• copymyjalopy@sh.itjust.works
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    8 months ago

    Yeah corporations suck but I think you’re right. This plan was just poorly worded. Congestion pricing does not make sense for a market with so much competition.

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      8 months ago

      You’re absolutely right there but I can definitely see some out-of-touch millionaire executive in an office somewhere having the brilliant idea, “We’re gonna be the Uber of restaurants!”

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        8 months ago

        True, but all they said was “dynamic pricing.”

        Everyone assumed this was the surge pricing model, but milking a wallet via a promo engine model is what is more common in retail.

        Their PR talked about saving money and luring customers in. I’ll wager that an algorithmic promotion engine was the real play. It would pull customers away from the competition during peak hours, and it would make people buy more by thinking they’re getting a deal.