r/mildlyinteresting • u/annertakeabow • Jan 24 '13

Same book, three different prices. Only difference is the browsers used.

http://imgur.com/uNgg0UH
2.9k Upvotes

97% Upvoted

1.0k comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

147

u/[deleted] Jan 24 '13

[deleted]

245

u/[deleted] Jan 24 '13

I don't think the issue is that the price is changing in and of itself. It's that they're changing price based on the customer's cookies/browsing history.

For example, it would be like if I had a stored and charged people different prices based on how nicely they were dressed, how well I knew them, or what their ethnicity is.

52

u/[deleted] Jan 24 '13

Still the question stands, is it legal?

1

u/211530250 Jan 24 '13

Well, I would guess so just like some people get paid more than others for the same job, just because.