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I instantly transfer all my thoughts to the cloud. That way a machine does all my thinking for me! Effortless living being absorbed by the borg. Be a rebel and buy from Ebay, Craigs, yard sales etc.
Did you see who the seller was on Amazon? I mean, it could be you're still actually dealing with the manufacturer in that case, it's just that they have an Amazon storefront as well.
Yeah, AdSense is rather dumb and just shows ads for stuff which you've searched for. Or what others at your IP have searched for I think; until I got adblocker at work, for a long time it kept showing me ads about toe fungus or something. Yuck.Originally Posted by Ronin13
(Meanwhile, our company's working on smarter digital ads. If you actually buy the product, rather than just search for it, you're more likely to be served relevant ads. Most ad companies say "Oh, that person saw our ad within the last 30 days, therefore all their purchases are because of us," when we have statistics to show it was because of our ad that you bought the product (control group vs test group etc))
I believe it.
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A travel website was busted for having higher pricing if you were browsing on a Mac. They figured your disposable income was higher.
For some products (Apple, Bose, home appliances, etc.), pricing is set by the manufacturer.
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I wish technology solved people issues. It seems to just reveal them.
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Was it the same seller on Amazon that you had the first time when you went back? Items usually have several sellers and different pricing/shipping. They don't always show up the same every visit. I'm a prime member and a lot of times if I put something in my wish list and let it sit for a few day's Ill see a significant price drop. Prices fluctuate all the time on Amazon. Still one of the best places to find a good deal.
For reasons stated above, I actually use Tor when booking flights. Doing a side-by-side comparison with my wife's laptop, 4/4 times it showed a different price, and 3/4 times it was cheaper on Tor than Mrs. HB's laptop (One time out of the 4 tries, it was pricier).
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― Russell Kirk, Author of The Conservative Mind
It depends. If you know someone is looking at something repeatedly, you know they really want it and are trying to talk themselves into buying it (or not). If you start raising the price, you can make them go ahead and buy it before it rises any more.
Of course, the most likely explanation is that Amazon had a limited amount of product at the lower price then had to raise prices after the stock at the lower price sold out. That shouldn't happen with their price being MSRP to start though ...
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Might not fix everything, but I've found it helps quite a bit.
That works the opposite for me.
I was looking at taking a long weekend trip to Florida this Oct. Checked flights for a few days while I was thinking about it and the prices (per person) shot up to be more than a nice hotel for three nights.
I decided against the trip.
I like it. That's what wishy-washy price shoppers get. They see a good deal then think maybe they can get an even better deal and then by the time they're done shopping around they end up paying more than if they just said "hey, that's a good deal" and bought it the first time.
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