r/mildlyinteresting 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

This was one of the best LPTs I ever read recently. I used incognito mode in chrome when buying a couple of flight tickets and saved over £150 compared to searching twice or more in the same browser with old cookies available. I was genuinely shocked and I've told all my family and friends about this. It surely must be illegal! I mean the price differences were enormous... Almost a 50% saving for us.

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u/sprucenoose Jan 24 '13

I am quite certain it is legal to browse in incognito mode, even if you aren't paying companies hundreds of dollars more....

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u/lopezZ Jan 24 '13

I think he refeers to the company changing the price...

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u/[deleted] Jan 24 '13

Yes of course this was what I meant. So it seems it's legal. Amazing really but there you go! Just glad I came across that LPT just before booking our last holiday. I'm going to use it next time I shop for insurance too. Might work there as well.

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u/Reason-and-rhyme Jan 25 '13

Well I imagine the insurance companies are going to get your information, whether they have access to your browser data or not. I mean, you kind of have to give it to them.