Michigan used to have a law that every item on the shelf have a price tag attached, so consumers could compare what the cashier rang up, with the marked price. “Too much of a burden” whined the “JCs”, so the law was repealed, replaced by price tags on the shelf only, so the customer has to remember what the tag said, when they get to the cashier.
Apparently, physical price tags on the shelf are “too much of a burden”, so electronic shelf price tags are being rolled out.
People wonder if the ease of changing the electronic shelf tags will enable “surge pricing” at the grocery store. Kroger insists they will not employ surge pricing, just like the foreman assured Arthur he would not knock down Arthur’s house, if Arthur goes to the pub with Ford.
