this post was submitted on 16 Sep 2023
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It would be nice to be able to bring to light the price gouging that is taking place in Canada with regards to grocery stores.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Even without an API it should be possible, in theory, to just parse the data directly from their websites.

This also gives the grocery stores less of a leg to stand on in terms of legal or practical recourse. They chose to create a publicly browsable database of their prices; all you're doing is browsing it.