Fast food restaurant Wendy’s plans Uber-like surge pricing, with digital menu boards that change prices depending on demand::The price of a Wendy’s Frosty could soon fluctuate throughout the day as the chain looks to introduce Uber-like surge pricing on its menu.

  • anarchyrabbit@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    There is no way this would hold up in my country if they are advertising prices and you get there and the price is more from a legal perspective. They would not be able to advertise if they did this. Also we don’t have Wendy’s…

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      8 months ago

      Sure they can “Wendy’s lunch menu, up to X” or “Wendy’s night snack, as low as Y”

      • Mildmantis@lemmy.whynotdrs.org
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        8 months ago

        I imagine it’d be handled kind of like how McDonald’s “1,2,3 Dollar menu” doesn’t have a single item under 2 dollars in my area.