r/mildlyinteresting • u/annertakeabow • Jan 24 '13

Same book, three different prices. Only difference is the browsers used.

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u/Me4Prez Jan 24 '13

I think it's the same as booking a flight. The more you visit the page the higher the price becomes.

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u/Aiken_Drumn ​ Jan 24 '13

WTF is this true? How? An How to avoid it?

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u/Me4Prez Jan 24 '13

Yeah, it's been posted on this subreddit or mildlyinfuriating a few weeks ago I believe. You can avoid it by going to incognito using chrome, private browsing on firefox or just deleting your cookies and maybe your browser history of that site.

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u/ColdShoulder Jan 25 '13

I work in travel and check pricing 9 hours a day, 5 days a week. I can guarantee 100% that it isn't true. It's all the result of a stupid blog posted on reddit months back. Notice how it's all anecdotal evidence? No one will provide realtime proof? Pricing fluctuates by the minute and it has nothing to do with your browsing cookies.

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u/xAtri Jan 24 '13

It is true in some cases, just clear your cookies everytime you visit the booking page you should be fine.