#151 Surveillance Pricing
From Tragically Uncurious by Amy Peterson & Steph Wayne
June 3, 2026 · 44 min · Episode 151
About this episode
The hosts discuss the implications of dynamic pricing in grocery stores and its impact on consumer privacy and purchasing power.
In episode 151 of Tragically Uncurious, hosts Amy Peterson and Steph Wayne rage against Walmart, Kroger, Whole Foods and all other grocery stores that are using dynamic pricing. This amounts to a complete invasion of privacy and manipulation of customer's purchasing power. Dynamic pricing has been around for years with airline flights, ticket purchasing etc. The problem with what is happening in grocery stores is that they are not using any set factors to determine when pric...
People in this episode
Hosts: Amy Peterson, Steph Wayne
Topics covered
- dynamic pricing
- grocery stores
- privacy invasion
- customer manipulation
- purchasing power
Keywords
- dynamic pricing
- grocery stores
- Walmart
- Kroger
- Whole Foods
- privacy
- consumer rights
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Walmart, Kroger, Whole Foods
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