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josephlord on July 16, 2014 | parent | context | favorite | on: A detailed exposé on how the market is rigged from...

I don't think that this would be legal in the UK unless on upwards changes the labels changed a reasonable[0] time before the prices. Unfair Commercial Practices Directive and probably some other laws would probably cover it.

[0] A small shop could probably do it much quicker than a large supermarket which might have to allow for people being in there for an hour.

harryh on July 16, 2014 [–]

Ya, I'm sure there will be tricky regulatory issues here both in the UK and elsewhere. I'm just pointing it out as I find it interesting.

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