#surgepricing — Public Fediverse posts
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... been seeing suggestions that English water co's might be allowed to charge 'surge pricing'. Outrageous until they fix that 30% loss because they don't fix pipes etc and surcharge water guzzling data centres. Oh and stop paying execs for failure!
Do those things and then it could be reasable to think about and have a conversation about surge charging for water in droughts.
But we also need proper democratic means to have those conversations. -
... been seeing suggestions that English water co's might be allowed to charge 'surge pricing'. Outrageous until they fix that 30% loss because they don't fix pipes etc and surcharge water guzzling data centres. Oh and stop paying execs for failure!
Do those things and then it could be reasable to think about and have a conversation about surge charging for water in droughts.
But we also need proper democratic means to have those conversations. -
... been seeing suggestions that English water co's might be allowed to charge 'surge pricing'. Outrageous until they fix that 30% loss because they don't fix pipes etc and surcharge water guzzling data centres. Oh and stop paying execs for failure!
Do those things and then it could be reasable to think about and have a conversation about surge charging for water in droughts.
But we also need proper democratic means to have those conversations. -
... been seeing suggestions that English water co's might be allowed to charge 'surge pricing'. Outrageous until they fix that 30% loss because they don't fix pipes etc and surcharge water guzzling data centres. Oh and stop paying execs for failure!
Do those things and then it could be reasable to think about and have a conversation about surge charging for water in droughts.
But we also need proper democratic means to have those conversations. -
... been seeing suggestions that English water co's might be allowed to charge 'surge pricing'. Outrageous until they fix that 30% loss because they don't fix pipes etc and surcharge water guzzling data centres. Oh and stop paying execs for failure!
Do those things and then it could be reasable to think about and have a conversation about surge charging for water in droughts.
But we also need proper democratic means to have those conversations. -
🚗💥 Oh, look! #Uber has decided that #merging #code should be as chaotic as their surge pricing. Now with 'speculative merging', because who needs certainty when you can have pure, adrenaline-fueled guessing games? 🏎️🎲
https://github.com/uber/submitqueue/ #Speculative #Chaos #SurgePricing #Adrenaline #HackerNews #ngated -
🚗💥 Oh, look! #Uber has decided that #merging #code should be as chaotic as their surge pricing. Now with 'speculative merging', because who needs certainty when you can have pure, adrenaline-fueled guessing games? 🏎️🎲
https://github.com/uber/submitqueue/ #Speculative #Chaos #SurgePricing #Adrenaline #HackerNews #ngated -
🚗💥 Oh, look! #Uber has decided that #merging #code should be as chaotic as their surge pricing. Now with 'speculative merging', because who needs certainty when you can have pure, adrenaline-fueled guessing games? 🏎️🎲
https://github.com/uber/submitqueue/ #Speculative #Chaos #SurgePricing #Adrenaline #HackerNews #ngated -
🚗💥 Oh, look! #Uber has decided that #merging #code should be as chaotic as their surge pricing. Now with 'speculative merging', because who needs certainty when you can have pure, adrenaline-fueled guessing games? 🏎️🎲
https://github.com/uber/submitqueue/ #Speculative #Chaos #SurgePricing #Adrenaline #HackerNews #ngated -
🚗💥 Oh, look! #Uber has decided that #merging #code should be as chaotic as their surge pricing. Now with 'speculative merging', because who needs certainty when you can have pure, adrenaline-fueled guessing games? 🏎️🎲
https://github.com/uber/submitqueue/ #Speculative #Chaos #SurgePricing #Adrenaline #HackerNews #ngated -
A Bit Of Good News In Illinois About Digital Grocery Store Coupons
A bit of good news for Illinois residents in this follow up about Electronic Shelf Labels.
I wrote about Electronic Shelf Labels a bit ago, and the problems I had with not only reading them, but the problems I could foresee them being used for, including surge or dynamic pricing. Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker recently signed a law to take effect on January 1, 2027 that will at least require grocery store owners to honor promotions offered via digital means to those who may not have access to the technology to access the promotions.
Essentially the law means grocery stores have to make the discount available to all customers, regardless of whether or not they are using an app to access the promotions.
Based on the news coverage and the reading of the law I’m unclear how this will go into effect, but at least it will allow customers to take advantage of promotions without using an app.
In my experience this has caused numerous problems and delays at the checkout counter, especially for senior customers. Grocery store cashiers (when you shop at a store that still offers them) also complain.
I’m not sure what impact this may have on surge pricing, which is obviously a goal from the purveyors of digital coupons, but if stores have to make the same discount available to everyone it should at least slow down the momentum towards that type of marketing.
I doubt this solves the readability issue though.
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#art #books #Chicago #DigitalCoupons #DynamicPricing #ElectronicShelfLabels #food #GroceryStores #SurgePricing #Tech #technology #travel -
Electronic Shelf Labels Leave Me Squinting
Depending on where you live and where you shop you’ve probably run across a store or two that may now be using Electronic Shelf Labels to display product prices. I’ve seen them in the several different grocery stores I shop. There are some interesting concerns about these that I’ll get into below, but first I want to address what I see. Or can’t.
I understand that these new labels will make it easier for stores to change prices. No more paper signs, or employees cluttering up the aisles while slapping on new price tags. (Blocking store aisles is lately reserved for the carts gathering items for people doing curbside pickup or Instacart.)
What these Electronic Store Label’s don’t do is make it easy on customers. Especially those of us with older eyes who can hardly read the fine print. Also those of us with older knees and hips who have a tough time bending down to read the tiny print on lower shelves.
I fall into both categories. I have always carried a pair of reading glasses with me when I grocery shop, but even with those I can’t read the pricing info placed so close to the floor.
I’ve spoken with several store managers about this, all of whom seem sympathetic as they shrug their shoulders blaming corporate bosses for the change.
I’ve resorted to taking pictures with my smartphone so I can check the info, which I guess isn’t necessarily a bad thing, But it is an inconvenient one. I find this move as distinctly inconvenient and as unpleasant a shopping experience as I did when stores all moved to self-checkout as their preferred way of moving customers through checkout lines like cattle.
The other issues I spoke about earlier are concerns some have about how the ease of changing prices could affect consumers. Think surge pricing or dynamic pricing based on the time of day or popularity of a product. That’s bound to happen somewhere. (Don’t ever put anything beyond the imagination of bean counter.)
Of course we’ll probably also see technical difficulties causing confusion. Check out this one.
I’m reasonably sure that’s not a Rock Creek Bike costing $112 somehow misplaced in the processed cheese aisle that’s causing blank displays all around.
I’m sure we’ll hear more about this as Electronic Shelf Labeling becomes more widespread. But in the meantime, give customers a break with the tiny print in places to difficult to read.
Thanks for reading. You can subscribe to this blog if you care to. You can also find more of my writings on a variety of topics on Medium at this link, including in the publications Ellemeno and Rome. I can also be found on social media under my name as above. This site does not use affilate links.
#Consumers #DynamicPricing #ElectronicShelfLabels #Eyesight #GroceryStores #SurgePricing #Tech -
Well good on the Australian BTS army for calling them out. Fuck Ticketmaster. Had no idea they could withhold ticket prices - we should make this illegal.
#BTS #Ticketmaster #FuckTicketmaster #PriceGouging #SurgePricing
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Well good on the Australian BTS army for calling them out. Fuck Ticketmaster. Had no idea they could withhold ticket prices - we should make this illegal.
#BTS #Ticketmaster #FuckTicketmaster #PriceGouging #SurgePricing
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Well good on the Australian BTS army for calling them out. Fuck Ticketmaster. Had no idea they could withhold ticket prices - we should make this illegal.
#BTS #Ticketmaster #FuckTicketmaster #PriceGouging #SurgePricing
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Well good on the Australian BTS army for calling them out. Fuck Ticketmaster. Had no idea they could withhold ticket prices - we should make this illegal.
#BTS #Ticketmaster #FuckTicketmaster #PriceGouging #SurgePricing
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Well good on the Australian BTS army for calling them out. Fuck Ticketmaster. Had no idea they could withhold ticket prices - we should make this illegal.
#BTS #Ticketmaster #FuckTicketmaster #PriceGouging #SurgePricing
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Majority of Americans support ban on electronic dynamic pricing
Getting a bargain today can feel like hitting a moving target. Inflation-weary US customers are fed up with…
#Economy #business #Instacart #lifestyle #surgepricing #walmart
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The problem is if we allow one super market to get away with it the others will follow that's why we need to boycott & publicly shame Waitrose (and John Lewis) for using digital labels.
#waitrose #JohnLewis #UKNews #food #Shopping #SurgePricing
https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/lifestyle/could-supermarkets-introduce-dynamic-pricing-37011727
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The problem is if we allow one super market to get away with it the others will follow that's why we need to boycott & publicly shame Waitrose (and John Lewis) for using digital labels.
#waitrose #JohnLewis #UKNews #food #Shopping #SurgePricing
https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/lifestyle/could-supermarkets-introduce-dynamic-pricing-37011727
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The problem is if we allow one super market to get away with it the others will follow that's why we need to boycott & publicly shame Waitrose (and John Lewis) for using digital labels.
#waitrose #JohnLewis #UKNews #food #Shopping #SurgePricing
https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/lifestyle/could-supermarkets-introduce-dynamic-pricing-37011727
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The problem is if we allow one super market to get away with it the others will follow that's why we need to boycott & publicly shame Waitrose (and John Lewis) for using digital labels.
#waitrose #JohnLewis #UKNews #food #Shopping #SurgePricing
https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/lifestyle/could-supermarkets-introduce-dynamic-pricing-37011727
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The problem is if we allow one super market to get away with it the others will follow that's why we need to boycott & publicly shame Waitrose (and John Lewis) for using digital labels.
#waitrose #JohnLewis #UKNews #food #Shopping #SurgePricing
https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/lifestyle/could-supermarkets-introduce-dynamic-pricing-37011727
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So the more of us are hungry, the more supermarkets will raise the price of food...? 😮🤬 #SurgePricing
https://www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/2026/04/13/supermarkets-dynamic-pricing/
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So the more of us are hungry, the more supermarkets will raise the price of food...? 😮🤬 #SurgePricing
https://www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/2026/04/13/supermarkets-dynamic-pricing/
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So the more of us are hungry, the more supermarkets will raise the price of food...? 😮🤬 #SurgePricing
https://www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/2026/04/13/supermarkets-dynamic-pricing/
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Louis Rossmann
"This bill bans AI surge pricing in stores: SUPPORT THIS"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxgPBVEFcygWashington state proposed law to ban stores changing prices based on surveillance of who is buying it.
YES. This needs to be the law everywhere NOW. How do we get this to be an EU Directive by summer? -
Louis Rossmann
"This bill bans AI surge pricing in stores: SUPPORT THIS"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxgPBVEFcygWashington state proposed law to ban stores changing prices based on surveillance of who is buying it.
YES. This needs to be the law everywhere NOW. How do we get this to be an EU Directive by summer? -
Louis Rossmann
"This bill bans AI surge pricing in stores: SUPPORT THIS"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxgPBVEFcygWashington state proposed law to ban stores changing prices based on surveillance of who is buying it.
YES. This needs to be the law everywhere NOW. How do we get this to be an EU Directive by summer? -
Louis Rossmann
"This bill bans AI surge pricing in stores: SUPPORT THIS"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxgPBVEFcygWashington state proposed law to ban stores changing prices based on surveillance of who is buying it.
YES. This needs to be the law everywhere NOW. How do we get this to be an EU Directive by summer? -
Louis Rossmann
"This bill bans AI surge pricing in stores: SUPPORT THIS"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxgPBVEFcygWashington state proposed law to ban stores changing prices based on surveillance of who is buying it.
YES. This needs to be the law everywhere NOW. How do we get this to be an EU Directive by summer? -
TechSpot: New study finds little evidence of surge pricing when retailers use digital shelf labels. “In recent years, digital shelf labels have stirred debate across the United States. Although some shoppers and lawmakers worry the technology could enable unpredictable, demand-driven price hikes, a new academic study suggests those fears may be overblown.”
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TechSpot: New study finds little evidence of surge pricing when retailers use digital shelf labels. “In recent years, digital shelf labels have stirred debate across the United States. Although some shoppers and lawmakers worry the technology could enable unpredictable, demand-driven price hikes, a new academic study suggests those fears may be overblown.”
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All sympathy for any of these businesses disappears when they start treating their customers like this. #Surgepricing #Pricegouge #Ripoff
https://www.theguardian.com/money/2024/nov/18/happy-hour-in-reverse-where-dynamic-pricing-may-creep-further -
#Kroger and #Walmart Deny ‘#SurgePricing’ After Adopting Digital #PriceTags
Some members of Congress have expressed concerns that stores will monitor customers and raise prices. Business experts say the technology has not raised customers’ grocery bills. Congress also claims data from #facialrecognition technology at Kroger could be considered in pricing decisions.
Kroger denied all claims, saying it has no plans to implement dynamic pricing.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/23/business/kroger-walmart-facial-recognition-prices.html
https://archive.ph/tAJLy -
#Kroger and #Walmart Deny ‘#SurgePricing’ After Adopting Digital #PriceTags
Some members of Congress have expressed concerns that stores will monitor customers and raise prices. Business experts say the technology has not raised customers’ grocery bills. Congress also claims data from #facialrecognition technology at Kroger could be considered in pricing decisions.
Kroger denied all claims, saying it has no plans to implement dynamic pricing.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/23/business/kroger-walmart-facial-recognition-prices.html
https://archive.ph/tAJLy -
#Kroger and #Walmart Deny ‘#SurgePricing’ After Adopting Digital #PriceTags
Some members of Congress have expressed concerns that stores will monitor customers and raise prices. Business experts say the technology has not raised customers’ grocery bills. Congress also claims data from #facialrecognition technology at Kroger could be considered in pricing decisions.
Kroger denied all claims, saying it has no plans to implement dynamic pricing.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/23/business/kroger-walmart-facial-recognition-prices.html
https://archive.ph/tAJLy -
#Kroger and #Walmart Deny ‘#SurgePricing’ After Adopting Digital #PriceTags
Some members of Congress have expressed concerns that stores will monitor customers and raise prices. Business experts say the technology has not raised customers’ grocery bills. Congress also claims data from #facialrecognition technology at Kroger could be considered in pricing decisions.
Kroger denied all claims, saying it has no plans to implement dynamic pricing.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/23/business/kroger-walmart-facial-recognition-prices.html
https://archive.ph/tAJLy -
#Kroger and #Walmart Deny ‘#SurgePricing’ After Adopting Digital #PriceTags
Some members of Congress have expressed concerns that stores will monitor customers and raise prices. Business experts say the technology has not raised customers’ grocery bills. Congress also claims data from #facialrecognition technology at Kroger could be considered in pricing decisions.
Kroger denied all claims, saying it has no plans to implement dynamic pricing.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/23/business/kroger-walmart-facial-recognition-prices.html
https://archive.ph/tAJLy -
Personally, I’m all for #surgepricing. Most of the acts I’d like to see almost never sell out, so in theory the prices will drop.
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Personally, I’m all for #surgepricing. Most of the acts I’d like to see almost never sell out, so in theory the prices will drop.
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Personally, I’m all for #surgepricing. Most of the acts I’d like to see almost never sell out, so in theory the prices will drop.
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Personally, I’m all for #surgepricing. Most of the acts I’d like to see almost never sell out, so in theory the prices will drop.
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Surge pricing spreads. But worse, they need AI to tell them it is busier during school holidays: "The system will use machine learning to flex prices in response to supply and demand". The company already seems to know when peak is surprisingly: "If [an attraction] is in the UK, it’s August peak holiday season, sunny and a Saturday, you would expect to pay more than if it was a rainy Tuesday in March". 🤯 https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/mar/25/legoland-alton-towers-charge-more-peak-times-merlin-entertainments-surge-pricing #ai #surgepricing #ripoff
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Fucking #Wendys... They're just straight up stealing customers' change now. Between #surgePricing and passive-aggressive workers who apparently believe they're entitled to your "extra money", I just can't justify going there anymore. Fortunately, there's plenty of fast food establishments that aren't a sack of dickbags. I'm still getting my burger.
https://www.dailydot.com/news/wendys-worker-tried-taking-customer-64-cents/
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Fucking #Wendys... They're just straight up stealing customers' change now. Between #surgePricing and passive-aggressive workers who apparently believe they're entitled to your "extra money", I just can't justify going there anymore. Fortunately, there's plenty of fast food establishments that aren't a sack of dickbags. I'm still getting my burger.
https://www.dailydot.com/news/wendys-worker-tried-taking-customer-64-cents/
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Fucking #Wendys... They're just straight up stealing customers' change now. Between #surgePricing and passive-aggressive workers who apparently believe they're entitled to your "extra money", I just can't justify going there anymore. Fortunately, there's plenty of fast food establishments that aren't a sack of dickbags. I'm still getting my burger.
https://www.dailydot.com/news/wendys-worker-tried-taking-customer-64-cents/
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Fucking #Wendys... They're just straight up stealing customers' change now. Between #surgePricing and passive-aggressive workers who apparently believe they're entitled to your "extra money", I just can't justify going there anymore. Fortunately, there's plenty of fast food establishments that aren't a sack of dickbags. I'm still getting my burger.
https://www.dailydot.com/news/wendys-worker-tried-taking-customer-64-cents/
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Fucking #Wendys... They're just straight up stealing customers' change now. Between #surgePricing and passive-aggressive workers who apparently believe they're entitled to your "extra money", I just can't justify going there anymore. Fortunately, there's plenty of fast food establishments that aren't a sack of dickbags. I'm still getting my burger.
https://www.dailydot.com/news/wendys-worker-tried-taking-customer-64-cents/
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#Wendys is so upset that people are criticizing their plan to introduce "#surgePricing" like #Uber and #Lyft. They insist that their plan to dynamically readjust pricing is totally not surge pricing! Tho they haven't been able to articulate how, exactly, their plan is different. You just have to take their word for it! It's different, dammit.
https://www.dailydot.com/news/wendys-dynamic-pricing-controversy/