I’m shocked at this year compared to the last 2-3 years. My city is crippled with inflation on groceries and rent… I’ve even had customers ask for refunds to put towards their bills!

  • Sweet-Double-6077@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    What I have seen is that many stores are raising prices and then adding a discount that only brings it back to its original price. I’m also seeing that some companies are just straight up raising the price. I see a lot of deceitful behaviors by companies and people are beginning to see through that, frankly, there’s just not a trust for corporate America

    • seelesturm@alien.topBEnglish
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      1 year ago

      I agree. Not a new tactic, but it feels like they have gotten exceptionally bad at hiding it. Everything just feels like normal price anymore.

    • dancingintherainyes@alien.topBEnglish
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      1 year ago

      True. Also, lately I’ve been shopping lots of items for home and I see so many things in TJ Maxx and Target for much cheaper than Anthropologie, Cb2, Lulu…I bought this mirror from Anthropologie for $1600 then I went to TJ Maxx a few days later for eye pads and saw a similar mirror of the same quality for $300. Of course I swapped. There’s so much gouging in every industry.