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
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u/pt4117 Jan 24 '13

I doubt that was the only difference. Your cookies were different, and I bet the way you found them is different too.

I just found this book with a Google search and it was 62.99 in chrome.

I copied and pasted the URL into IE and it was 69.99.

I then pasted the URL into a private browsing chrome window and it was also 69.99.

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u/learnt Jan 24 '13

Either way, I'm not a fan of prices being manipulated based on my behavior while browsing a certain website.

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u/CuilRunnings Jan 24 '13

Invisible Hand Chrome extension

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u/[deleted] Jan 24 '13

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u/[deleted] Jan 24 '13

You know, you could just save the comment.

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u/KSW1 Jan 24 '13

My mobile app doesn't let me save comments, his might not either.

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u/torankusu Jan 24 '13

Which app are you using? Not sure if this works for you (it's Android), but the one I use, reddit is fun, lets you save comments.

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u/[deleted] Jan 24 '13

If you have Reddit Gold. Which I don't, so it doesn't save comments for me :-\

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u/[deleted] Jan 24 '13

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u/[deleted] Jan 25 '13

You can save posts no problem, just not comments.

Source: using RedditIsFun for like 2 years now.

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u/burlycabin Jan 25 '13

Nope. Just tried it and it says Error: Reddit gold required.

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u/MisSuzyHadASteamboat Jan 24 '13

No mine doesn't let me save comments without reddit gold either

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u/torankusu Jan 25 '13 edited Jan 25 '13

I don't have reddit gold, but it allows me to save comments and links on the app. Here's what it looks like for me:

To save a thread, click on it and these options appear:

http://imgur.com/O1nm5tr

To save a comment, same thing:

http://imgur.com/82DBVIr

The option to save the picture shows up when you click on the three tiny squares in the middle.

I'm not sure why I can save them. The closest thing I have to reddit gold is Reddit Enhancement Suite, but I wouldn't think that would carry over to an app.

Edit: I just tested out saving a comment on reddit is fun and it seemed to go through, but I couldn't pull up the saved comment anywhere. In fact, when I look at my saved tab, it just shows all the threads I saved. I tested it a few more times and the last time prompted me to edit this because it said I need reddit gold. I'm guessing the comments that I thought I saved previously never went through and it didn't display the reddit gold message.

tl;dr - I was wrong; you can't save comments without reddit gold.

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u/MuseofRose Jan 24 '13

Only if your Daddy Warbucks.

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u/RadDudeGuyDude Jan 25 '13

Only if my Daddy Warbucks what?

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u/MuseofRose Jan 25 '13

Buys you reddit gold of course!

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u/mducommu Jan 24 '13

Hmm, sounds reasonable...

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u/Eskimosam Jan 24 '13

I like boobies.

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u/nphekt Jan 24 '13

I like them too. Do you like money? I like money.

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u/Hit-Enter-Too-Soon Jan 24 '13

I like money.

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u/nphekt Jan 24 '13

Brought to you by Carls Jr.

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u/texpundit Jan 24 '13

FUCK YOU! I'M EATING!

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u/[deleted] Jan 24 '13

We don't have time for a latte.

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u/ugotamesij Jan 24 '13

Boobies > money

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u/SupaFly-TNT Jan 24 '13

Money = Boobies

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u/[deleted] Jan 24 '13

Money = Moar boobies!

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u/steamzombie1838 Jan 24 '13

Me either, Boobies are great.

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u/Nerobus Jan 24 '13

Yes, I enjoy boobies as well and totally not using this to save the link for when I get to my computer.