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Indeed. Additionally, if you want to save a few bucks on something, check it out on Amazon, add it to a wish list, then ignore it for a few days. When you go ba
by gilrain 5y ago
Indeed. Additionally, if you want to save a few bucks on something, check it out on Amazon, add it to a wish list, then ignore it for a few days. When you go back to check your wishlist, it will be a little cheaper than before.
They play a lot of manipulative little games like this.
- aix1 5y agoIs the claim that Amazon shows different prices for the same product to different buyers? (I'm guessing it unlikely that one person adding an item to a wishlist would cause the price to drop for everyone.)
- bmicraft 5y agoYeah I don't believe that either. What is probably happening is that many products have over 20 different sellers that don't stock all products at all times, while amazon usually chooses the one with the lowest price currently available that they fulfill themselves
- webmobdev 5y agoYes. In fact, it's not a new thing - years back, some people had noted that Amazon used to show higher prices to those shopping with their Mac. ( https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2014/11/03/if-you-use-a-mac-or-an-android-e-commerce-sites-may-be-charging-you-more/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2014/11/03/... ). With the level of data collection possible today, it is possibly to target users with dynamic prices. I recently noted that an Alexa device with a display has an always on bluetooth that cannot be turned off. This aloows Amazon to scan for other devices in your house and use that data to determine something about you.