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What country is that, if you don't mind saying? I'd love to cite that example when friends who work in marketing start to babble about "cool tricks" they can do

What country is that, if you don't mind saying? I'd love to cite that example when friends who work in marketing start to babble about "cool tricks" they can do next time.

Symbiote 5y ago
I'm not sure where the rules come from (law, business association regulation etc), but here are a couple of links for the UK. https://www.lawdonut.co.uk/business/marketing-and-selling/consumer-protection/unfair-trading-trade-descriptions-and-pricing-faqs https://www.lawdonut.co.uk/business/marketing-and-selling/co... https://www.lewissilkin.com/-/media/files/main/insights/cmi/important-new-guidelines-for-advertising-prices-to-uk-consumers-2.pdf https://www.lewissilkin.com/-/media/files/main/insights/cmi/... You'll find similar rules in many European countries, though most won't be available in English. This document is, for Denmark: https://www.consumerombudsman.dk/media/14560/forbrugerombudsmandens-retningslinjer-for-prismarkedsfoering-awfeng.pdf https://www.consumerombudsman.dk/media/14560/forbrugerombuds...
- WilTimSon 5y ago
  Ah, thank you for the links, hopefully translation tools will help me get at least the gist of the Danish document.
marcosdumay 5y ago
As one example, it's illegal in Brazil. Booking doesn't even display the "X people are looking at it" here because that would get a lot of attention from consumer protection.
DarkUranium 5y ago
Anywhere in EU, for one. I can't find the exact info at the moment (Google gives me a bunch of completely irrelevant stuff), but it's definitely true.
alickz 5y ago
Ireland. Also I was wrong with the 2 weeks, it's 28 days out of the last 3 months https://thecai.ie/your-rights/your-rights/pricing/ https://thecai.ie/your-rights/your-rights/pricing/ >Businesses cannot claim that goods have been sold at a higher price and are now on sale for a lower price unless the goods were actually on sale at the higher price for a “reasonable period,” which is generally understood to be 28 days in the three months before the price reduction.

What country is that, if you don't mind saying? I'd love to cite that example when friends who work in marketing start to babble about "cool tricks" they can do next time.

Symbiote 5y ago

I'm not sure where the rules come from (law, business association regulation etc), but here are a couple of links for the UK. https://www.lawdonut.co.uk/business/marketing-and-selling/consumer-protection/unfair-trading-trade-descriptions-and-pricing-faqs https://www.lawdonut.co.uk/business/marketing-and-selling/co... https://www.lewissilkin.com/-/media/files/main/insights/cmi/important-new-guidelines-for-advertising-prices-to-uk-consumers-2.pdf https://www.lewissilkin.com/-/media/files/main/insights/cmi/... You'll find similar rules in many European countries, though most won't be available in English. This document is, for Denmark: https://www.consumerombudsman.dk/media/14560/forbrugerombudsmandens-retningslinjer-for-prismarkedsfoering-awfeng.pdf https://www.consumerombudsman.dk/media/14560/forbrugerombuds...

WilTimSon 5y ago
Ah, thank you for the links, hopefully translation tools will help me get at least the gist of the Danish document.

marcosdumay 5y ago

As one example, it's illegal in Brazil. Booking doesn't even display the "X people are looking at it" here because that would get a lot of attention from consumer protection.

DarkUranium 5y ago

Anywhere in EU, for one. I can't find the exact info at the moment (Google gives me a bunch of completely irrelevant stuff), but it's definitely true.

alickz 5y ago

Ireland. Also I was wrong with the 2 weeks, it's 28 days out of the last 3 months https://thecai.ie/your-rights/your-rights/pricing/ https://thecai.ie/your-rights/your-rights/pricing/ >Businesses cannot claim that goods have been sold at a higher price and are now on sale for a lower price unless the goods were actually on sale at the higher price for a “reasonable period,” which is generally understood to be 28 days in the three months before the price reduction.