Those are two completely separate tasks, often done by different teams.
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I've had ASDA delivery pass for the last 5 years and never stepped in a physical store in that time. So will online shoppers get a different set of pricing to in-store shoppers? It seems a bit unfair that I have to take the hit in pricing if I'm not going in-store, as not going in-store rules me out as being a shoplifter.
Why would that be any more likely to happen now? You could already be paying a totally different price and be none the wiser
Fair enough on the legal aspect.
I guess the members of staff freed up from manually changing paper tags will be kept busy with taking the rejected till items and putting them back on the shelf.
Personally, I will cancel any items that are a higher price than advertised (and I have done) although I appreciate that, if someone has a much larger shop, it may be hard to keep track.
Think about it.
They would start it by introducing 'happy hour' prices, where a product is reduced at certain times. What's the harm in that, it's good if anything.
One boiling frog syndrome later, and we're paying £6 for a tin of beans because it's rush hour.
They have these in some supermarkets in Spain. I've seen the staff change the prices but it's not automatic, as implied here.
These are just simple epaper type displays with an RFID chip. The staff program on a phone or tablet and then physically tap them to the price tags to re-program them. I've seen them do this in my regular supermarket.
Might be different to the ALDI ones if people have actually seen them change without any physical interaction.
Edit: iirc they are powered by button cell batteries.
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These are just simple epaper type displays with an RFID chip. The staff program on a phone or tablet and then physically tap them to the price tags to re-program them. I've seen them do this in my regular supermarket.
Might be different to the ALDI ones if people have actually seen them change without any physical interaction.
Edit: iirc they are powered by button cell batteries.
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So if I take the battery out the stuff is free right?
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^ Some of you fellas (also ladies) need to remind yourself that not everyone is out to get you all the time and if they are, they probably did it a long time ago when you didn't have a free platform to share your thinky thoughts so perhaps either stand and bang or stop with the absolutely unending OH NO MY LIFE IS HARD AND IT IS THE FAULT OF <INSERT WHAT YOU READ ON TWITTER X>
Life is complicated and you don't have to like all of it all of the time. Make your decisions and then get on with it.
FFS, honestly.
Life is complicated and you don't have to like all of it all of the time. Make your decisions and then get on with it.
FFS, honestly.
Everything is free if you are determined enough
Are you not familiar with the UK? Any new stuff is generally a degradation to how it was before. This will end up being worse for the consumer long term. More control; more ability to manipulate for their benefit. Dynamic pricing will come. It will be marketed as positive for the consumer like happy hours etc, but it will all be calculated for profit.
They wouldn't be doing this if it wasn't making them better off financially. This does not just extend to maintenance of said point of sale pricing, it absolutely will be about how they can utilise it for promotions and to be able to respond quicker to industry/market/competitor factors where they can pass on costs to us.
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Hey. Yes, very familiar.
I could say "no it's not" but that's opinion. What do you have there, chief?
Why?
I feel we're unclear on what a supermarket does and why it exists to let you buy the things it provides.
Yes.
Yes.
No. That already happens so choose your wars and your hills and if it doesn't work for you - which I agree with, actually - then get off the box and do something. Otherwise it's just a fella ******* into the wind.
There's an off license near me that has been doing this for years with the digital price tags. It's open 24 hours. Prices go up at 10pm then again at midnight. Don't know what time they go back down. They say it is to cover additional costs for staff overtime, security and licensing fees. Probably true. What is also true is that it is the only such establishment of its type within a couple of miles.
I don't really like it so I don't shop there.
I don't really like it so I don't shop there.
I lived near a brand new lidl in europe that has a discount at rush hour lol
from 5pm till closing which was probably 7 or 8 a whopping 20% discount excluding alcohol/tobacco
they did it for months too it was awesome.
It’s ultimately about saving labour costs. Not really sure what people are getting their nickers in a twist for.
The less people we have working these kinds of low productivity/value jobs that the better be because it frees up good people to do more meaningful jobs.
Ironically the biggest supermarket chain in France (Carefour) have been using these for years and this is the same chain that bought you the shrinkflation stickers.
The less people we have working these kinds of low productivity/value jobs that the better be because it frees up good people to do more meaningful jobs.
Ironically the biggest supermarket chain in France (Carefour) have been using these for years and this is the same chain that bought you the shrinkflation stickers.
They’ll be ramping up the price of tinfoil when they see this thread.
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I forgot Australia charge more at peak times, food and bar places charge more at weekend and public holidays. That was in Perth & Darwin 10 years ago when I lived there.
“penalty rates”. They have to pay their staff time and half at weekends and double on public holidays.