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Or, at a bare minimum, occurrences must be disclosed, otherwise they're basically defrauding the customer. Secret pricing also destroys any semblance of effici
by Terr_ 11mo ago
Or, at a bare minimum, occurrences must be disclosed, otherwise they're basically defrauding the customer.
Secret pricing also destroys any semblance of efficient markets, so any ardent (but honest) free-marketeers should be against it too.
- Jblx2 11mo agoAren't coupons the standard age-old price discrimination method?
- Terr_ 11mo agoAt least in the scope of living memory, sure, but the key is that the prices are not secret, personalized, or—even worse—both secret and personalized.
- Jblx2 11mo agoHow sure are we that "digital" coupons aren't personalized? And even printed coupons in mailers could have been customized. To a personal level, or to a neighbor hood, or zip code level. If Instagram had sent out individualized coupons, would that be better?