InevitableSwing [none/use name] to chapotraphouse@hexbear.netEnglish • 6 months agoRetailers are replacing price stickers in aisles with electronic shelf labels. The labels prices can change as often as every 10 seconds. Hot outside? They can raise the price of water & ice cream.www.npr.orgmessage-square46fedilinkarrow-up189arrow-down10 cross-posted to: technology@beehaw.orgbusiness@lemmy.worldnews@lemmy.worldtechnology@lemmy.world
arrow-up189arrow-down1external-linkRetailers are replacing price stickers in aisles with electronic shelf labels. The labels prices can change as often as every 10 seconds. Hot outside? They can raise the price of water & ice cream.www.npr.orgInevitableSwing [none/use name] to chapotraphouse@hexbear.netEnglish • 6 months agomessage-square46fedilink cross-posted to: technology@beehaw.orgbusiness@lemmy.worldnews@lemmy.worldtechnology@lemmy.world
minus-squareAbsolutelinkfedilinkEnglish23•6 months agoThey put these in at various stores including a walmart I gotta go to for work and already many stores have switched back partially or fully to paper tags because the electronic ones are so unreliable and annoying
minus-squarebarrbaric [he/him]linkfedilinkEnglish17•6 months agoEnshittification working in our favor for once.
minus-square@NewLeaf@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglish7•6 months agoThey can’t even put the yoke on our necks because they can’t build anything of quality without us.
minus-squareAbsolutelinkfedilinkEnglish3•6 months agoI’ve seen both kinds havent looked too close but I think the LEDs work better
They put these in at various stores including a walmart I gotta go to for work and already many stores have switched back partially or fully to paper tags because the electronic ones are so unreliable and annoying
Enshittification working in our favor for once.
They can’t even put the yoke on our necks because they can’t build anything of quality without us.
LED or magnetic ink?
I’ve seen both kinds havent looked too close but I think the LEDs work better