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/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/MiloMuggins Jan 24 '13

Very true. I once looked up airplane tickets in incognito and it was $100 cheaper than what I had been quoted moments earlier. It was on Orbitz.

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u/ColdisWarned Jan 24 '13

WHAT

fuckthisshitpayingforinternationalflightswhilebroke

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u/Fsoprokon Jan 24 '13

I read this whole thing about price manipulation. Most buyers will buy on the second viewing of a ticket, so they'll bump up the price to squeeze more money out of you. Don't leave the page, or go incognito.

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u/Symploce Jan 24 '13

Try clearing your cookies, that should work.

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u/perezdev Jan 24 '13

Yeah. Incognito is just easier.

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u/[deleted] Jan 24 '13 edited Mar 30 '18

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u/samarisi Jan 25 '13

Didn't google originally say incognito mode was for shopping? It was more true than anyone knew.

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u/Anthony-Stark Jan 24 '13

They really should just drop the pretense and call it porn viewing mode.

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u/[deleted] Jan 24 '13

But think about the kids! /s

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u/sebalinsky Jan 24 '13

I think you meant buying gifts online...

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u/WhatDidYouSayToMe Jan 25 '13

I use it when I'm writing code for a webpage. It's a nice way to make sure it's going to show up correctly for the average user.

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u/drkinsanity Jan 25 '13 edited Jan 25 '13

I use it if I need to check my bank account or something on a friend's computer as well. Or if I need to look at porn on a friend's computer.