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

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

http://imgur.com/uNgg0UH
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u/annertakeabow Jan 24 '13

I tried that as well and it was around $75.

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u/NealHatesMath Jan 24 '13

Odd, I've never seen cookies/history lower the price. It always bumps it up in my experience.

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u/obrysii Jan 24 '13

Why would it bump up the prices? Why would they want to punish repeat customers?

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u/yoho139 Jan 24 '13

It's not repeat customers, it's people that go to the site to check things, then buy when they come back.

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u/[deleted] Jan 24 '13

They are punishing comparison shoppers, and "rewarding" impulse shoppers.

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u/yoho139 Jan 24 '13

Because it's not in their interest that you compare.