joshruby16d's comments

On: Ask HN: Who is hiring? (February 2025)

[joshruby16d]

https://sirch.ai : part time : full stack react + python + ML

Objective is to beat Google and to have some fun along the way :-)

josh@sirch.ai

On: ChatGPT Search

[joshruby16d]

I'm working on a search engine at https://sirch.ai if anyone wants to join something fun - or if anyone is interested in trying a demo. My email is josh @ sirch.org

The search engine uses AI to connect people - and it actually works at this point, kinda.

On: Two in three shoppers won't buy products in locked display cases

[joshruby16d]

I was in a CVS where they had all the Tylenol/Advil behind a locked glass display, and all the CVS headache relief on the shelf. I mentioned to an employee that this seemed unfair/illegal, and they responded that "people only steal the brand name Advil, so that's what we lock up". Seems unlikely to me.

Anyone else see something like this at CVS?

[massysett → joshruby16d]

This makes perfect sense: Advil might have resale value, CVS brand certainly doesn't.

Tide also has brand currency and is stolen a lot.

[robocat → joshruby16d]

> I mentioned to an employee that this seemed unfair/illegal

Complaining to employees about about shit the employee had no control over should be illegal.

It's a job - they don't set the rules and often are not even told why the rules exist...

[stephenbez → joshruby16d]

What law would this be breaking?

[epoxia → joshruby16d]

Unlikely that its problematic, brands/stores know that positioning/caging on shelves matter and negotiate accordingly. Eye level sells more than top/floor shelf.

[barryrandall → joshruby16d]

I ran into that at a CVS a few years ago and stopped shopping at CVS.

[vel0city → joshruby16d]

People buy Tylenol off Amazon all the time. Who buys CVS brand acetaminophen on Amazon?

You really think the market for CVS brand acetaminophen is as big as Tylenol?

[red-iron-pine → vel0city]

buying chems off of Amazon I'd lead to a legit brand too. lord knows what you'd get if you didn't.

reputable first world grocery stores selling their brand are probably fine. on amazon it could be repackaged cornstarch

[vel0city → red-iron-pine]

CVS doesn't sell through Amazon though. If you're buying CVS-branded chems off Amazon, its definitely not the reputable first world grocery store selling it. Its a fly-by-night third party seller, probably selling stolen goods.