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I seem to recall that there was a proposal in Europe where such pricing practices were to be - if not outlawed - then made more transparent by having websites e

I seem to recall that there was a proposal in Europe where such pricing practices were to be - if not outlawed - then made more transparent by having websites explain that they were offering different prices for the same service/product, and why the price might differ (currency, referring site etc).

mushyhammer 5y ago
Easy. Add an asterisk and nobody will follow it. Problem fixed. That’s actually how we got legal copy longer than the content.
- gruez 5y ago
  It doesn't even need to be an asterisk/fine print. All you need is enough companies doing it for CYA reasons that it becomes meaningless. see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1986_California_Proposition_65 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1986_California_Proposition_65