The Belgian ruling doesn't address that issue directly — consumers would still be allowed to pay for specific bonuses or items — but it does suggest that the trend is starting to
become abusive enough that regulators are setting limits to how far it can extend its grimy tentacles.
In the old days, Bette Davis would have had a breakdown without an apology, dumped the dopey,
abusive husband with the children, and
become the editor of a progressive magazine for women in the labor force who aim to improve the world and still have
enough time left over to shop for lingerie.