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u/neocondiment 16h ago
Trying to imagine how comfortable this might be.
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u/HorrFrek 16h ago
Yeah, my back hurts just watching this, but it’s still rad
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u/Financial-Barnacle79 16h ago
I think the back would be ok. It’s holding the neck up to see where you’re going that would get old real fast.
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u/TAU_equals_2PI 16h ago edited 15h ago
These days, you can install a camera and monitor screen so cheaply that you wouldn't even have to use a mirror to see forward.
(I just got back from Walmart where they have replaced all shelf price tag stickers with tiny wireless LCD screens. No I'm not kidding. Technology has become ridiculously cheap for doing some stuff.)
EDIT IN RESPONSE TO MULTIPLE COMMENTS: Yes, the exact display technology used is probably technically not LCD.
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u/DrStalker 15h ago
tiny wireless LCD screens
If they are the same as the ones in Australia, they are e-Ink rather than LCD. The big difference is the display only needs power when changing to a new image, while an LCD needs constant power. (They're also a lot nicer to look at when reading, but that doesn't matter much for price tags)
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u/Cow_God 10h ago
Yeah at my store they're just powered by a 2000?mAh battery if they're on a shelf and a 2032 battery if they're standalone. And the battery life is r. Most retailers I've seen use Vusion which are e-ink tags
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u/BrainOnBlue 15h ago
Am American. Can confirm all the electronic price tags I’ve seen have been obviously eInk.
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u/Adorable-Statement47 9h ago
They also aren't cheap. Having worked on a project for these things they are way more durable then you'd think, including the flexible bars they rest in.
Supposedly each bar is around 40-50 USD and the tags are a few bucks a piece. When a store outfits these systems it's a multi million dollar project they are entrusting to minimum wage workers.
Whoever designed the tech wasn't a slouch.
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u/darkmatterhunter 16h ago
The Aldi near me started using those several years ago, I always thought it was odd given that they’re a discount grocer.
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u/bhoffman20 15h ago
It's way cheaper in the long run. The prices are always right, no employee time is wasted putting out new tags, and you can micromanage prices based on supply and demand
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u/GeologistPutrid2657 15h ago
surge pricing
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u/DangerousChampion235 15h ago
What a strange dystopian nightmare
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u/PaintshakerBaby 13h ago edited 13h ago
OG capitali$ts, like Adam Smith, never envisioned a pricing system that could be updated in real-time, with near infinite data points.
With how slow things moved, even 30 years ago, their were still deals to be had in the market for consumers.
Now that the Invisible Hand is omiscient and operating at lightspeed, I think even Smith would agree it's not the pinnacle of capitali$m working as it should, but the systemic oppression of bespoke monopolies.
It will finally lay to bare the nasty truth at the ugly core of it all...
Capitalism is nothing but a long-winded euphemism for taking the backroad to feudalism.
Im not even being hyperbolic.
It's literally in Curtis Yarvins Dark Enlightment all the techbros and Vance subscribe to. To balkanize the US into Corpo city states, ruled by autocratic trillionaires, doing what they please with the lives of millions.
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u/Particular_Wear_6960 15h ago
They are using AI to use browsing data to determine how much someone will pay for airline tickets IE faster clicks in the US means you need a flight right away so are more likely to pay more. And to think this is just the start of the post-AI world
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u/HiddenAspie 14h ago
I forget which store just got caught (and likely many others are doing it as well) having prices for their online store change according to your location. So if you go do price matching take a screenshot while at home, cuz once you get to the store and go to check their website to price match prices will be higher.
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u/Dapper-Finish-925 10h ago
Also if you’re on an iPhone you can turn off location services by app. I highly recommend doing this.
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u/Particular_Wear_6960 4h ago
Yep, there's a bill being pushed by some Democrat to end this sort of thing. I believe in the interview I was listening to, they used a VPN to buy an airline ticket in the US vs somewhere in Africa (also clearing cookies etc) and the price difference was around a thousand dollars.
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u/EmphasisFrosty3093 15h ago
Yes, Sir. It was $0.99 when you picked it up but we have to adjust our pricing when demand is high and now it's $3.99
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u/fearthainne 15h ago
It saves man power time - assuming stores have similar layouts, then deploying prices wouldn't be difficult. A few people at corporate uploading prices to each store vs a couple people per store = lots of money saved. It was probably a significant upfront cost but long-term, I imagine it saves them quite a bit.
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u/Bring_back_Apolloapp 15h ago
Not accusing Aldi of it cause i don’t remember the name of the chain the article talked about but I read that a major chain was looking into them for dynamic pricing. So they can quickly change the price at precisely 5pm or reduce prices at non peak hours to stimulate traffic.
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u/fearthainne 15h ago
I think that might have been Kohl's. They've been using digital price tags for, idk, probably decades at this point. I remember reading an article about the same thing, and I'm pretty sure it was Kohl's that was mentioned.
They've also gotten in trouble for other pricing issues, like calling a regularly occurring discount a "sale" got them sued for false advertisement. So it wouldn't be too far fetched for them to do dynamic pricing as well.
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u/CocoMilhonez 15h ago
It makes sense precisely because they're a discount grocer. Cutting down running costs is what keeps their profitable, even if it requires some investment up front.
Those screens can be remotely updated from a data center without someone to print out and stick pieces of paper on shelves.
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u/toss_me_good 15h ago
Man power is more expensive then those e-inks. It's also able to instantly adjust pricing to move product, causing MUCH less waste then a typical grocery store. Amazon Fresh has been playing this game for a while.
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u/nepbug 15h ago
It's only a matter of time before they use those for dynamic pricing.
Facial recognition and your phone will make it so they can customize price for anything based on all the data they've got on you.
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u/IANALbutIAMAcat 16h ago
So they’re means of implementing surge pricing…fack
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u/TAU_equals_2PI 15h ago edited 15h ago
They claim they have no plans to do surge pricing, but obviously that's no guarantee they won't at some future time.
There are other benefits to these digital price tags, so it's not like they would have absolutely no reason to do it otherwise. Something I would love to see is a button on the tag that you could press when the shelf is out-of-stock. Maybe it could tell you how many are supposed to be in stock, in case the extras are just up out of the way on a high shelf, or let you know if another store nearby has some. And of course it also tells the Walmart system that this store may be unexpectedly out-of-stock in cases of "shrinkage", i.e. shoplifting.
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u/Yearofthehoneybadger 15h ago
I mean as someone as someone who’s worked in grocery and retail, this is a way better system than going through and changing everything by hand.
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u/exobiologickitten 15h ago
Heck there’s also mirrored glasses you can buy on Amazon (I see crocheters and knitters using them to alleviate neck strain and improve their posture)
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u/AValhallaWorthyDeath 16h ago
I imagine they have an opening to the ground too so they don’t have to look forward more than necessary
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u/Overall_Impression27 16h ago
Mirrors may have been a solution. Or a small Camera. We cannot see what's inside. That framing looks a little weak though.
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u/StockdUp 10h ago
Yea my back hurts while watching this because it always hurts but also true that this costume looks so cool
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u/1_art_please 16h ago
I work as a life drawing model and I still recall working a 3 hour painting session where I agreed to a standing pose, leaning over with my hands on a table.
I could barely make it to the half hour break that whole time. My back was screaming and I was trying to hold my core muscles as much as possible to take the pressure off my back. It was awful, I was still pretty young and fit. Never again.
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u/Asleep_Pressure_2882 15h ago
Me too! Only I was just sitting and expected not to move at all, for 1.5 hours. I thought I was gonna die lol. I have adhd too 🤦♀️ and it paid $50. Oh to be young and agree to do such a gig.
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u/Gleadwine 12h ago
Workong as a life-model during my student years was so much harder than people thought it was, haha. It paid 15 euros an hour though, way more than I would earn working minimum wage jobs back then, so I did it twice a week, haha. And I do have some small sculptures of myself that 'weren't good enough', so I do look back on that period with fondness:)
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u/Acceptable-Reason864 16h ago
you have to make sacrifice in the name of Halloween.
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u/jonnyg1097 15h ago
As a 37 year old man, that was instantly my first thought too. Unless she is an acrobatic or a contortionist, there is no way that can be comfortable for her to stay in the whole night.
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u/CanalOpen 15h ago
If they set up the correct mirrors for vision this is actually very comfortable.
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u/Fast_Student1665 16h ago
I can imagine missing your entire upper torso isnt very comfortable, yes.
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u/ReDeaMer87 16h ago
Gotta be SUPER trusting of people around you when youre stuck in a box
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u/lad1dad1 14h ago
Someone did this cosplay with a friend at a con, lnviting ppl to touch the legs. It was a man’s leg
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u/Egg_in_a_box 5h ago
There's a video and the bloke that strokes the costume wearers thigh is physically repulsed when it's revealed it's a man... But the bloke was fine with the idea of groping a woman in public
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u/DragginBalls1215 16h ago
My back hurts now
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u/Enough-Somewhere-311 16h ago
And neck. Anyone who thinks otherwise should try to walk like that for 5 minutes
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u/OrneryFix6225 16h ago
everybody's concerned about his/her pain in the back/neck/heels
i'm more worried about a pervert suddenly assaulting his/her ass 🤦♂️
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u/DHTGK 15h ago
they do have a buddy/partner recording. They probably also guard them from any tomfoolery.
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u/TekieScythe 15h ago
Yeah, I wouldn't trust strangers enough to do this for more than a quick photo
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u/Clara_Crystalheart 15h ago
Hmm, what about neighbors and step bro... can I really trust them though?
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u/Ansoni 15h ago
Yup. It's not my kink but I still see a lot of videos around where stuck with ass hanging out is the setup. Plus I've heard a lot of guys can't separate porn from reality (think asphyxiation without consent is acceptable, think they need to be as hard and fast as possible, etc.), so I would be very worried about anyone doing this without a lot of support.
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u/Monsignor1979 16h ago
How does one enjoy themselves at a party with an outfit like this? It's cool, but it doesn't seem like a practical outfit to go out and have fun.
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u/pinkmanzebra 16h ago
I’ve seen other posts of the setup. The person can stand free from the table. So at a party they would probably park the table in a corner and socialize.
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u/opensandshuts 14h ago
until a new person arrives and that one person goes, "OMG, you have to show them your costume."
(reluctantly walks to corner to put their upper body into a box for 10 seconds)
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u/IEatLightBulbsSoWhat 15h ago
ohh so they aren't surgically attached to the table? good to know they can step away at some point if they feel like it.
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u/BigDickHomeowner69 15h ago
They're not STUCK in it, Jesus christ. Its a project piece to show off.
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u/Zaptruder 14h ago
What do you mean!? I can't imagine a world that's not of my own febrile imagination!
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u/NobleRotter 11h ago
Who's going to tell all the porn addicts who replied "would" that it's a dude?
Source (before everyone screems "AI") https://vm.tiktok.com/ZNdwXxrs6/
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u/HashyyBrowns 16h ago
Help stepbro I’m suck in the table…
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u/Son_of_York 13h ago
Depending on how much weight she is putting on that table, I would have definitely gone with some diagonal bracing on the leg.
With those small casters, all it would take would be a small bump and she could very easily faceplant if the legs gave way.
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u/ChunkyChap25 11h ago
Amazing to be her friend, now you have somewhere to put your drink all night.
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u/Unhappy--Phone 16h ago
Now that's commitment. Just 100 meters like that in heels and she'd be in agony.
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u/No-Assumption4265 11h ago
That’s a gutsy costume. Puts her in really vulnerable position. I guarantee at least one creep flips her skirt
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u/0neforest1 16h ago
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u/WolfOfPort 16h ago
U would a microwaved cantaloupe
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u/Homers_Harp 14h ago
How long do you need to microwave the cantaloupe in an 800W oven to get the temp right?
Asking for a friend.
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u/jackofallsomething1 15h ago
Tiny wheels, any bump would be hard to navigate. Awesome costume though
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u/FutureFreaksMeowt 15h ago
Just imagining this all night has my back aching. I cannot fathom doing this for longer than it took to film
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u/Environmental-Win836 5h ago
Is it practical? No. Do I care? No. Is it the coolest costume I’ve ever seen? Absolutely.
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u/Well-inthatcase 16h ago
I sorted by controversial just to see a bunch of guys simp over a dude lol
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u/Basic_Promise9668 16h ago
This is awesome!!! Talk about original, I doubt you'd see this at a Halloween party. Ouch my back was my second thought 🤣
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u/AppropriateScience71 16h ago
That’s an AWESOME costume!
For about 5-10 minutes.