Boozilla@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoWalgreens is cutting prices on 1,500 items, joining Target, Walmart and Amazon | CNN Businesslite.cnn.comexternal-linkmessage-square24fedilinkarrow-up130arrow-down13
arrow-up127arrow-down1external-linkWalgreens is cutting prices on 1,500 items, joining Target, Walmart and Amazon | CNN Businesslite.cnn.comBoozilla@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square24fedilink
minus-squarerobocall@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up12·edit-21 month agoI assume this is not a benevolent action, but a gimmick to get people back to spending more.
minus-squareBoozilla@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13arrow-down1·1 month agoYour assumption appears to be correct. They even state they want to break consumers out of the frugal habit (paraphrasing). People are broke, you dumb twats.
minus-squarelettruthout@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down1·1 month agoAnd we’re learning how to frugal better, therefore buying less in the future too. I do not feel sorry for the shareholders.
minus-squareBoozilla@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·1 month agoThey are delicious with BBQ sauce!
minus-squareLost_My_Mind@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 month ago “People are broke, you dumb twats.” I want to make this into a billboard that we lease right outside the CEO of walgreens office window. Then I want to send him a T-Shirt with this on it. And then a custom doormat to put outside his house. …how hard would it be to tattoo it on his forehead without him noticing until after we’re done/gone? I don’t even want him to know we’ve been there.
minus-squarevisor841@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·edit-21 month agoEven if it wasn’t a gimmick, it still wouldn’t be benevolent. Corporations only lower prices when they think the lower price can make them more money overall.
I assume this is not a benevolent action, but a gimmick to get people back to spending more.
Your assumption appears to be correct. They even state they want to break consumers out of the frugal habit (paraphrasing).
People are broke, you dumb twats.
And we’re learning how to frugal better, therefore buying less in the future too. I do not feel sorry for the shareholders.
They are delicious with BBQ sauce!
I want to make this into a billboard that we lease right outside the CEO of walgreens office window.
Then I want to send him a T-Shirt with this on it.
And then a custom doormat to put outside his house.
…how hard would it be to tattoo it on his forehead without him noticing until after we’re done/gone? I don’t even want him to know we’ve been there.
Even if it wasn’t a gimmick, it still wouldn’t be benevolent. Corporations only lower prices when they think the lower price can make them more money overall.