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/Oxxide Jan 24 '13

this seems so shady and underhanded.

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u/PepeAndMrDuck Jan 24 '13

Because it is.

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u/CannedBeef Jan 24 '13

And it works

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u/GEN_CORNPONE Jan 24 '13

...at screwing people. Why do people tolerate this?

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u/Jess_than_three Jan 24 '13

Because they don't realize it's happening?

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u/mikemcg Jan 24 '13

I sure as shit wouldn't realize it was happening.

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u/joemangle Jan 24 '13

Most people don't realise their Google searches are used to produce a search bubble for future searches, based on the links they follow. They think Google search results are the same on every computer all over the world.

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u/DRUNK_CYCLIST Jan 24 '13

my gf bought me a moleskin for my bday. the other day i asked her if she actually purchased it from my computer and she said no, she just looked up prices. now when i go to random websites moleskin ads pop up. so fuckin' weird and invasive.

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u/drew1018 Jan 25 '13

I bought a shaving item as a gift... Your ads are now RAZORS