Elmar Billen<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://det.social/@padraig" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>padraig</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://verkehrswende.social/@zukunftmobil" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>zukunftmobil</span></a></span> Hier in der Umgebung ist von 0,59 - 0,63 alles dabei.<br>Es fehlt aber noch die Planbarkeit (Preise der kommenden 24 h), und der Preisrange sieht bisher auch noch nicht so wirklich riesig aus...<br><a href="https://nrw.social/tags/emobilitat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>emobilitat</span></a> <a href="https://nrw.social/tags/dynamicpricing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dynamicpricing</span></a> <a href="https://nrw.social/tags/ShellRecharge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ShellRecharge</span></a> <a href="https://nrw.social/tags/ladetarife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ladetarife</span></a> <a href="https://nrw.social/tags/Elektroauto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Elektroauto</span></a> <a href="https://nrw.social/tags/elektromobilitat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>elektromobilitat</span></a></p>
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Sebastian Damm<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@burger_jaap" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>burger_jaap</span></a></span> Wow. What baffles me the most is, that this change is actually a price increase. From a static 0.59 to 0.56-0.67 cents per kWh. And I can't imagine that it will be below the old 0.59 cents for more hours per day than it will be above the old value. So customers will pay more most of the time. <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/ev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ev</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/dynamicpricing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dynamicpricing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/emobility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>emobility</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.electrive.net/2025/07/01/shell-testet-dynamische-preise-an-schnellladern/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">electrive.net/2025/07/01/shell</span><span class="invisible">-testet-dynamische-preise-an-schnellladern/</span></a></p>
Elmar Billen<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@burger_jaap" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>burger_jaap</span></a></span> Cariqa does so. Their partners can offer dynamic prices using the Cariqa platform, depending on the station utilisation or other factors.<br>They can display the prices in a time table for the future, which allows a decent planning. I would love to see Shell Recharge doing the same.<br><a href="https://nrw.social/tags/EV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EV</span></a> <a href="https://nrw.social/tags/dynamicpricing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dynamicpricing</span></a> <a href="https://nrw.social/tags/cariqa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cariqa</span></a> <a href="https://nrw.social/tags/eMobility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>eMobility</span></a></p>
Elmar Billen<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@burger_jaap" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>burger_jaap</span></a></span> Interesting.<br>Currently, the app only displays the Shell Recharge Stations around me with their *current* prices.<br>In order to use this in my everyday routine, I need to know the prices in advance for the next 12-24 hours.<br>Also, a push notification for a price below a given limit would be fine.<br><a href="https://nrw.social/tags/EV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EV</span></a> <a href="https://nrw.social/tags/dynamicpricing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dynamicpricing</span></a> <a href="https://nrw.social/tags/eMobility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>eMobility</span></a></p>
Frankie ✅<p>Many Uber drivers are earning “substantially less” an hour since the ride hailing app introduced a “dynamic pricing” algorithm in 2023 that coincided with the company taking a significantly higher share of fares </p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jun/19/uk-uber-drivers-earning-less-an-hour-dynamic-pricing-research" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/technology/202</span><span class="invisible">5/jun/19/uk-uber-drivers-earning-less-an-hour-dynamic-pricing-research</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>business</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/drivers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>drivers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scam</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/uber" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>uber</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dynamicpricing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dynamicpricing</span></a></p>
-0--1-<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.bau-ha.us/@raganwald" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>raganwald</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@gooba42" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>gooba42</span></a></span> I actually think I have just experienced this <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DynamicPricing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DynamicPricing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SurgePricing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SurgePricing</span></a> when investigating flights to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Dominica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Dominica</span></a> on <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Kayak" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Kayak</span></a></p>
Hex<p>Beachten Sie, dass der Preis eines ÖBB Standard-Einzeltickets vom gewählten Vertriebskanal und vom Buchungszeitpunkt abhängig ist. Je früher der Ticketkauf erfolgt, desto günstiger ist das Ticket. Bei Buchung online bzw. mobile ist der Preis geringer als beim Ticketkauf am Schalter oder am Automaten.</p><p><a href="https://chaos.social/tags/DynamicPricing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DynamicPricing</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Digitalzwang" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Digitalzwang</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Bargeld" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bargeld</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Datensparsamkeit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Datensparsamkeit</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Datenschutz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Datenschutz</span></a></p>
Miguel Afonso Caetano<p>"It’s unclear whether Kroger will respond to the lawmakers. The company ignored a prior letter from Representative Tlaib and previously dismissed concerns about ESLs, saying that the negative effects of the technology have been exaggerated. Meanwhile, other chains are moving swiftly to install dynamic pricing technology. Walmart plans to install the tags in 2,300 stores by 2026. The nation’s largest retailer emphasized the benefit to shoppers: “This efficiency means we can spend more time assisting customers.”</p><p>The experiences of workers cast doubt on such claims. I spoke to William Knight, a 10-year veteran of the grocery industry who spends their off hours crafting cyberpunk stories inspired by the novel Neuromancer. (Knight’s latest is a dystopian tale about an America ruled by just three corporations.) On the job, the 31-year-old has often found themselves on the other side of the crisis that Bagley described. Working as a cashier and maintenance person in a Utah chain, Knight was regularly conscripted to work in e-commerce, which put them behind on their official duties. “I’m not necessarily against [automation], but a new technology should be regulated. It’s too young to be pushed to everyone and should stay in Silicon Valley,” they said."</p><p><a href="https://www.thenation.com/article/society/retail-grocery-automation-esl-kroger/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">thenation.com/article/society/</span><span class="invisible">retail-grocery-automation-esl-kroger/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Automation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Automation</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Retail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Retail</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/ESLs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ESLs</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Kroger" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Kroger</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/ElectronicPriceTags" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ElectronicPriceTags</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/DynamicPricing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DynamicPricing</span></a></p>
Victoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️⚧️<p>Anger over concert dynamic pricing<br><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/marketplace-cheat-sheet-sep8-1.7315383" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cbc.ca/news/business/marketpla</span><span class="invisible">ce-cheat-sheet-sep8-1.7315383</span></a></p><p>* Britain's competition watchdog, Competition & Markets Authority investigating Ticketmaster over sale of Oasis tickets<br>* dynamic pricing hiked cost to fans at last minute<br>* most thought they would pay advertised £148.50 ($264 CDN); ended up paying £355.20 ($632)</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AlgorithmicPricing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AlgorithmicPricing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DynamicPricing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DynamicPricing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/corporations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>corporations</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CorporateGreed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CorporateGreed</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TicketMaster" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TicketMaster</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/inflation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>inflation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PriceGouging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PriceGouging</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/consumerism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>consumerism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/optimization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>optimization</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CostFunction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CostFunction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LossFunction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LossFunction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Oasis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Oasis</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CMA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CMA</span></a></p>
Victoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️⚧️<p>/1</p><p>Capitalist response</p><p>Why Oasis fans should welcome price gouging 🤔<br>There are worse things in life than paying a fair price<br><a href="https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2024/09/05/why-oasis-fans-should-welcome-price-gouging" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">economist.com/finance-and-econ</span><span class="invisible">omics/2024/09/05/why-oasis-fans-should-welcome-price-gouging</span></a></p><p>* non-paywalled: <a href="https://archive.fo/w4ojO" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">archive.fo/w4ojO</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Economist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Economist</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/capitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>capitalism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ticketmaster" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ticketmaster</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AlgorithmicPricing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AlgorithmicPricing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DynamicPricing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DynamicPricing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/corporations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>corporations</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CorporateGreed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CorporateGreed</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/inflation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>inflation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PriceGouging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PriceGouging</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/consumerism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>consumerism</span></a></p>
Victoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️⚧️<p>U.K. competition watchdog probing use of 'dynamic pricing' in Oasis ticket debacle<br><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/oasis-uk-watchdog-1.7314047" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cbc.ca/news/world/oasis-uk-wat</span><span class="invisible">chdog-1.7314047</span></a></p><p>* surging prices during ticket sales<br>* businesses that use dynamic pricing/complex pricing need to be transparent about prices & not mislead customers<br>* Ticketmaster, official ticketing partner, did not respond to a Reuters request for comment</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ticketmaster" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ticketma</span><span class="invisible">ster</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ticketmaster" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ticketmaster</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AlgorithmicPricing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AlgorithmicPricing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DynamicPricing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DynamicPricing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/corporations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>corporations</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CorporateGreed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CorporateGreed</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/inflation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>inflation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PriceGouging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PriceGouging</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/consumerism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>consumerism</span></a></p>
Victoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️⚧️<p>[thread] algorithmic pricing, dynamic pricing<br><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algorithmic_pricing" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algorith</span><span class="invisible">mic_pricing</span></a></p><p>* automatically setting price to maximize seller's profits</p><p>[thread] affordable housing | private equity, corporations, corporate greed, inflation, profiteering<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/@persagen/110543876769745739" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mastodon.social/@persagen/1105</span><span class="invisible">43876769745739</span></a></p><p>Canadian mega landlord Dream Unlimited using AI pricing to massively hike rents<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/@persagen/113080600389935351" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mastodon.social/@persagen/1130</span><span class="invisible">80600389935351</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AlgorithmicPricing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AlgorithmicPricing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DynamicPricing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DynamicPricing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/corporations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>corporations</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/inflation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>inflation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PriceGouging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PriceGouging</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/consumerism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>consumerism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/optimization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>optimization</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CostFunction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CostFunction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LossFunction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LossFunction</span></a></p>
Flipboard Culture Desk<p>The "dynamic pricing" row around tickets for Oasis's 2025 tour is rumbling on. Prices for the comeback gigs increased by more than £200 (U.S. $262.92) as demand soared. The re-formed band claimed they did not know dynamic pricing would be used and that they left decisions up to promoters and management, while Ticketmaster says they were also not responsible for the pricing policy. Here's more from the BBC.</p><p><a href="https://flip.it/1Dee6f" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">flip.it/1Dee6f</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Music</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Oasis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Oasis</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Ticketmaster" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ticketmaster</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/LiveNation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LiveNation</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/LiveMusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LiveMusic</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/TicketPrices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TicketPrices</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/DynamicPricing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DynamicPricing</span></a></p>
John Brophy<p>Ticketmaster's issue with touts was always that they wanted to make those big profits, so they just became the touts.</p><p>It'll be hard/impossible to put the genie back in the bottle.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Oasis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Oasis</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/PriceGouging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PriceGouging</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/DynamicPricing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DynamicPricing</span></a></p>
Miguel Afonso Caetano<p><a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Economics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Economics</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Economy</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/PriceDiscrimination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PriceDiscrimination</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/DynamicPricing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DynamicPricing</span></a>: "Ultimately, preventing the dystopia of perfect price discrimination—or some more realistic approximation of it—means cutting off companies’ access to the data they use to determine how much to charge us. This isn’t complicated; it’s just a politically heavy lift. Getting Americans fired up about their personal data has been notoriously difficult, which helps explain why we still have no federal digital-privacy law. Perhaps if more voters understood that strong privacy protections would also protect them from price discrimination, Congress would feel more pressure to get something done. (A glimmer of hope appeared earlier this month when lawmakers announced a bipartisan bill that would limit the user data that companies can collect.)</p><p>Near-term solutions might depend on the companies themselves. If prices become too complex, that creates an opening for a firm to commit itself to clear, simple pricing, Bentley University’s Shelle Santana says. For example, Southwest Airlines allows two free checked bags. Mark Cuban’s pharmaceutical wholesaler, Cost Plus Drugs, markets itself as a transparent alternative to the usual stress of buying medicine. Boring Mattress Co. promises to help customers “escape mattress hell” by offering a simple flat-rate mattress with free shipping. Santana cited JetBlue’s early marketing. “Their whole campaign was, We like our customers,” she said. “As a flier, you’re like, You don’t even have to love me. Just don’t make me feel like I’m in hell.” In a world of constantly shuffling prices, could predictability become a competitive advantage?" <a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/04/surge-pricing-fees-economy/678078/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/</span><span class="invisible">2024/04/surge-pricing-fees-economy/678078/</span></a></p>
Miguel Afonso Caetano<p><a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/DynamicPricing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DynamicPricing</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/GigEconomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GigEconomy</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Uber" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Uber</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Algorithms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Algorithms</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/ConsumerRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ConsumerRights</span></a>: "Dynamic pricing today may be unavoidable, but what consumers crave is a baseline of stability and clarity on how much we’re paying and why. There’s something unshakably disorienting about prices changing so quickly and finding our wallets beholden to a set of algorithms we’re not privy to. “It gives the feeling that we’re being manipulated a little bit more than we think we need to be,” says Zagor. Dynamic pricing, with the speed and detail with which it’s utilized today, allows businesses to optimize prices — for businesses, it can eliminate a lot of the uncertainty over whether they’re getting maximum profit. But that can come at the expense of more uncertainty for consumers. “We have this tension between ultimate efficiency for a business and consumer fairness,” says Witte.</p><p>People are more accepting of shifting prices if they feel they can game the algorithm a bit too, like knowing what driving behaviors can impact their car insurance rate. But if they have no control over the prices they’re offered, either because the rules of the algorithm are unclear or because they’re being charged more for an aspect of their life that they can’t change — like paying a higher price for an Uber due to a nasty storm — that’s a lot more frustrating." <a href="https://www.vox.com/money/24105250/fast-food-restaurants-dynamic-pricing-algorithm-wendys?utm_source=twitter&utm_content=voxdotcom&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=vox.social" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">vox.com/money/24105250/fast-fo</span><span class="invisible">od-restaurants-dynamic-pricing-algorithm-wendys?utm_source=twitter&utm_content=voxdotcom&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=vox.social</span></a></p>
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