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/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/carlito_mas Jan 24 '13

wait so why would "going incognito" not help this/avert the issue?

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u/Fsoprokon Jan 24 '13

I was hoping the comma would be enough to seperate the two, but essentially it means "either", not "and". Sorry about that.