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Re:FTC Announces "Click-to-Cancel" Rule Making It Easier to ... by Kon-Peki on Wednesday October 16, 2024 @12:38PM (#41861091)
That would be nice, but there is a LOT of background work before that is feasible (in the US). As it currently stands, for many products a vendor would need to know who you are and where you live before they could quote you a total price. That's unacceptable.
Re:FTC Announces "Click-to-Cancel" Rule Making It Easier to ... by perfectstorm on Wednesday October 16, 2024 @12:51PM (#41861220)
other countries have figured that out even countries with multiple levels of taxation like in the U.S. it's not an unsolvable problem.
Re:FTC Announces "Click-to-Cancel" Rule Making It Easier to ... by Kon-Peki on Wednesday October 16, 2024 @01:18PM (#41861466)
> not an unsolvable problem

I never said it was. In fact, I specifically said that there is work to do before making the rule about listing all prices inclusive of taxes.

Re:FTC Announces "Click-to-Cancel" Rule Making It Easier to ... by perfectstorm on Wednesday October 16, 2024 @04:15PM (#41863377)
but you did say that figuring out the final price is "unacceptable"? why is it unacceptable? my point is that other countries have figured out a way to display the final prices, but USA still hasn't figured out how to do it or they don't have any plans to do it.
Re:FTC Announces "Click-to-Cancel" Rule Making It Easier to ... by Kon-Peki on Sunday October 20, 2024 @09:24AM (#41895218)
As things stand currently, it would be unacceptably intrusive as you have to collect information on all shoppers whether they purchase or not.

Do the pre-work first, and then make a rule about displaying the final price.

Re:FTC Announces "Click-to-Cancel" Rule Making It Easier to ... by Symbiote on Wednesday October 16, 2024 @01:31PM (#41861589)
In Europe they make a best guess based on IP location, and if logged in using the account address or previous delivery address.

Then the price may change at the checkout if you put in a different/unexpected delivery address.