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		serial_dev on June 7, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Dell in hot water for making shoppers think overpr... If I understand the situation and laws correctly, there is the Omnibus Directive here in the EU to prevent cases like this (or at least make less common). > An Omnibus Price is the lowest price that a consumer has been able to buy a specific product for during the past 30 days. As an EU business, it is important to ensure that you display Omnibus Prices on your product pages clearly (...) - https://www.sniffie.io/pricing-vocabulary/omnibus-price/

rocketbop on June 7, 2023 [–]

I haven’t seen that in practice much, but in time I expect to see it displayed more and more.

Doesn’t mean no one will lie, or find ways around it, especially less scrupulous retailers.

For example by raising the price 31 days out from a sale.

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