r/mildlyinfuriating • u/Cyberspace_Sorcerer • 3d ago

I just want to know the price...

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I had to go and scan it at the self checkout to know the price.

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u/Mariuszgamer2007 3d ago

I don't even know why they do this and it's really annoying as I don't regularly shop at lidl

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u/st-shenanigans 3d ago

If ANY retail store puts their prices on a display that's meant to be updated regularly, they're prepping for surge pricing.

They want to make stuff more expensive to sell when its busy. Meaning people working 9-5 will always pay more.

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u/SaleAggressive9202 3d ago

or you know, tech is getting cheaper while human labour is getting more expensive, a law as basic as gravity, so at some point you might as well switch instead of paying workers to do it.

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u/st-shenanigans 3d ago

Two things can happen at the same time.

And public facing screens are notoriously prone to breaking