As the Canada "tax holiday" starts, Walmart increased the price of an item by the amount I would have saved - eviltoast

Canada has implemented a new tax savings from December to February for some things like taxable groceries, crafts, and gaming physical media. I wanted to get a new Xbox controller and found the best price at Walmart for $55 a week ago. The tax holiday starts today and I now see that the $55 has increased to $62 and change, which is about how much tax I should be saving. Great to see this thinly veiled attempt to help Canadians ( /s - win votes) is just going to be extra profit in the corporations’ pockets.

  • Kecessa@sh.itjust.works
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    9 days ago

    You didn’t happen to take screenshots did you? It’s something that should be reported to the media as well

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      9 days ago

      You didn’t happen to take screenshots did you? It’s something that should be reported to the media as well

      I wish I had thought of it. I tried the Honey extension which sometimes shows historical prices, but no luck this time. I couldn’t find any other way to double check the previous prices either.