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How about a simplistic argument against location-based pricing? (Yes, simplistic, but sometimes such an argument serves a purpose.) You're shopping "on the In
by pasbesoin 14y ago
How about a simplistic argument against location-based pricing? (Yes, simplistic, but sometimes such an argument serves a purpose.) You're shopping "on the Internet", where there is no physical, "bricks and mortar" retail outlet. [1]
At most, put real differences in shipping costs into the "shipping" portion of the final total. (Something readily auditable.)
Anything else should get a long, hard look.
(I'd consider it akin the "redlining" in the real estate marketplace. Geographically based, but having an outsized impact upon specific demographic/cultural/racial groups.)
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[1] Certainly, in the U.S., retailers have loved to embrace precisely this argument, from the perspective of avoiding state sales taxes.