<![CDATA[An FYI to folk booking tickets online: if you notice price jumps between the first time you look and when you are ready to book, delete cache and empty cookies.]]>An FYI to folk booking tickets online: if you notice price jumps between the first time you look and when you are ready to book, delete cache and empty cookies. The airline deleted their post a short time later because someone was being too helpful.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/12815a59-f4a5-4234-90b7-ade8e772ea04/an-fyi-to-folk-booking-tickets-online-if-you-notice-price-jumps-between-the-first-time-you-look-and-when-you-are-ready-to-book-delete-cache-and-empty-cookies.RSS for NodeMon, 25 May 2026 05:12:52 GMTMon, 27 Apr 2026 03:55:43 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to An FYI to folk booking tickets online: if you notice price jumps between the first time you look and when you are ready to book, delete cache and empty cookies. on Tue, 19 May 2026 00:52:08 GMT]]>@steveriggins There is that. She did mention that this was even using her VPN. Anyway...just interesting.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/CStamp/statuses/116598500778308847https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/CStamp/statuses/116598500778308847Tue, 19 May 2026 00:52:08 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to An FYI to folk booking tickets online: if you notice price jumps between the first time you look and when you are ready to book, delete cache and empty cookies. on Tue, 19 May 2026 00:17:52 GMT]]>@CStamp seems sketchy to me to be doing financial stuff on a public computer.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/steveriggins/statuses/116598366068324064https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/steveriggins/statuses/116598366068324064Tue, 19 May 2026 00:17:52 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to An FYI to folk booking tickets online: if you notice price jumps between the first time you look and when you are ready to book, delete cache and empty cookies. on Mon, 18 May 2026 23:30:03 GMT]]>A person saved $500 by booking her tickets via a library computer. (A page updated so I lost the link.)

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/CStamp/statuses/116598178019068376https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/CStamp/statuses/116598178019068376Mon, 18 May 2026 23:30:03 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to An FYI to folk booking tickets online: if you notice price jumps between the first time you look and when you are ready to book, delete cache and empty cookies. on Sun, 03 May 2026 20:43:12 GMT]]>@BabblingGeek ๐Ÿ˜ž

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/CStamp/statuses/116512587287858454https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/CStamp/statuses/116512587287858454Sun, 03 May 2026 20:43:12 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to An FYI to folk booking tickets online: if you notice price jumps between the first time you look and when you are ready to book, delete cache and empty cookies. on Sun, 03 May 2026 20:02:33 GMT]]>@CStamp you can also get it to generate different prices with different IP addresses and computers. It truly is miserable.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/BabblingGeek/statuses/116512427448565973https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/BabblingGeek/statuses/116512427448565973Sun, 03 May 2026 20:02:33 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to An FYI to folk booking tickets online: if you notice price jumps between the first time you look and when you are ready to book, delete cache and empty cookies. on Sat, 02 May 2026 17:32:26 GMT]]>@witton thanks!!
ah lol, that is indeed super anti consumer stuff that generally doesn't fly in the EU.
god I love regulations ๐Ÿ’š

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://beige.party/users/bazkie/statuses/116506174830287780https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://beige.party/users/bazkie/statuses/116506174830287780Sat, 02 May 2026 17:32:26 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to An FYI to folk booking tickets online: if you notice price jumps between the first time you look and when you are ready to book, delete cache and empty cookies. on Sat, 02 May 2026 17:30:35 GMT]]>@bazkie oh lol that's annoying ๐Ÿ˜…

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]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://ravenation.club/users/witton/statuses/116506167584970986https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://ravenation.club/users/witton/statuses/116506167584970986Sat, 02 May 2026 17:30:35 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to An FYI to folk booking tickets online: if you notice price jumps between the first time you look and when you are ready to book, delete cache and empty cookies. on Sat, 02 May 2026 17:27:29 GMT]]>@witton thanks! but I also can't see which shite was that about? ๐Ÿ˜…

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://beige.party/users/bazkie/statuses/116506155365208458https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://beige.party/users/bazkie/statuses/116506155365208458Sat, 02 May 2026 17:27:29 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to An FYI to folk booking tickets online: if you notice price jumps between the first time you look and when you are ready to book, delete cache and empty cookies. on Sat, 02 May 2026 17:26:09 GMT]]>@bazkie oh yeah that might be it, they just said I'm glad this shite is illegal in the EU!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://ravenation.club/users/witton/statuses/116506150133395450https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://ravenation.club/users/witton/statuses/116506150133395450Sat, 02 May 2026 17:26:09 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to An FYI to folk booking tickets online: if you notice price jumps between the first time you look and when you are ready to book, delete cache and empty cookies. on Sat, 02 May 2026 15:50:37 GMT]]>@witton kkarhan! huh, for me it says account suspended ๐Ÿค”
maybe only my instance has blocked them?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://beige.party/users/bazkie/statuses/116505774460767784https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://beige.party/users/bazkie/statuses/116505774460767784Sat, 02 May 2026 15:50:37 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to An FYI to folk booking tickets online: if you notice price jumps between the first time you look and when you are ready to book, delete cache and empty cookies. on Sat, 02 May 2026 15:46:14 GMT]]>@bazkie oh weird, whose account is suspended, I can still see the op?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://ravenation.club/users/witton/statuses/116505757257696636https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://ravenation.club/users/witton/statuses/116505757257696636Sat, 02 May 2026 15:46:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to An FYI to folk booking tickets online: if you notice price jumps between the first time you look and when you are ready to book, delete cache and empty cookies. on Sat, 02 May 2026 15:37:24 GMT]]>@witton their account is now suspended ๐Ÿ˜ฎ what did they say?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://beige.party/users/bazkie/statuses/116505722504238859https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://beige.party/users/bazkie/statuses/116505722504238859Sat, 02 May 2026 15:37:24 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to An FYI to folk booking tickets online: if you notice price jumps between the first time you look and when you are ready to book, delete cache and empty cookies. on Sat, 02 May 2026 15:33:33 GMT]]>@kkarhan it's almost like...regulations are good!?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://ravenation.club/users/witton/statuses/116505707391111988https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://ravenation.club/users/witton/statuses/116505707391111988Sat, 02 May 2026 15:33:33 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to An FYI to folk booking tickets online: if you notice price jumps between the first time you look and when you are ready to book, delete cache and empty cookies. on Thu, 30 Apr 2026 08:00:42 GMT]]>@coba @etchedpixels @CStamp @utrenkner @Kraemer_HB

It was a sad day when eBay introduced spelling correction into their searches. My Duel Processor Pentium 3 was very cheap because I was the only person who found the listing.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/david_chisnall/statuses/116492602072418687https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/david_chisnall/statuses/116492602072418687Thu, 30 Apr 2026 08:00:42 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to An FYI to folk booking tickets online: if you notice price jumps between the first time you look and when you are ready to book, delete cache and empty cookies. on Thu, 30 Apr 2026 07:57:48 GMT]]>@etchedpixels @CStamp @utrenkner @Kraemer_HB @david_chisnall

from ebay research, they found two markets.
one of the smart seller, someone who made the most profit by finding the highest price most people would pay.

and one of the smart buyer, someone who saved on the price by looking for spelling errors in listings, coupons, special deals and timings.

I would expect similar findings in other areas.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://gruene.social/users/coba/statuses/116492590701948505https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://gruene.social/users/coba/statuses/116492590701948505Thu, 30 Apr 2026 07:57:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to An FYI to folk booking tickets online: if you notice price jumps between the first time you look and when you are ready to book, delete cache and empty cookies. on Wed, 29 Apr 2026 18:19:58 GMT]]>@CStamp @utrenkner @Kraemer_HB @david_chisnall @coba Certainly also true (and from a marketing perspective 'so I look richer' is also working best form them if that's what they want.

However if you look at the demographics of Apple users in most countries it's very much a fashion brand that happens to sell phones.

It's also (in part because of the money it makes from that) also probably the leader in accessibility and some other areas.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/etchedpixels/statuses/116489374837362402https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/etchedpixels/statuses/116489374837362402Wed, 29 Apr 2026 18:19:58 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to An FYI to folk booking tickets online: if you notice price jumps between the first time you look and when you are ready to book, delete cache and empty cookies. on Wed, 29 Apr 2026 16:31:46 GMT]]>@etchedpixels Sometimes people buy Apple products because itโ€™s what works best for them. It doesnโ€™t mean they throw money away on everything. @utrenkner @Kraemer_HB @david_chisnall @coba

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/CStamp/statuses/116488949396356733https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/CStamp/statuses/116488949396356733Wed, 29 Apr 2026 16:31:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to An FYI to folk booking tickets online: if you notice price jumps between the first time you look and when you are ready to book, delete cache and empty cookies. on Wed, 29 Apr 2026 12:23:33 GMT]]>@utrenkner @david_chisnall @Kraemer_HB @coba @CStamp Unfortunately in the UK we now have housebuilders essentially playing this same game with housebuilding - creating artificial massive demand by banking land not building on it so that they can sell awful houses on postage stamp lots at massive prices.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/etchedpixels/statuses/116487973319334431https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/etchedpixels/statuses/116487973319334431Wed, 29 Apr 2026 12:23:33 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to An FYI to folk booking tickets online: if you notice price jumps between the first time you look and when you are ready to book, delete cache and empty cookies. on Wed, 29 Apr 2026 12:22:17 GMT]]>@utrenkner @Kraemer_HB @david_chisnall @coba @CStamp Apple prices are higher because people who buy Apple products are willing to spend more money to appear rich, and they have to be set at a certain value to keep that perception.

Rich people generally don't buy fashion brands because they have nothing to prove.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/etchedpixels/statuses/116487968363986413https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/etchedpixels/statuses/116487968363986413Wed, 29 Apr 2026 12:22:17 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to An FYI to folk booking tickets online: if you notice price jumps between the first time you look and when you are ready to book, delete cache and empty cookies. on Wed, 29 Apr 2026 12:20:02 GMT]]>@utrenkner @Kraemer_HB @david_chisnall @coba @CStamp Supermarkets do it indirectly based upon
- Location
- Size of store (were you willing to go to a big store for lower pricing)
- Whether you ordered online and urgency
- What 'offers' they gave you to analyse your price sensitivity
- Totally artificial product segmentation "value" "taste the difference" secret company owned brands etc
- Whether you've sold your privacy with a store card

Segmentation is the same thing just not so finessed

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/etchedpixels/statuses/116487959515904154https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/etchedpixels/statuses/116487959515904154Wed, 29 Apr 2026 12:20:02 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to An FYI to folk booking tickets online: if you notice price jumps between the first time you look and when you are ready to book, delete cache and empty cookies. on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 07:09:40 GMT]]>@diazona Thereโ€™s nothing deep to get. I started typing โ€œtheyโ€™re evil, not necessarily competent,โ€ and in my head it sounded like a line in a comedy TV show, a bit like a cross between โ€œI mean, it's one banana, Michael. What could it cost? 10 dollars?โ€ from Arrested Development and common tension-resolving jokes like โ€œweโ€™re criminals, not monsters,โ€ and I just liked how it sounded.
@CStamp

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://tooting.ch/users/oscherler/statuses/116481076815996902https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://tooting.ch/users/oscherler/statuses/116481076815996902Tue, 28 Apr 2026 07:09:40 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to An FYI to folk booking tickets online: if you notice price jumps between the first time you look and when you are ready to book, delete cache and empty cookies. on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 01:00:28 GMT]]>@CStamp Mr Incredible? That you?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://masto.trtmn.io/users/trtmn/statuses/116479625060772797https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://masto.trtmn.io/users/trtmn/statuses/116479625060772797Tue, 28 Apr 2026 01:00:28 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to An FYI to folk booking tickets online: if you notice price jumps between the first time you look and when you are ready to book, delete cache and empty cookies. on Mon, 27 Apr 2026 23:27:04 GMT]]>@oscherler @CStamp heh, well, I can appreciate the spirit of this even if I don't think I really get it

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://techhub.social/users/diazona/statuses/116479257766862780https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://techhub.social/users/diazona/statuses/116479257766862780Mon, 27 Apr 2026 23:27:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to An FYI to folk booking tickets online: if you notice price jumps between the first time you look and when you are ready to book, delete cache and empty cookies. on Mon, 27 Apr 2026 23:08:04 GMT]]>@CStamp @artbysarahsammis would using an incognito window work?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://cosocial.ca/users/deborahh/statuses/116479183052431469https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://cosocial.ca/users/deborahh/statuses/116479183052431469Mon, 27 Apr 2026 23:08:04 GMT