Even if you did want apps the majority only offer it from 1 of the 2 popular repositories (" stores "). It’s a shame they do not have a way to track that lost sale.
‘The tyranny of apps’: those without smartphones are unfairly penalised, say campaigners
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tabular@lemmy.world 1 day ago
SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.world 21 hours ago
“Continue reading this on the reddit/instagram/tik tok/blablah app” No, I didn’t need to see it that badly.
TWeaK@lemm.ee 1 day ago
You don’t need an app to use a loyalty card…
But yes I am against supermarkets that only provide discounts if you use their loyalty program, which in turn allows them to track your purchases. Especially since many items are priced with the discount as the “fair” price and the full price is really just a money grab.
Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 23 hours ago
This kinda shit is why I go to Aldi instead. They give everyone the same low prices. Tesco have their clubcard and seeing how much more they want to charge me for not having one puts me off ever going there on a regular basis.
Also under 18s can’t get these loyalty cards here so fuck you I guess you have to pay a load more.
Photuris@lemmy.ml 1 day ago
Man, I’m torn on this one.
We have two grocery stores in our exurban area.
Kroger, as a corporation, contributes to politicians of both US parties in roughly equal measure. Less than ideal (zero contributions), but not too bad I guess. But, they do have an obnoxious customer loyalty card program. Boo!
Publix, on the other hand, doesn’t have a customer loyalty card program at all. Yay! But, the corporation and their leadership contribute HEAVILY to the new Trumpy GOP, Matt Gaetz in particular. So, fuck them.
I’m boycotting Publix. Lesser of two evils I guess.
I really wish we had a locally-owned mom ’n pop grocery. I’d pay a premium for that.
Zak@lemmy.world 23 hours ago
Contributing to that Kinderficker changes my opinion of Publix.
SlopppyEngineer@lemmy.world 10 hours ago
If you do the calculation, the discount you get in the end is often just 1%. I don’t really care about that 1%. You can get more, but the time you have to invest to get a better deal makes less money than just work an extra hour.
And some of those loyalty programs have expiring points, that happen to expire just before you get to the tier when things get interesting. And when you do save up to the food stuff you find out the app is a lot better at collecting loyalty points and doesn’t work so great at exchanging them.
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 21 hours ago
Same. We have two grocery stores nearby, both with loyalty programs. One requires using the program to get discounts, while the other doesn’t (you just miss out on points). Guess which I shop at…
If I need to go to the other one, I’ll use my parents’ number so they get the points. I go maybe once/year if there’s a particularly good deal.
grysbok@lemmy.sdf.org 19 hours ago
Last time I went to a new-to-me grocery store that I didn’t have a loyalty card for, I just used [local area code]-867-5309. Jenny hasn’t failed me yet.
mox@lemmy.sdf.org 23 hours ago
!smartphone_required@lemmy.sdf.org
Jakdracula@lemmy.world 9 hours ago
I have an app for that.
adarza@lemmy.ca 1 day ago
i don’t have one. i don’t want one, either.
ctkatz@lemmy.ml 1 day ago
especially if you don’t have an iphone. I have seen so many accessories and apps that were made for use on iphones which would also be useful for android devices as well. my transplant clinic has a patient portal that has an app for iphones but nothing for android so you have to use their website.
SolarMonkey@slrpnk.net 14 hours ago
I switched thermostats due to the old one failing, and getting a basic smart thermostat was required for a hefty rebate that basically made it free… and the one I have now, the app thought my not-major-brand phone was a tablet. I couldn’t hit the button to turn down the heat, only up, because it was cut off due to scaling.
So yeah, requiring apps for interface is bad. Even if you are willing to use it there’s so freakin many various versions of android that it’s guaranteed to not work properly for a whole swath of people, mostly those on budget devices.
EngineerGaming@feddit.nl 1 hour ago
Especially given that some of the common budget devices, like Huawei, lacks Google services. It is the reason why all the major banks here except one don’t require Google services.
Amoxtli@thelemmy.club 1 day ago
Get out of the stone age.
icmpecho@lemmy.ml 1 day ago
I’m probably gonna get clowned for feeding the troll, but - this comment comes off a lot more harsh if you’ve ever experienced not having access to the Internet and a smartphone or computer.
I spent the better part of 16 years of my life with no TV, MP3 player, phone, Internet, or computer - and it has negatively impacted me in immeasurable ways. I couldn’t find work, because I couldn’t apply for jobs but also I didn’t know you could do that on the Internet - I also didn’t know YouTube existed, so I missed out on learning the things I liked, and I didn’t know I was being abused because I had no way of knowing that it wasn’t normal until I got access to help, via the Internet.
I wasn’t in the stone age - if I’d had options to do any of the above without a phone or the Internet, I’d be a different person today. Shut up, mate - not everyone can afford or has the opportunity to own a smartphone and data plan (which are rare and expensive in abusive situations like my past). Making services available in places like libraries and community centers without requiring smartphones and Internet would help so many people who have no ability to use them - those people are humans too.
and by the way while we’re at it: if we’re effectively paywalling access to basic human rights behind an IP address and cellular radio, those should be enshrined as human rights too.
SabinStargem@lemmings.world 14 hours ago
I was raised in the boondocks. You couldn’t get reception there back in the 90’s, and there weren’t any kids or neighbors that I could visit without having to be driven. My parents didn’t have any community at all, so I in turn never learned how to socialize properly. To say the least, I never became comfortable with phones, even after moving into civilization. It just wasn’t part of me.
Isolation from people is a huge disadvantage in life, you don’t get to make friends, network, or learn what it means to be part of society. Here’s hoping that cellphones and whatnot become rights, as you have said.
However, some states might provide SSI recipients a LifeConnect program. You get a free smartphone and low-end plan.
AppleTea@lemmy.zip 14 hours ago
this comment makes me wish for a Carrington Event in the 21st century
Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 22 hours ago
Someone make a smartphone that isn’t a steaming pile of shit then. The pinephone was so close but struggled with SMS when I tried it.
cupcakezealot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 day ago
the problem is also apple’s slow adoption (or outright refusal) to open up various web apis to make web apps more prevalent.
SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.world 21 hours ago
Even the homeless in my city have smartphones.
steelrat@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Get $50.
DarkSpectrum@lemmy.world 22 hours ago
Cloudalist’s and their technofuedalism