It would be a crying shame if someone were to figure out a way to force those e ink displays to refresh fast enough that it kills the batteries on those things…
Comment on Walmart's use of digital price tags signal the future of retail shopping, but consumers are worried
Midnitte@beehaw.org 3 months ago
It’s not just Walmart - the entire grocery sector is doing it. The potential for abuse is certainly not low.
The new labels allow employees to change prices as often as every ten seconds. - NPR
AnarchoSnowPlow@midwest.social 3 months ago
RecallMadness@lemmy.nz 3 months ago
It’s America, so the answer is probably “No”.
Do you not have consumer protection laws?
We’ve had digital price tags for decades. But you couldn’t do this in NZ. Stores are obligated to sell you a product at the price they advertise it for AND have a reasonable quantity of units at that price… you couldn’t sell 1 TV for $1.
So these systems would need to track what price you saw it at.
(Caveat: Our stores are still cunts and have been found to overcharge people)