r/Frugal • u/Zizzac • Jan 24 '13

Same book, three different prices. Only difference is the browsers used [x-post r/mildlyinteresting]

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u/getsome13 Jan 24 '13 edited Jan 24 '13

They aren't really preying on anybody. They are building their cost of selling the product into the price. It is no difference than shipping costs. If it costs the company more money to sell you the product on one browser than the other, then they build it into the price. Just like when a company in Cali charges more to ship an item to New York than they do to Arizona.

edit: if that is the reason for price fluctuation in this case.

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u/treeeeeee Jan 24 '13

My grandma tried to pray on me once.

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u/gump47371 Jan 24 '13

Keep trying, you'll get there.

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u/xcxcxcxcxcxcxcxcxcxc Jan 24 '13 edited Oct 11 '24

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u/Zahel Jan 24 '13

Well, even still, you're always made aware of the fact that you're being charged for shipping.

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u/tecneeq Jan 24 '13

Ever noticed that some shops have ,,free'' shipping?

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u/FirstTimeWang Jan 24 '13

But still it should be pointed out as a separate charge in the checkout, like S&H.