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"Well, you see, 'surge pricing' means raising prices during the most high-traffic times. Here at Kroger, we pride ourselves in raising prices slightly before and after the peak times, and that's technically not surge pricing! It's just dynamic pricing with surge characteristics."
"Alright you chucklefuckers. Here's the new law. You are required to have paper tags, the only discount you can offer is paper coupons sent through the mail to everyone in an area, and you're never allowed to alter your prices more than once per week."
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