Re:Ask HN: What's up with these DoorDash dark patterns?
by MrRiddle on Thursday August 04, 2022 @02:59AM
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Then they should just give up takeout?
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Re:Ask HN: What's up with these DoorDash dark patterns?
by Arisaka1 on Thursday August 04, 2022 @03:36AM
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I have Celiac. If I buy something from the super market tagged as "gluten free" I shouldn't have to gamble thinking that whoever's in charge of the packaging though about selling this to fad-chasers. So I decided to instead purchase gluten free products that are actually certified gluten free. That way if I actually get my Celiac acting up I'll have a case to make.
But the idea that one should give up purchasing stuff from super market altogether just because there are companies out there who don't really care about stating the truth about their product is ludicrous. Same goes with takeout. If you advertise your pizza to be "gluten-free" like Dominos used to do with a specific pizza in Australia, I expect to at least find some small letters at the bottom saying something similar to "not really gluten free".
Re:Ask HN: What's up with these DoorDash dark patterns?
by soco on Thursday August 04, 2022 @03:59AM
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I cannot understand how blatantly lying to your customers can be made acceptable if it has fine print. "Gluten free* pizza! (terms and conditions may apply)" is just that: a lie for which there should be some legal/regulatory consequences.
Re:Ask HN: What's up with these DoorDash dark patterns?
by pipeline_peak on Thursday August 04, 2022 @03:02AM
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That’s true, if I suffered something that difficult I wouldn’t gamble with takeout. You know how many dishes contain traces of grains?….