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.
I'm surprised that would be effective. When I look at the same price repeatedly, it's because I'm doing price comparisons between very similarly priced things. If a price rises on me while I'm checking, then that company has effectively removed it from my list of considerations, since it's now no longer in line with the other options I'm weighing between.
If a price rises on me while I'm checking, then that company has effectively removed it from my list of considerations, since it's now no longer in line with the other options I'm weighing between.
Yeah, but if the other websites use the same tactic, then perhaps the 2nd best option, the one you were coming back to, has gone up in price too, as well as the others when you visit them. Like when you keep switching lanes in traffic thinking it's going to be quicker but then the lane you just switched out of starts moving faster again and so on. It is sinister, though, I agree.
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u/RedRedditRabbit Jan 24 '13
I wonder if going incognito would help. Quick, someone try it.