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I think I posted something like this about 2 weeks ago. Take them to court right fucking now. This is nothing but predatory and should be punished harshly and immediately. Not that I ever shop at Walmart. I don't think I've been in one for years. If they are allowed to "get away with it" then all of them will do it.

Surge pricing now coming to a store near you! You can put something in the cart while you walk around and the price will change WHILE you are still walking around the store without you knowing.

Even if its just by a few cents it will mean BILLIONS in profit for the company.

Shop local as you can. Cut the leaches off.

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>"If it's hot outside, we can raise the price of water and ice cream. If there's something that's close to the expiration date, we can lower the price — that's the good news," said Phil Lempert, a grocery industry analyst...

I think I posted something like this about 2 weeks ago. Take them to court right fucking now. This is nothing but predatory and should be punished harshly and immediately. Not that I ever shop at Walmart. I don't think I've been in one for years. If they are allowed to "get away with it" then all of them will do it. Surge pricing now coming to a store near you! You can put something in the cart while you walk around and the price will change WHILE you are still walking around the store without you knowing. Even if its just by a few cents it will mean BILLIONS in profit for the company. Shop local as you can. Cut the leaches off. Archive: https://archive.today/IPQ2r From the post: >>"If it's hot outside, we can raise the price of water and ice cream. If there's something that's close to the expiration date, we can lower the price — that's the good news," said Phil Lempert, a grocery industry analyst...

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Regular shelf label stickers can be changed (manually) while you are in the store too. I've seen stockers changing labels while people shopped. It's been happening for a long time. Also, the price at the POS (point of sale) checkout can be changed electronically with ease. If the shelf label says a lower price but the POS has a higher price, the customer will be charged the higher POS price unless they catch the difference and make a stink. I have seen this a few times as well, but most people don't pay close attention at checkout so they pay the higher prices.

This change is not dynamic pricing because the dynamic pricing system was already in place for years.

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Labels are replaced mid to end of day. Pricing on said labels go into effect next day at start of buisness...

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Labels are replaced mid to end of day. Pricing on said labels go into effect next day at start of buisness...

That's not universal. I regularly see labels being changed during regular shopping hours at my stores. POS prices change to reflect the new labels but could precede the label changes. Not all stores/chains have the policy you describe.