Ebby

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[–] Ebby@lemmy.ssba.com 0 points 2 days ago (1 children)

What? An item wouldn't have both dates. But almost everything has at least one.

[–] Ebby@lemmy.ssba.com 1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (5 children)

So we're changing "Sell By" and "Best Before" to "Use By” and "Best if Used By”

I don't really see this helping food waste at the consumer end, but greatly benefits supermarkets by allowing products to remain on shelves longer and closer to spoilage.

However, in that case customers could have less margin to use their purchased groceries before they go bad.

I think this has a chance to backfire. There is greater incentive to dig around for the product with the most time. Those who frequently shop or most desperate would buy the items expiring sooner, but folks like me who only really check items I've been burned on, will start checking everything. I'm not buying a $3.99 head of lettuce with 2 days left.

EDIT: don't grocery stores already donate lots of near-expiration unspoiled food to support systems? I thought there was a organization in CA that coordinated all that. They may see a dip in donations.

[–] Ebby@lemmy.ssba.com 12 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

Raises paddle

$2.50!

[–] Ebby@lemmy.ssba.com 4 points 4 days ago (1 children)

If I recall you still can through ADB, but it's a pain and they started locking that down too. Ad blocking VPN (at least the one I tried) didn't work.

There was a big update about a year ago that very clearly sent the message "this device will show what we want you to see."

[–] Ebby@lemmy.ssba.com 7 points 4 days ago (3 children)

While based on Google TV, they lock down the OS, control the app store, and force their apps. You're in their walled garden and it's a pain to break out in any meaningful way.

[–] Ebby@lemmy.ssba.com 18 points 4 days ago (5 children)

No thanks. It's all about data harvesting and ads now.

There was a time it was a neat product, but Amazon tech isn't entering our household anymore.

[–] Ebby@lemmy.ssba.com 1 points 4 days ago

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Treachery_of_Images

The painting "This is not a pipe" sort of touches on this very topic. A picture is not the thing pictured much like a photo of an AI image is not that image.

Fun mind teasers!

[–] Ebby@lemmy.ssba.com 7 points 1 week ago (2 children)

A % of customers won't return an incorrect product so an accidental sale is still a sale. It sucks, but statistically benefits the company.

I get tricked now and then too by products that ended up not matching my search. So annoying.

[–] Ebby@lemmy.ssba.com 2 points 1 week ago

Totally right. Forgot what community I was in.

[–] Ebby@lemmy.ssba.com 1 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Don't most? Even Fitbit does that for ages. You can select what apps to receive notifications from.

[–] Ebby@lemmy.ssba.com 6 points 1 week ago

Maybe they did mean hung, drawn and quartered.

https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Hung

In that case, I'd rather be hanged.

[–] Ebby@lemmy.ssba.com 21 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

I'd be more disappointed in the missed naming opportunity: Upperware

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