Re:Amazon Prime Day deals 'not what they seem'
by bryanlarsen on Monday July 16, 2018 @12:03PM
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There are laws against this sort of thing in Canada. If you say something is "50% off!" the ordinary price you're comparing against must pass either a volume test or a time test.
http://www.competitionbureau.gc.ca/eic/site/cb-bc.nsf/eng/00...
Re:Amazon Prime Day deals 'not what they seem'
by jsight on Monday July 16, 2018 @12:17PM
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I'm not seeing a strong indication that this is a scam, though. Prices vary and some sales are better than others.
Re:Amazon Prime Day deals 'not what they seem'
by lotsofpulp on Monday July 16, 2018 @12:50PM
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What is the harm if a person pays $50 for something, and $50 for something with a 50% off sticker next to it? The latter just releases some chemicals in the purchaser’s brain maybe making them feel better.
Re:Amazon Prime Day deals 'not what they seem'
by zucan on Monday July 16, 2018 @05:24PM
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Vendors don't put the 50% off sticker on it to make those happy who would have bought the item anyway. They put it on to trick people who would not pay 50$ for the article into doing so.
Re:Amazon Prime Day deals 'not what they seem'
by lotsofpulp on Tuesday July 17, 2018 @12:17AM
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The fact that they paid $50 for it seems to negate the claim that they wouldn’t pay $50 for it.
That's why these sorts of tactics need to be made illegal. The US desperately needs better consumer protections, the amount of scams and misinformation flying around is dizzying.