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With the advent of electronic price labeling in retail stores we will soon live in a world where the price can change after you've picked up an item of the shel
by harryh 12y ago
With the advent of electronic price labeling in retail stores we will soon live in a world where the price can change after you've picked up an item of the shelf and before you check out at the front of the store.
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- josephlord 12y agoI don't think that this would be legal in the UK unless on upwards changes the labels changed a reasonable[0] time before the prices. Unfair Commercial Practices Directive and probably some other laws would probably cover it. [0] A small shop could probably do it much quicker than a large supermarket which might have to allow for people being in there for an hour.
- harryh 12y agoYa, I'm sure there will be tricky regulatory issues here both in the UK and elsewhere. I'm just pointing it out as I find it interesting.