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You simply cannot have ‘individual pricing’ for anything for sale!

Gonna have to wear face masks grocery shopping. Turn off phones. Cover you license plate.

I also barely have a cell phone. I bought a 50 dollar phone (it came with 1500 minutes) at Walmart a couple of months ago and have barely used it. I haven't even turned it on for at least three weeks. I only got it in case of an emergency and to make important appointments.

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Check out Jon Stewart's You Tube interview of Lindsy Owen's, author of "Gouged" book on this very topic youtu.be/MM_js9f6BlI?... Makes you want to scream into the void.

The big grocer lobby can go fuck themselves with a banana from the produce aisle.

They're not the only ones looking at that. There are people on the ballot in November that want to ban that too. None of them are Republicans, of course.

PEOPLE NEED TO UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS THE FIRST TEST STEPS TOWARDS USING THE DATA CENTERS , UBIQUITOUS SURVEILLANCE AND ALGORITHMS TO ENFORCE "PROSPERITY GOSPEL" TYPE DISCRIMINATION. WANT THAT MORTGAGE OR CAR LOAN? BETTER BE OBEDIENT. WANT A LOWER INTEREST RATE? BETTER NOT DISSENT, etc.

Farmers markets exist for a reason.

Thank you, Seattle!!! 💪🏼

Why were they allowed to fucking do this in the first place?

That's wonderful it should be that way throughout the whole entire United States they have no business doing that at all we decide what we want they don't need to know they could see people by this or don't buy that it's evil

Should be banned across the world.

The other option is to turn your phone completely off before entering the store. It isn't a perfect solution but it's a start.

None are more terrified of automation than those who can no longer control it for profit, eh?

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Those bloody super market prices.....

YES!!! The Epstein Class wants every last penny consumers have. It’s never been about culture wars, it’s a distraction so they can continue to gouge us all.

😂😂😂 Hahahahaha! Well of course... whatever's more profitable for the multi-millionaire/billionaire owner-class who OWN nearly EVERYTHING and satisfied with nothing whatsoever. How wonderful for them.

California is being bombarded with continuous fear based ads running every two minutes about how a supposed 'wealth tax' is going to decimate schools, hospitals, wages, assets, equity and on and on. It costs hundreds of millions to run these ads. that often. Who's actually against a 'wealth tax'!

Now let's do this in Oregon

It’s a very off putting use of AI. I’m also disgusted by similar uses that are designed to determine how little gig workers will accept while continuing to work and how much renters will pay without refusing to rent. The greed is SO gross.

And the supermarket CEOs wonder why we hate the ultra wealthy who control so much of our lives. #Ugh

What a horrific thing to do to customers. The f'ing greedy corporations are as much at fault for higher prices as trump is.

Now we need to make it in ALL 50 States!!

Please ban this.

@tinakotek.bsky.social #TinaKotek

Good! Well done Seattle.

For the 15th anniversary MEMORY OF OCCUPY WALL STREET... LET'S ALL FUCK UP CORPORATE AMERICA AS OFTEN AS POSSIBLE.

Lol. An anomaly.

Thank you Seattle you set the example hopefully all will follow

Supermarket algorithmic price gouging is being perpetrated via apps, bank cards and in-store, hand-held self checkout machines! Lindsay Owens, author of “Gouged: The End of a Fair Price—and What That Means for Your Wallet”, talks to Jon Stewart. www.youtube.com/watch?v=MM_j...

Great idea

Keep going Seattle!!! 💪

who knew that the DIVISION in our nation would be so profitable for the felon leaders ?

IDGAF if people STARVE in SEATTLE so long as #JIMOTHY is well fed.

ABOUT TIME !!!!

That's a law that should be passed by every state.

Individualized pricing: Gauge, gouge, gorge.

Once upon a time, this is just the honest, fair, right thing to do and price gouging is bad and illegal. Nowadays, public servants do ONE thing right, their goddamn job, yet needs PR optics and NEWS. No one is jailed btw!

I truly hate this kind of shit - individualized prices - and another, similar one - 'dynamic pricing', I think they call it, where you go to buy a ticket to something online but the price may vary due to time & demand.

It's already happening w/online searches for airline tickets. If you're location is set to "allow" or on" and if you don't have VPN on, your price for an air flight to wherever could more money than the person looking at the same flight at the same time in a zip cose that is different than yours.

I don't think it's wise to replace workers before everyone has guaranteed shelter, nutrition & healthcare

Never go in a grocery store with your phone on (their AI uses real time data from phones). Face recognition is probably next.

Kroger is the worst (Ralphs in SoCal). Stopped shopping there two months ago & won't go back.

Yes, Seattle... you show them!! Hey you legislators in the rest of the country!! What are we waiting for?

It's obvious that indiviualized pricing is ripe for abuse and discrimination. Prices must be stable and consistent for everyone otherwise, rampant price gouging will be assured. How could anyone verify a price if it changes on an electronic label or ensure minorities aren't charged differently?

Why are we giving it a fancy name? It's price gouging. Surge pricing... A piece of sh_t by another name is still a piece of sh_t. You can see that from just looking at donny.

Excellent!

Don't participate in it.

This would be great

How much do they upcharge convicted shoplifters?

That's beyond me but it depends on the state you do it in an some people say it's only if you write things down but I've been warned about taking photos with my phone and texting prices. Still - I cannot find an actual LAW against it. www.freeadvice.com/legal/is-it-...

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Fuck the big grocer lobby 🖕

Big business hates it when we fight back. They forget who Keeps them in business. Jerks.

how do you enforce that

I think this is the right move. Data gathered by institutions needs to have guidelines on appropriate usage.

Team work makes the dream work! Appreciate the partnership with @mayor.seattle.gov !

Between Seattle and NYC maybe they'll be motivated enough that we can actually all afford groceries again soon 🤞🏻

Can the PNW ever stop winning? (The answer is no)

Works for me. I never wanted to play their shitty opt-in coupon games in the first place.

I’m glad Kroger didn’t get Albertsons/Safeway …..

Something weird happened this week. I ordered sparkling water online from the local grocery store. When I went to pick it up, they substituted several flavors (without asking ahead of time) I ignored it. A couple days later I received an E-Mail apology for their error and lack of customer service.

I can't believe this isn't a slam dunk federal law.

Jimothy is the leader we need!

That we know of. Let’s get ahead of it and ban it altogether

Hope every state did that

THIS!

I refuse to use them. For the same reason I stopped filling out reviews (unless the thing is terrible- I’m willing to share that information for free.)

Could we do this in CA too?

Kroger is trying to be slick and did digital looking tags to get people use to it. They suck. Can't even see the prices.

Good !

No company or store in America should be treating their customers this way! We don't need AIand we don't need data centers!

Of course there spamming customers with scary text messages. God forbid they don't get to price gouge somebody. Greedy ***

How do business threaten their customers? do they not relized the purpose is to meet customer demands not customers to meet their demands!

Pay attention to WHO is throwing a fit about this, THOSE are our enemies!

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I hate these corporate control freaks.

I’ve written everyone who represents me about it this, city council, state house, and Congress.

Say my mom 78 years old and I can explain a lot of things to her that she can understand that said how to explain mom you're walking down one aisle and your rice is $1.50 and then you know by the time you hit the front of the store your bag of rice is 350?

I HATE this shit. Walmart does it too. 🤬

For more, listen to Excellent podcast between Jon Stewart and Lindsay Owens, President and CEO of the Groundwork Collaborative and author of the new book “Gouged: The End of a Fair Price—and What That Means for Your Wallet.”

Damn. We all knew this was coming. The grocery oligarchy is screwing us! 😡

I’ve never seen it used in NJ, MD, DC, VA, or FL.

Can this be all of WA @governorferguson.bsky.social

We also need to ban Safeway from asking us if we want texts on sale prices when you pay for your groceries with a card.