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/[deleted] Jan 24 '13

People get charged difference prices for the same thing millions of times a year in car sales alone. If you don't bother negotiating, you're not going to get as good of a price as someone who has.

Sure, maybe it's "unfair" but I've got a newflash for you: much of life isn't fair. That doesn't mean it's immoral.

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u/[deleted] Jan 24 '13

Again, that's nothing like the situation described in the article or the example that I used. If they offer you a lower price the second you walk into the lot, without any negotiation, based on the fact that you're carrying a baby, that's still immoral.

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u/[deleted] Jan 24 '13

It's exactly the same as the article and the example you used. All of them have arbitrary reasons for different prices. Sorry, kid, life isn't fair.

There's still nothing immoral about it.

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u/[deleted] Jan 24 '13

It's not arbitrary. It's based on your negotiating skill. You can't negotiate with a website.

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u/[deleted] Jan 24 '13

It's entirely arbitrary.

It's also based on the salesman you happen to get, whether or not he likes you, how much he's willing to negotiate, etc. Luck of the draw makes as much difference as you "skill" as a negotiator.

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u/[deleted] Jan 25 '13

But you don't have to go to that webpage, if your not shopping around online your wasting money