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.

  • @[email protected]
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    7 months ago

    I might be ok with this if they also had “ebb” pricing. If I could walk in at 8pm and get a burger for a buck, it might be worth it never to go at lunchtime again.

    This, of course, will never happen.

    • @ovalofsand
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      527 months ago

      Also, does that mean the worker’s pay also scales along with the prices?

      • @n0clue
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        137 months ago

        An extra $0.25/hr during peak. Which of course is done by subtracting the $0.25/hr from the base and adding it back during peak.

      • @Rolando
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        57 months ago

        No, but we’ll be expected to leave larger tips.

          • @Passerby6497
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            17 months ago

            No, but that doesn’t stop corpos from putting the tip prompt in every goddamned pos transaction they can.