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NerdWallet's Smart Money Podcast

“Dynamic Pricing” Could Save You Money at the Drive-Through

NerdWallet's Smart Money Podcast

NerdWallet Personal Finance

Business, Education, Investing, How To

4.2665 Ratings

🗓️ 6 March 2024

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Summary

Understand how you may actually be able to save money on fast food thanks to “dynamic pricing.” What’s the difference between surge pricing and dynamic pricing? How can you take advantage of supply and demand timing for certain products and services? Hosts Sean Pyles and Anna Helhoski tackle the buzz around Wendy’s controversial new pricing strategy, dissecting the confusion surrounding surge pricing and clarifying Wendy’s actual plan of implementing dynamic pricing starting in 2025. They discuss the potential impact this AI-driven pricing may have on consumers and how it could result in discounts based on factors like weather and demand, and its applications in other areas such as ticket sales, hotels, and airlines. In their conversation, the Nerds discuss: dynamic pricing, fast food costs, AI technology, surge pricing, consumer impact, pricing strategies, Wendy’s, rideshare services, supply and demand, menu changes, digital menu boards, AI-enabled technology, real-time data, pricing decisions, ticket sales, value offers, fluctuating prices, industry trends, and price shifts. To send the Nerds your money questions, call or text the Nerd hotline at 901-730-6373 or email [email protected]. Like what you hear? Please leave us a review and tell a friend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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And I'm On a Hill Hasky.

0:35.8

And this is our weekly Money News Roundup, where we break down the latest in the world of finance to help you be smarter with your money.

0:42.3

Last week, the CEO of the fast food chain Wendy's announced in a call to investors that it would begin to adopt a, quote,

0:48.7

search pricing strategy to set menu prices beginning in 2025.

0:52.8

That's right.

0:53.5

Those who use ride share services like Uber and Lyft might recognize search pricing as what happens at rush hour.

0:59.8

You pay a lot more due to high demand.

1:02.5

This sounds like your basic supply and demand strategy, but people aren't quite used to it when it comes to their burgers and fries.

1:09.7

Yeah, Sean, the announcement sparked

1:11.4

quite a bit of a hem, frosty response by outraged consumers. But soon we found out that a lot of

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