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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
 

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three rows with a barbecue on the left and William Wallace in Braveheart on the right.

In the first row, captioned Wednesday, the barbecue is labelled "$899.99" and Wallace says "hold".

The second row, captioned Thursday, depicts the same.

In the third row, captioned Black Friday, the there is a label with ~~$1099.99~~ struck through with "$899.99" written underneath, and Wallace charges.

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Haven’t seen this in the comments, shouldn’t this shit be illegal? Forgive me if i am being dumb

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago

For companies "illegal" just means "make more money than the fine you'll pay once you're caught".

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They'll sometimes bring in the exact same form with a different SKU/UPC so it's technically a new product.

Also look out for weasel words like "Compare To", "X value", or "Special Buy" where they aren't actually saying it's on sale.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

New items can't be "on sale." It is that simple. The price is the price.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

If robbing a bank got you 10 million dollars, and the legal penalty for robbing a bank was a few thousand dollars, why would you choose to refrain from robbing the bank?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Maybe in the EU, but it's standard practice in the US.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Nope, it's illegal in the US. File a complaint with the FTC and they'll look into it.