The secret ways stores are charging you more than your friends for the same thing — and it’s legal

Comments

1. Noah: it's always something like this - prices fluctuating per customer because of some arcane algorithm, but can we get transparency on what exactly they're using to discriminate between us?
2. Szymon: nothing's shocking to me at this point, but still sad that nobody checks their receipts in advance
3. Adam Fischer: what's the endgame here - is this just about price discrimination or something more sinister?
4. Ava: how can stores claim this is legal when it's so blatantly unequal?
5. Kai: stores always find loopholes when it comes to milking you dry, this isn't new
6. Vasquezfelix: price gouging is so subtle in our faces all the time
7. Cleor: it seems like the real concern is price opacity not some hidden algorithm screwing you over
8. Kianm: I'm surprised this kind of thing is still legal in 2023 - sounds like our info is being sold to the highest bidder 💸
9. Jonas: seems like another reason to pay more attention to those 'buy nothing' apps I've been meaning to check out
10. Nova: nothing's more infuriating than being ripped off under the guise of a legitimate business practice

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