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It’s probably a coincidence or just the worst advertisers on the planet. Why would I show an ad to someone who literally just bought my thing?

• dorkwood 5y ago
  It's pretty common. I once bought a fan online and had ads for that same fan follow me around for weeks. I believe they're called "retargeting" ads.
  • asadkn 5y ago
    Retargeting is generally done after you have shown interest in a product, but haven't converted yet. "Conversions" are always excluded if possible. It makes no sense to retarget a recent buyer.
    • dorkwood 5y ago
      I agree it doesn't make any sense, and I would prefer to live in a world where ads were served as you described.
    • bombcar 5y ago
      They may not know you converted, especially if the ads are internet and the purchase was in-person.
• jsjohnst 5y ago
  > Why would I show an ad to someone who literally just bought my thing? The majority of targeted advertising I see is for items I just bought. There’s also a reasonable explanation for this... Not every merchant shares purchase data, so if you do any research anywhere before making a purchase, they know you are interested, but as there was no tracking beacon on the site you ultimately bought from (or the purchase was misidentified or delayed or any number of reasons), that’s why you are now seeing targeted ads for it.