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by Makhini 1110 days ago
That's why the UE law that requires the shops to display the lowest price over last 30 days is pretty useful
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tpxl 1110 days ago
Eu directive 2019/2161, which regulates this, was supposed to be in effect since 28.5.2022, but I see nothing on local retailers webpages, nor in physical stores ):
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bondant 1110 days ago
It seems that in France around 96% of the advertised price do not comply with this directive. We need more fines.

https://www.nextinpact.com/lebrief/71805/ufc-que-choisir-por...

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onlyrealcuzzo 1110 days ago
Seems easy to game by just pretending you're selling a different product every time you change the price.

I worked at a company that did this with digital goods.

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tpxl 1110 days ago
That might work with complex electronics, but it sure as shit wont work with most groceries.
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onlyrealcuzzo 1109 days ago
Why is a carrot grown on May 1 not different from a carrot grown on May 2?
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