Ideally they should keep prices locked for 24 hours between changes
Comment on Walmart Is Putting Digital Labels That Change Prices Instantly on Every Store Shelf in America
samus12345@sh.itjust.works 4 days ago
How would it work if the price changed between getting the item off the shelf and paying for it? Will I have to take a picture of every price tag in case the price goes up?
Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 4 days ago
phoenixz@lemmy.ca 4 days ago
Hahahahaha
Great joke!
NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 4 days ago
Should be a law that they can only set the price at the start if the business day short of perishable goods marked down before they go bad (where the fresher ones are still regular price)
Bubs12@lemmy.cafe 3 days ago
You can only lower the price while the store is open for business. Any price hikes must be done between business hours. 24 hour stores can raise prices once per day during off-peak hours or something.
stringere@sh.itjust.works 3 days ago
Why?
Currently they release new prices on Monday and they’re changed by hand throughout the day. The non-digital signage with last week’s prices can still be up while you’re shopping but at the register items will ring in with the new price.
If that happens they will honor the price on the shelf as long as the UPCs match (people move those price signs all the time, on accident and on purpose).
I understand the corporate bad evil company stance but in this instance people are reaching conclusions based entirely on wild speculation.
stringere@sh.itjust.works 3 days ago
Why?
Currently they release new prices on Monday, on a weekly basis, and they’re changed by hand throughout the day. The non-digital signage with last week’s prices can still be up while you’re shopping but at the register items will ring in with the new price.
If that happens they will honor the price on the shelf as long as the UPCs match (people move those price signs all the time, on accident and on purpose).
I understand the corporate bad evil company stance but in this instance people are reaching conclusions based entirely on wild speculation.
Krzd@lemmy.world 3 days ago
(In Germany) The legal purchase agreement is made at the register, which means you agree to those prices. The prices on the shelves are technically irrelevant, although if they are intentionally falsified you could sue for deceit or false advertising.
Which is why almost all stores will honour the prices on the shelves, even if they’re wrong, and also it’s just cheaper to adjust the price than to argue with customers ¯\_(ツ)_/¯