Starbucks in Korea asks customers to stop bringing in printers/desktop computers

Re:Starbucks in Korea asks customers to stop bringing in pri... by blacksmith_tb on Wednesday August 13, 2025 @03:32PM (#44892772)

Well, I was obviously kidding, developers who build overpriced housing, or unneeded office or retail are part of the problem just like developers who build homes, especially affordable ones, are part of the solution.

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Re:Starbucks in Korea asks customers to stop bringing in pri... by ahmeneeroe-v2 on Wednesday August 13, 2025 @04:25PM (#44893414)

Developers can't build "overpriced housing". If it's overpriced, it won't sell and the developer loses money until they right-price it and it sells.

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Re:Starbucks in Korea asks customers to stop bringing in pri... by blacksmith_tb on Wednesday August 13, 2025 @06:18PM (#44894544)

Ah, the wisdom of the market. I could rephrase that as "housing targeted for the rich" who are already pretty well-served, unlike the poor.

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Re:Starbucks in Korea asks customers to stop bringing in pri... by ahmeneeroe-v2 on Wednesday August 13, 2025 @06:49PM (#44894812)

It's not the "wisdom of the market" it is simply that pricing isn't set by the seller, it is set by a dynamic process between seller and the buyer.

If you don't believe me, try selling a luxury good targeting a rich buyer on FB Marketplace and see if you can set the pricing arbitrarily high.

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Re:Starbucks in Korea asks customers to stop bringing in pri... by locao on Thursday August 14, 2025 @12:19AM (#44896709)

You're completely missing the point. Unless your name is Ferrari or something like that, you didn't build said luxury item.

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