Memory Express trying to claim a 2TB ssd is "$470 off"

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Memory Express trying to claim a 2TB ssd is "$470 off"
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You mean the one that was $200 before the AI chip BS?

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Yes but even accounting for the price spike in the last 3 months, that drive does not cost over $1,000 without a sale. These kinds of sale tactics honestly need to be illegal.

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I think they are illegal in many countries, but I guess it isnā€™t well enforced

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In fact, in the EU that is regulated by article 6A (see https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX%3A52021XC1229%2806%29 ) . That states amongst other things that:

Any announcement of a price reduction shall indicate the prior price applied by the trader for a determined period of time prior to the application of the price reduction. ā€¦ The prior price means the lowest price applied by the trader during a period of time not shorter than 30 days prior to the application of the price reduction.

So maybe it wouldnā€™t apply for a 3 month period, but it does prevent stores from increasing the price by say 20% overnight and then give a ā€œ10% discountā€ the next day.

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Itā€™s already illegal in Canada, you can report them to the Competition Bureau. I donā€™t think its very well enforced though.

https://competition-bureau.canada.ca/en/deceptive-marketing-practices/types-deceptive-marketing-practices/ordinary-selling-price

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My buddy called-in Sportchek when they were advertising skis for like $900 but ā€œmarked downā€ to 200! They had to stop that practice as a result of his report.

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No, the one that was damn near $100 before the BS.

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Iā€™m seeing the WD 2TB at $510 off. Crazy.

Edit: The price history for these things is insane.

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What a great deal! Thatā€™s 50% off! /s

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And itā€™s only a WD blue. Absolutely absurd.

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So according to them a 2tb drive costs almost as much as my entire pc did when I bought it a few months ago. A pc which has a 1tb m.2 in it I might add. I have my doubts.

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Still cheaper than a mac

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discounts are lies, always have been, and before the ā€œit is illegal to lie about discontsā€, have you ever seen it enforced? I havenā€™t, I track theprices of some goods in some local stores where I live, I have made formal complaints, what happens? nothing, nothing ever happens

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I havenā€™t ever seen Lovenseā€™s products not at ~50% discount. I was buying something on Christmas and rushing to beat the sale in case another wasnā€™t for a whole, but as soon as midnight rolled around, lol and behold the Boxing Day Sale went live.

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the only appreciating asset I own are the several 1-2 TB SSDs I have lmao

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More like $300 on.

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Iā€™m tired boss.

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I bought the left one with 1 TB for 64ā‚¬ in the beginning of December. This is around 75US$.

Even if the 2 TB would double the price, these prices from the ad are just crazy.

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Got Samsung 990 evo plus 4TB for 180ā‚¬ in October. Good price even then.

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Ah, theyā€™re warning you they will almost double the regular price after the ā€œsaleā€ ends, how kind.

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Oh no itā€™s only ā€œone per customerā€ !!

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Memory Express, in title.

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Oh, right. Time for off time.

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I bought that exact same black one like 3 years ago. Iā€™m almost positive it was like $150 . Maybe less.

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