03-02-2015, 03:08 PM
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Amazon - an observation
I had a sneaking suspicion that the "wish list" facility on Amazon might be used not only to collect marketing information but to influence prices, so I just did an experiment. I added an item to my wish list yesterday and the price went up by £6. Took it off my wish list today and it has gone back down again.Interesting...
03-02-2015, 04:14 PM
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Re: Amazon - an observation
Originally Posted by orangutan
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I had a sneaking suspicion that the "wish list" facility on Amazon might be used not only to collect marketing information but to influence prices, so I just did an experiment. I added an item to my wish list yesterday and the price went up by £6. Took it off my wish list today and it has gone back down again.Interesting...
This is really interesting - I'm pretty certain they use that info for *something* but I was not really sure what. I resisted a wish list for ages then just started adding stuff just for convenience without sharing it with anyone. Weirdly prices that have changed on mine have gone DOWN not up! In fact I was thinking maybe that's their strategy.. to know what you want then tempt you to buy it even tho you're not desperate by dropping the price.. but obviously not, if your items have increased
Tell you what tho, don't buy directly the item on your wish list, but click on the item and see if other suppliers are selling the same thing cheaper.. it will show on the RH side often. Their prices change all the time.
03-02-2015, 07:24 PM
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Re: Amazon - an observation
Originally Posted by jodie
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This is really interesting - I'm pretty certain they use that info for *something* but I was not really sure what. I resisted a wish list for ages then just started adding stuff just for convenience without sharing it with anyone. Weirdly prices that have changed on mine have gone DOWN not up! In fact I was thinking maybe that's their strategy.. to know what you want then tempt you to buy it even tho you're not desperate by dropping the price.. but obviously not, if your items have increased Tell you what tho, don't buy directly the item on your wish list, but click on the item and see if other suppliers are selling the same thing cheaper.. it will show on the RH side often. Their prices change all the time.
03-02-2015, 08:20 PM
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Re: Amazon - an observation
It is very confusing
. A while ago when I was debating whether to get a Kenwood mixer and I put one in my 'basket' so that I would remember which model it was (I was offered one as a gift because I make bread for the whole family and my hands are very painful ).I kept getting reminders that it was there
and was shocked to see the cost go up by £50 at one stage while othe models went down.I left it in the basket for months and it eventually it came down again in price at which point we bought it
03-02-2015, 10:45 PM
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Re: Amazon - an observation
Originally Posted by Meg
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I kept getting reminders that it was there
What a dam cheek. I'm now going to buy it from Rymans in the high street, don't care if it costs ten times as much
These people think they are clever, sorry but you've got to get up a lot earlier to beat me
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