Memory Express trying to claim a 2TB ssd is "$470 off"

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[–] 77 points 9 months ago (6 children)

You mean the one that was $200 before the AI chip BS?

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  • [–] [S] 48 points 9 months ago (4 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.

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  • [–] 19 points 9 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.

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  • [–] 12 points 9 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

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    [–] 17 points 9 months ago* (1 child)

    I'm seeing the WD 2TB at $510 off. Crazy.

    Edit: The price history for these things is insane.

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  • [–] 9 points 9 months ago

    And it's only a WD blue. Absolutely absurd.

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  • [–] 9 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    So according to them a 2tb drive costs almost as much as my entire pc did when I bought it a few months ago. A pc which has a 1tb m.2 in it I might add. I have my doubts.

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  • [–] 7 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    discounts are lies, always have been, and before the "it is illegal to lie about disconts", have you ever seen it enforced? I haven't, I track theprices of some goods in some local stores where I live, I have made formal complaints, what happens? nothing, nothing ever happens

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  • [–] 1 point 9 months ago

    I haven't ever seen Lovense's products not at ~50% discount. I was buying something on Christmas and rushing to beat the sale in case another wasn't for a whole, but as soon as midnight rolled around, lol and behold the Boxing Day Sale went live.

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  • [–] 6 points 9 months ago

    the only appreciating asset I own are the several 1-2 TB SSDs I have lmao

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  • [–] 5 points 9 months ago

    More like $300 on.

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  • [–] 4 points 9 months ago

    I'm tired boss.

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    [–] 3 points 9 months ago

    Ah, they're warning you they will almost double the regular price after the "sale" ends, how kind.

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  • [–] 1 point 9 months ago

    Oh no it's only "one per customer" !!

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  • [–] 1 point 9 months ago

    I bought that exact same black one like 3 years ago. I'm almost positive it was like $150 . Maybe less.

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  • [+] 1 point 9 months ago* (2 children)