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Identity based pricing. Surely this is illegal.
by more_corn 2y ago
Identity based pricing. Surely this is illegal.
- nine_zeros 2y agoI wouldn't be surprised if online retailers like Amazon already do this.
- mmh0000 2y agoI personally haven't noticed Amazon doing this. I check nearly every amazon purchase against camelcamelcamel[0] before buying and the price I'm shown always matches the price the camel shows. [0] https://camelcamelcamel.com/ https://camelcamelcamel.com/
- dialup_sounds 2y agoLegal or not, there's no indication that anybody is actually doing what they describe. It sounds more like an election year attempt to attribute middle class concerns (grocery prices) on abstract boogeymen (Big Tech, AI). AFAICT, Kroger's system can highlight deals on the shelf if you're using their app, but that's essentially the same as using a loyalty card. Honestly some of the hypotheticals they present in the letter indicate a questionable understanding of the grocery industry, like raising prices on turkeys before Thanksgiving. “It’s one banana, Michael, how much could it cost? 10 dollars?”
- JohnFen 2y agoAs long as it's only used by people who opt into that sort of thing, I'm good with it. Being spied on, no. And doubly no if stores are using their ill-gotten data gains in order to target offers or adjust pricing for me.