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Re:The rise of the robot farmer by DanBC on Monday October 22, 2018 @04:36PM (#18278260)
I know this isn't the point of this sub thread, but in UKthe prices are:

The cheapest loaf of bread I can buy is 36pence or $0.47

A 250 g pack of butter is £1.45 or $1.88

A 450 g jar of thin cut orange marmalade is 49p or $0.64

This is from Lidl.

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Re:The rise of the robot farmer by albertgoeswoof on Monday October 22, 2018 @05:55PM (#18278890)
And includes sales tax

And you don’t have to tip the cashier

/s

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Re:The rise of the robot farmer by dsfyu404ed on Monday October 22, 2018 @09:33PM (#18280113)
Why would you want it to include sales tax. If the government is taking a cut of a transaction the people should be well aware of it.
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Re:The rise of the robot farmer by tbarker25 on Tuesday October 23, 2018 @08:06AM (#18282624)
It's somewhat anti-consumer for the price listed to be different to what you end up paying.

A receipt in Australia for example will display total:$10 including $0.90 sales tax. it is illegal to display a price that doesn't include it.

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Re:The rise of the robot farmer by DanBC on Tuesday October 23, 2018 @08:56AM (#18282929)
You can include the VAT on the receipt that the customer gets after paying. Most food in UK is zero-rated for VAT.
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