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Hmm, I worked for a large e-commerce company and they basically faked the red hot "Only 5 items left!" warnings to drive sales with technical mumbo jumbo in the
by neuronic 2y ago
Hmm, I worked for a large e-commerce company and they basically faked the red hot "Only 5 items left!" warnings to drive sales with technical mumbo jumbo in the small print.
Did not seem to negatively impact their sales after all... probably same mechanics on Booking.com etc. with hotel rooms.
- punnerud 2y agoThat is not within IT, and more into commerce. Booking.com already have the trust, and the customers can be scared with the FOMO
- JohnFen 2y agoSure. And a furniture store near me while I was growing up had a "going out of business" sale for over 15 years. There are plenty of people who aren't paying attention to these sorts of things, and there are plenty of sketchy businesses that take advantage of that. I have a sort of life rule about being sold to -- if anyone is saying/implying that I need to make a purchasing decision quickly, my decision will always be to not make the purchase. There's no such thing as "act now or you lose" in the wider marketplace.