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Memory Express trying to claim a 2TB ssd is "$470 off"

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Submitted ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨iamthetot@piefed.ca⁩ to ⁨mildlyinfuriating@lemmy.world⁩

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  • CompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    You mean the one that was $200 before the AI chip BS?

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    • iamthetot@piefed.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Yes but even accounting for the price spike in the last 3 months, that drive does not cost over $1,000 without a sale. These kinds of sale tactics honestly need to be illegal.

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      • turbowafflz@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        I think they are illegal in many countries, but I guess it isn’t well enforced

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      • pro_user@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        In fact, in the EU that is regulated by article 6A (see eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=… ) . That states amongst other things that:

        Any announcement of a price reduction shall indicate the prior price applied by the trader for a determined period of time prior to the application of the price reduction. … The prior price means the lowest price applied by the trader during a period of time not shorter than 30 days prior to the application of the price reduction.

        So maybe it wouldn’t apply for a 3 month period, but it does prevent stores from increasing the price by say 20% overnight and then give a “10% discount” the next day.

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      • charizardcharz@piefed.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        It’s already illegal in Canada, you can report them to the Competition Bureau. I don’t think its very well enforced though.

        https://competition-bureau.canada.ca/en/deceptive-marketing-practices/types-deceptive-marketing-practices/ordinary-selling-price

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    • grue@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      No, the one that was damn near $100 before the BS.

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  • albbi@piefed.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I’m seeing the WD 2TB at $510 off. Crazy.

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    • iamthetot@piefed.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      What a great deal! That’s 50% off! /s

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  • protogen420@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    discounts are lies, always have been, and before the “it is illegal to lie about disconts”, have you ever seen it enforced? I haven’t, I track theprices of some goods in some local stores where I live, I have made formal complaints, what happens? nothing, nothing ever happens

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    • JackbyDev@programming.dev ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I haven’t ever seen Lovense’s products not at ~50% discount. I was buying something on Christmas and rushing to beat the sale in case another wasn’t for a whole, but as soon as midnight rolled around, lol and behold the Boxing Day Sale went live.

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  • Assassassin@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    And it’s only a WD blue. Absolutely absurd.

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  • CaptainCapy@piefed.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    So according to them a 2tb drive costs almost as much as my entire pc did when I bought it a few months ago. A pc which has a 1tb m.2 in it I might add. I have my doubts.

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    • helpImTrappedOnline@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Still cheaper than a mac

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  • hodgepodgin@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    the only appreciating asset I own are the several 1-2 TB SSDs I have lmao

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  • Armand1@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    More like $300 on.

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  • mintiefresh@piefed.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I’m tired boss.

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  • floquant@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Ah, they’re warning you they will almost double the regular price after the “sale” ends, how kind.

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  • ibot@feddit.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I bought the left one with 1 TB for 64€ in the beginning of December. This is around 75US$.

    Even if the 2 TB would double the price, these prices from the ad are just crazy.

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    • Railcar8095@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Got Samsung 990 evo plus 4TB for 180€ in October. Good price even then.

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  • Nollij@sopuli.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Presented without comment, SanDisk’s MSRP for that drive is $579.99 CAD.

    shop.sandisk.com/…/wd-blue-sn5100-nvme-ssd.html?s…

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  • Valmond@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Oh no it’s only “one per customer” !!

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  • daannii@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I bought that exact same black one like 3 years ago. I’m almost positive it was like $150 . Maybe less.

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  • MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
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    • iamthetot@piefed.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Memory Express, in title.

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      • MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Oh, right. Time for off time.

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