St. Luci

Just a broken biracial lesbian. Dianna Agron stan. Sarah Catherine Hook stan. Imani Lewis stan. she/her/they 31

[St. Luci @lezquinn13]

@espnW Waiving Carter and not KB is low key wild

[St. Luci @lezquinn13]

Not doing well right now

[Ricardo @Ric_RTP]

Amazon just got caught running a secret price manipulation operation with Levi's, Home Depot, Walmart, and many more.

Every time you "comparison shopped" online, you were looking at prices that were already rigged.

Here's what happened:

Amazon would monitor prices on Walmart, Target, Best Buy, Home Depot, and Chewy in real time. The second a competitor listed a product cheaper than Amazon, they'd contact the brand directly and tell them to "fix it."

And the exact emails are now PUBLIC.

Amazon sent Levi's links to two Walmart listings with the subject line "styles of concern." They basically said the prices on Walmart are too low and we have a problem.

The next day, Levi's responded: "I talked to Walmart and they have partnered with us to take Easy Khaki Classic fit back up to ladder SPP price, $29.99 immediately."

Levi's literally called Walmart and told them to raise the price. Because Amazon told Levi's to make the call.

Walmart complied. Then Amazon matched the HIGHER price.

Both retailers ended up charging more. The customer paid extra. Nobody competed.

Same playbook with Hanes:

Amazon sent them links showing Target and Walmart prices were lower. Hanes confirmed they "reached out to Target and Walmart to have the prices increased."

Target increased the prices. Walmart increased the prices. Amazon kept their margins.

But it gets even worse...

Amazon told Allergan (the company that makes eye drops) that their product was "suppressed" on Amazon because it was cheaper on another site.

Allergan responded: "Walmart got their price back up to $16.99." Amazon then unsuppressed the listing.

They did this with pet treats on Chewy. Furniture on Home Depot. Products across dozens of categories spanning YEARS.

The mechanism is simple but terrifying:

If you're a brand and you sell cheaper on Walmart than on Amazon, Amazon suppresses your product, removes you from the Buy Box, buries you in search results, and effectively makes you invisible to 300 million customers.

Brands can't afford that. So they call Walmart and Target and say "raise your prices or we'll lose our Amazon listings."

Walmart and Target comply because they need the brand's products.

Amazon captures 40 cents of every dollar spent online in America. That gives them the leverage to set prices across THE ENTIRE internet. Not just their own platform.

So turns out, you were never comparison shopping.

You were looking at a coordinated price floor set by Amazon through backroom phone calls between brands and their competitors.

"Amazon is working to make your life more unaffordable."

3 separate antitrust trials are now scheduled for 2027. The FTC has its own case. 18 states plus the DOJ are piling on.

This is literally happening during the WORST affordability crisis in a generation. Groceries up 25% since 2020. Housing unaffordable. Wages flat.

And the largest ecommerce company on Earth has been secretly coordinating with brands to make sure you can't find a cheaper price ANYWHERE.

"Competition" in retail is just a fantasy.

[Rachel True @RachelTrue]

For when they say there was no racism in the Gen X 90s

[Dr. Allison Wiltz @queenie4rmnola]

White people don't want to discuss slavery but worship the Confederacy, which only existed to preserve slavery.

[Qadi @Bigqadi]

Racism is so deeply rooted.

[jaxonloid @jaxonloid]

VIRGINIA YOU NEED TO DO A GENERATIONAL LOCK IN

[D. @Lush_Beauty1]

And like Miley Cyrus said:

“I didn’t talk badly about you—I talked about what you did to me. If that makes you look bad, that’s not my problem anymore.”

[SwiftieLee 🖤 @SwiftieLee1]

Please stop going into the medical or healthcare field if you lack empathy

[Practical Magic @PracticalMagic]

The magic returns. Practical Magic 2 is coming to theaters this September.

[𝒈𝒊𝒂 @lovingfemmes]

PERIOD!!!!

[Film Updates @FilmUpdates]

Brandy is honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

[Adelanke @prettyaholicc]

Women are made to kiss women.

[floolikkethat @floosznn]

so yall want black people music until it’s actually black people singing.. oh ok

[Shea Jordan Smith @sheajordansmith]

The way that TMZ has been on Congress’s ass during this government shutdown needs to be both studied and applauded…

[KTMProductions @KTMCreates]

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[St. Luci @lezquinn13]

Or your narcissist wife

[miia @miiagarro]

you need a lot of inner peace to avoid being rage baited by your mom

[𝐋𝐀𝐖 & 𝐎𝐑𝐃𝐄𝐑 @lawandordertv]

Wishing the most legendary of birthdays to the Captain of our hearts, Olivia Benson. ❤️

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

To all the athletes representing @TeamUSA: I'm so proud of you. Your talent and perseverance have brought you to this moment, and Michelle and I will be joining Americans from across the country cheering you on.