnd no bats an eye at paying more at a restaurant in SF or Manhattan.