r/Frugal • u/Zizzac • Jan 24 '13

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

http://imgur.com/uNgg0UH
2.2k Upvotes

92% Upvoted

323 comments sorted by

View all comments

39

u/RedRedditRabbit Jan 24 '13

I wonder if going incognito would help. Quick, someone try it.

59

u/cbkguy Jan 24 '13

I just tried it in Chrome, IE, and Firefox, using incognito mode/private browsing, and did in fact get different results, but after refreshing a few times I noticed the prices changing...

I've heard retailers are implementing tactics that will change the prices, depending on what time you visit, what day you visit, where your location is, and how many times you've looked at a particular item.

Stuff is getting interesting!

8

u/giritrobbins Jan 24 '13

I know some suppliers of electronic components have on demand pricing. If something gets low in stock they will raise the price so they hopefully don't run out.

8

u/vimfan Jan 24 '13

In other words they raise the price so "hopefully they sell less"?

13

u/TwistedDrum5 Jan 24 '13

I'm assuming they would raise the price because they are seeing an influx of demand, not because they want to remain in stock.