• qevlarr@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    “This legislation is actually pretty simple: If two people are in the same store buying the same item, they should pay the same price,” Washington State Representative Mary Fosse said in an emailed statement.

    Great, but there’s one small mistake in here. Why only physical retail? The problem is even worse online

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      3 days ago

      Calling it now.

      They will pivot to track all of the peoples currently in the store and use an algorithm to determine the price.

      With the price literally changing from the time you pick and it’s your turn to shop. With the person in front of you “leaving” there by affecting the price algorithm.