▲ 218 ▼ Memory Express trying to claim a 2TB ssd is "$470 off" (media.piefed.ca) submitted 6 months ago by iamthetot@piefed.ca to c/mildlyinfuriating@lemmy.world 26 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] CompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.de 79 points 6 months ago (2 children) You mean the one that was $200 before the AI chip BS? permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] iamthetot@piefed.ca [S] 48 points 6 months ago (3 children) Yes but even accounting for the price spike in the last 3 months, that drive does not cost over $1,000 without a sale. These kinds of sale tactics honestly need to be illegal. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] turbowafflz@lemmy.world 27 points 6 months ago I think they are illegal in many countries, but I guess it isn't well enforced permalink fedilink source parent [–] pro_user@lemmy.world 20 points 6 months ago In fact, in the EU that is regulated by article 6A (see https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX%3A52021XC1229%2806%29 ) . That states amongst other things that: Any announcement of a price reduction shall indicate the prior price applied by the trader for a determined period of time prior to the application of the price reduction. … The prior price means the lowest price applied by the trader during a period of time not shorter than 30 days prior to the application of the price reduction. So maybe it wouldn’t apply for a 3 month period, but it does prevent stores from increasing the price by say 20% overnight and then give a “10% discount” the next day. permalink fedilink source parent [–] charizardcharz@piefed.world 12 points 6 months ago (1 child) It's already illegal in Canada, you can report them to the Competition Bureau. I don't think its very well enforced though. https://competition-bureau.canada.ca/en/deceptive-marketing-practices/types-deceptive-marketing-practices/ordinary-selling-price permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Krudler@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months ago My buddy called-in Sportchek when they were advertising skis for like $900 but "marked down" to 200! They had to stop that practice as a result of his report. permalink fedilink source parent [–] grue@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago No, the one that was damn near $100 before the BS. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] iamthetot@piefed.ca [S] 48 points 6 months ago (3 children) Yes but even accounting for the price spike in the last 3 months, that drive does not cost over $1,000 without a sale. These kinds of sale tactics honestly need to be illegal. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] turbowafflz@lemmy.world 27 points 6 months ago I think they are illegal in many countries, but I guess it isn't well enforced permalink fedilink source parent [–] pro_user@lemmy.world 20 points 6 months ago In fact, in the EU that is regulated by article 6A (see https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX%3A52021XC1229%2806%29 ) . That states amongst other things that: Any announcement of a price reduction shall indicate the prior price applied by the trader for a determined period of time prior to the application of the price reduction. … The prior price means the lowest price applied by the trader during a period of time not shorter than 30 days prior to the application of the price reduction. So maybe it wouldn’t apply for a 3 month period, but it does prevent stores from increasing the price by say 20% overnight and then give a “10% discount” the next day. permalink fedilink source parent [–] charizardcharz@piefed.world 12 points 6 months ago (1 child) It's already illegal in Canada, you can report them to the Competition Bureau. I don't think its very well enforced though. https://competition-bureau.canada.ca/en/deceptive-marketing-practices/types-deceptive-marketing-practices/ordinary-selling-price permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Krudler@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months ago My buddy called-in Sportchek when they were advertising skis for like $900 but "marked down" to 200! They had to stop that practice as a result of his report. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] turbowafflz@lemmy.world 27 points 6 months ago I think they are illegal in many countries, but I guess it isn't well enforced permalink fedilink source parent
[–] pro_user@lemmy.world 20 points 6 months ago In fact, in the EU that is regulated by article 6A (see https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX%3A52021XC1229%2806%29 ) . That states amongst other things that: Any announcement of a price reduction shall indicate the prior price applied by the trader for a determined period of time prior to the application of the price reduction. … The prior price means the lowest price applied by the trader during a period of time not shorter than 30 days prior to the application of the price reduction. So maybe it wouldn’t apply for a 3 month period, but it does prevent stores from increasing the price by say 20% overnight and then give a “10% discount” the next day. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] charizardcharz@piefed.world 12 points 6 months ago (1 child) It's already illegal in Canada, you can report them to the Competition Bureau. I don't think its very well enforced though. https://competition-bureau.canada.ca/en/deceptive-marketing-practices/types-deceptive-marketing-practices/ordinary-selling-price permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Krudler@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months ago My buddy called-in Sportchek when they were advertising skis for like $900 but "marked down" to 200! They had to stop that practice as a result of his report. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Krudler@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months ago My buddy called-in Sportchek when they were advertising skis for like $900 but "marked down" to 200! They had to stop that practice as a result of his report. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] grue@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago No, the one that was damn near $100 before the BS. permalink fedilink source parent
