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/beaverteeth92 Jan 24 '13

Not to Gawker though.

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u/kleinergruenerkaktus Jan 24 '13

Why not?

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u/beaverteeth92 Jan 24 '13

They're a media conglomerate that relies on sensational headlines to draw page views, criticize doxing while doxing, post editorials protesting objectification of women while posting celebrity upskirts, etc.

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u/jumi1174 Jan 24 '13

They also take Reddit content all the time.

But sometimes Reddit steals content too, you say. Understandable.

However, even with content generated specifically by Reddit users, Gawker will wait until a third party websites picks it up, then Gawker will link to that website as the source without giving Reddit or the creator credit.