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How would you like to pay your NaN pounds? (programming.dev)
submitted 4 months ago by to c/programmer_humor@programming.dev
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A NaN spotted in the wild.

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[–] 5 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (3 children)

In Canada if a poorer person picked an item up at $3, then some rich dude walked behind him and it became $4, legally they would then have to give him the item free because of a price difference on an item under $10. Over $10 dollars you automatically get the lower of the two prices.

Edit: I've been informed it's not a law, but a voluntary act by retailers (screams internally).

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  • [–] 8 points 4 months ago* (2 children)

    This is not a law, it's a common and voluntary thing by the retailer.

    I wish it was a law, that'd be sick and nip this whole surge thing in the bud.

    $15 in Quebec now, that's neat

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  • [–] 5 points 4 months ago (1 child)

    Man, egg on my face, I thought it was a law. The way grocery stores are actively turning hostile towards customers we should probably make it a law.

    In truth, we should probably nationalize grocery stores, but a more realistic, capitalism driven, "profits before people" approach would be to make it law.

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  • [–] 4 points 4 months ago

    I mean, you got it totally right about how it works, that's better than most people. I work in retail and you hear some pretty crazy beliefs about how it works.

    Totally agree with you about nationalizing. Food is a universal right and we should treat it as such.

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