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		bwooceli on Oct 28, 2010 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: MintData Shows Real-Time Spending Trends for U.S. ... If I was a merchant, I might have some qualms about effectively having a subset of my sales revenues reported publicly.

marklittlewood on Oct 28, 2010 [–]

There are some great ways of gaming the system, especially if you can segment your customers effectively.

If everyone knows your average spend, then you can sell bargains to cheapskates and enhanced experiences to show offs...

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