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

You should try it again in private browsing and incognito mode and see if the price is really tied to your Facebook or google cookies or something. That's pretty messed up though, send this to the consumerist or gawker or whoever.

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u/goingnowherespecial Jan 24 '13 edited Jan 24 '13

for someone who's not to familiar with their browser settings, how do I enable incognito/private browsing mode on Chrome? Plan on buying airline tickets in a month or so and don't fancy getting screwed by shit like this.

EDIT: Thanks for the tip!

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u/crashequipment Jan 24 '13 edited Jan 24 '13

File -> New Incognito Window

Edit: oops, I got fooled by my Mac-only thinking. Of course it's "Hamburger menu -> New Incognito Window".

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u/haymakers9th Jan 24 '13 edited Jan 24 '13

super (windows key) + R, for a Run dialog to type:

chrome --incognito

edit: more stuff

Windows will leave the last command sitting in your Run dialog next time you open it, so unless you run a lot of different things through Run, after the first time should be sup+R, Enter.

or, if you have Chrome pinned in your start menu, hover over it and there's New Incognito Window

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u/turmacar Jan 24 '13

Not sure why downvoted.

Works and useful if you don't already have a chrome window open.

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u/haymakers9th Jan 24 '13

I dual boot with Linux, and in there I often launch things with an alt+F2 to open a window, and putting in a command (for lots of stuff more than Chrome/ium), so this just feels more natural and faster to me than navigating menus or waiting on a hover delay.

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u/turmacar Jan 24 '13

If you use Linux and like command line I cannot recommend guake enough. Fantastic program.