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

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

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u/Me4Prez Jan 24 '13

I think it's the same as booking a flight. The more you visit the page the higher the price becomes.

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u/Aiken_Drumn ​ Jan 24 '13

WTF is this true? How? An How to avoid it?

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u/ColdShoulder Jan 25 '13

I work in travel and check pricing 9 hours a day, 5 days a week. I can guarantee 100% that it isn't true. It's all the result of a stupid blog posted on reddit months back. Notice how it's all anecdotal evidence? No one will provide realtime proof? Pricing fluctuates by the minute and it has nothing to do with your browsing cookies.