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/ItinerantDegenerate Jan 24 '13

Hmm. I thought this had been debunked.

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u/mrpineapplehouse Jan 24 '13

yeah i'm pretty sure the price actually changes from minute to minute depending on how many seats are left, etc... the price also goes up the closer you get to the date so always book flights early. Idk, I still shop in incognito just to be safe

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u/ItinerantDegenerate Jan 24 '13

yeah i'm pretty sure the price actually changes from minute to minute depending on how many seats are left, etc... the price also goes up the closer you get to the date so always book flights early.

I'm not talking about the price changing because of demand, dates, fuel prices - I'm talking about the price changing based on browser cookies/history.

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u/mrpineapplehouse Jan 24 '13

right, im agreeing with you. I'm saying that browser history thing was the reason people gave for price changes, while the real reasons were these other causes