sanqueue@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoDark side of Starbucks app: Coffee giant accused of rigging payments to the tune of nearly $900 million over 5 years | Fortunefortune.comexternal-linkmessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up1236arrow-down110
arrow-up1226arrow-down1external-linkDark side of Starbucks app: Coffee giant accused of rigging payments to the tune of nearly $900 million over 5 years | Fortunefortune.comsanqueue@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square9fedilink
minus-squareskydivekingair@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17arrow-down5·1 year agoAnd yet they still claimed an average of $180,000,000 a year the past 5 years that people didn’t spend. I’m with you this is something Starbucks probably doesn’t engineer, it’s just people being dumb.
minus-squarephoneymouse@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21arrow-down1·1 year agoIt’s definitely a dark pattern built into the app / gift card experience.
And yet they still claimed an average of $180,000,000 a year the past 5 years that people didn’t spend.
I’m with you this is something Starbucks probably doesn’t engineer, it’s just people being dumb.
It’s definitely a dark pattern built into the app / gift card experience.