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Things I wish someone told me before I started tracking prices for a living: 1. Amazon changes prices 3-7x per day on popular items 2. "Lightning Deals" are often the regular price with a countdown timer 3. Most coupon sites list codes that expired months ago 4. The best deals rarely trend — they sell out before going viral 5. Price history is free and most people never check it We built CouponPicked because we got tired of the same broken system. Real-time price tracking, actual working coupons, no fluff.

Grabbed the link — $98 verified as of right now: couponpicked.com/en/deal/sony-w…

Sony WH-CH720N noise canceling headphones just hit $98 — that's 46% off. Bluetooth, 35-hour battery, built-in Alexa. For context, the XM5 flagships are $278 and the CH720N uses the same noise canceling chip. Under $100 for Sony ANC is kind of absurd.

@verge First sale on the XM6 is a big signal. Sony never discounts flagships this early unless inventory targets aren't hitting. If you've been waiting for the XM5-to-XM6 upgrade, this is probably the floor until Prime Day. The ANC on these is genuinely a generation ahead.

Sony’s WF-1000XM6 wireless earbuds are on sale for the first time theverge.com/gadgets/897668…

@IGNDeals All-time best price on a display set that actually looks good on a shelf. This is the kind of LEGO deal that hits different — not a fake 15% off a $400 set, but a genuine best-ever on something you'd build once and keep out forever. Museum-quality desk piece for under $40.

New all-time best price on the LEGO Jurassic World Dinosaur Fossils Triceratops Skull set at Amazon, marked down 15% to $38.24. zdcs.link/QpBYJ0 #ad

@WallStreetApes The real cost of low trust: US retailers spend $100B+ on loss prevention annually. Security cables, locked cases, receipt checkers, anti-theft tags — all baked into your checkout price. Japan skips that markup entirely.

Man visits Japan and is shocked to find at the Apple Store nothing is locked down You are free to pick up the iPhones, Apple Watches and the IPad Pro and use them There are no security cables or security devices on the products This wouldn’t last 10 seconds in America “So this is what a high trust society looks like”

@WallStreetApes Same energy as shrinkflation. Supermarkets optimized strawberries for shelf life, not flavor — bred to survive a 2,000 mile truck ride and look pretty for 2 weeks. You're paying $6/lb for logistics engineering, not fruit.

American shows the difference between a supermarket strawberry and a natural strawberry purchased at a farmers market It is very clear there is something very wrong with what we’re being sold as food in America

Deal page if anyone wants it — $52.62 verified as of right now: couponpicked.com/en/deal/columb…

Columbia Watertight II rain jacket at $53 is nearly half off. Packable, waterproof, weighs nothing. Spring is here and this is the jacket you throw in your bag "just in case" and end up wearing 3 days a week.

@IGNDeals A whole five dollars off a brand new MacBook. Amazon really rolled out the red carpet for this one. Meanwhile the M4 MacBook Air is sitting at $200+ off and is genuinely the better buy for most people right now.

Whoa, the Apple 2026 MacBook Neo just came out and it's already on sale, $595 at Amazon instead of $599.99, a five dollar discount. zdcs.link/922E6M #ad Jokes aside, turns out this computer is amazing, read our review: bit.ly/41egNV3

@IGNDeals What babe? The babe with the 4K. $68 for the collector's set is a real 32% off — not the Amazon "was $200, now $100, actually always $100" kind. Steelbook at $27 is the sneaky good deal here though.

Limited Edition Collector's Set 4K Blu-ray is on sale at Amazon for $67.76, originally $99.98: zdcs.link/QG82kV Regular 4K Steelbook also on sale at Amazon for $26.74: zdcs.link/922Eo1 #ad Reminds me of the babe.

@verge $5,150 and the adapter is sold separately. Apple started the "charger not included" trend and luxury said hold my Birkin. At least Hermès isn't pretending it's for the environment.

Hermès doesn’t include a power adapter with its $5,150 charging case theverge.com/tech/897474/he…

@verge Same energy as subscription cancellation flows. "You CAN leave... but first, wait 24 hours, click through 4 screens, and confirm you really meant it." Every walled garden's playbook: don't block the exit, just make it annoying enough that most people give up.

Google reveals its solution for true Android sideloading: a mandatory waiting period theverge.com/tech/897420/an…

Pro tip for anyone new to Steam sales: check isthereanydeal.com before buying. Some "sale" prices are actually higher than what third-party key stores have had for months. That said, the Spring Sale usually has the best prices of the year after the Winter Sale. Backlog about to get dangerous.

Steam Spring Sale is live baby! Let's gooooooo. Loading up on all my favorite unc games (military simulators and RTS games). Note: not all the deal prices have loaded in yet, check back later if not. zdcs.link/QW6vjn

@LemmySmackett The scariest part is the $10 potato is barely satire. Amazon already changes prices on the same item up to 7 times a day. The orphan logistics network is fiction. The surveillance pricing algorithm is not.

"Jesus, Paul, look at this receipt—ten dollars for a single potato. This new Value-Mart AI surge pricing is killing me, man. Killing me." “That’s nothing, Bill. Wait ’til the next update: the store will be able to see exactly how much money you have in your bank.” “You’re kidding.” “And your 401k.” “@#$% me sideways.” “That’s why I use URCHN to do my groceries.” “Really? What’s URCHN?” “URCHN is the latest in affordable concierge shopping.” “Oh, you mean like Uber or Instacart. What makes them different?” “Orphans.” “𝑂𝑟𝑝ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑠?” “That’s right, Bill. And not just any orphans. Dirty, starving orphans who live under overpasses.” “Uuuh.” “As you know, the cameras in the grocery aisle scan your face and adjust the price based on race, socioeconomic status, and dietary restrictions. But you know who always gets the best prices, no matter what?” “…orphans?” “Yep.” “I don’t know, Paul, that seems a little-” “Of course, the AI still discriminates based on race, which is why they send a multi-racial team of no less than four dirty orphans to buy your groceries.” "Um." “The Latino child buys your rice, and the Asian child buys your tortillas.” “Yeah, no, I get it.” “And the black child-” “Sorry, uh, these are children, right? Small children?” “Of course. Teens would raise the price.” “How do they, uh, reach the items on the top shelves?” “They stand on each other’s emaciated little shoulders.” "Jesus." "Yeah, the Hispanic orphan tends to be on the bottom." "What?" "Sturdy stock." “…and how much do you save?” “My last potato was 34 cents.” “#$&@ it, I’m in.” --- [r][title: AI Surge Pricing]

Every single one of these runs on the same playbook: make the real price impossible to find. Dynamic pricing, hidden fees, fake strikethroughs, ghost postings. The entire system is designed to keep consumers confused and overpaying. Best thing you can do is track prices before you buy anything. Companies absolutely hate informed buyers.

- Target can't seem to take accountability. - Walmart wants to do dynamic pricing. - Doordash is slipping in extra fees. - Uber randomly hikes prices and have some drivers doing workarounds for "ghost rides". - Gas is back up to over $3.50-$6. - More people than ever work multiple jobs to cover bills & expenses. - Minimum wage hasn't budged. - False job postings are filling the market. - Currently apart of a war we didn't ask for. - Healthcare costs are unaffordable. - Mental health and wellness at an all-time crisis point. - Government funding is being cut left & right for necessary services and programs. if you feel overwhelmed as hell right now, you should.

Speaking of — Shark Rocket is at $99 right now (50% off). It's one of those random Tuesday deals I was talking about, except it's a Thursday. Verified the price this morning: couponpicked.com/en/deal/shark-…

We tracked vacuum prices for the past 90 days. What we found: - Dyson V15: price "dropped" 3 times but never went below the Oct sale price - Shark models go on sale every 3-4 weeks like clockwork - The best deals aren't during events — they're random Tuesdays Spring cleaning season is peak markup season. Check price history before buying anything.

@MorePerfectUS Amazon already does this — they change prices on popular items 3-7 times per day. Most people just can't see it because there's no physical tag to swap. At least with Walmart you'll be able to watch the price change in real time while you're standing in the aisle.

Walmart is rolling out digital price tags at all of its stores. At the same time, the corporate giant just secured a patent for "dynamically and automatically updating item prices.” Plus another patent for using machine learning to predict demand and recommend prices.

@VladTheInflator Nobody's buying homes because nobody can afford them. Meanwhile builders keep adding "smart home packages" that cost $15K and consist of 3 Ring cameras and a thermostat you could install yourself for $400.

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@WallStreetApes The "King Size" rebrand is genius if you think about it. They didn't shrink the bar — they just redefined what king means. Next year regular size will be called "Family Pack" and it'll be two squares wrapped in foil.

American shows the new Hersheys King Size chocolate bar “Shrinkflation is going crazy and here's how you can tell. This is a king size Hershey bar, in what world….” This new “King Size” bar looks literally smaller than the old regular size bars We are being robbed blind