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NFMike

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Buying tip.
« on: May 22, 2015, 09:30:56 pm »

This came up on another forum and the answer has some relevance for modellers:
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Have you seen those Barclay's Digital Eagles adverts? "Put the item in your basket but don't rush to check out - the retailer may come back to you with an offer for a quick transaction". Oh yeah? In whose imagination?? How long am I supposed to wait?
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Definitely works on hobbyking.. put in the basket, go and make a cup of coffee and when you get back there is often a popup offering a percentage discount.



I've no idea what the Barclays adverts are, but 'hobbyking' caught my eye  :-)

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Re: Buying tip.
« Reply #1 on: May 22, 2015, 09:38:36 pm »

Don't even need to put it in the basket.
Just browse and spend a bit of time on
a page and you often get a revised price.

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Re: Buying tip.
« Reply #2 on: May 23, 2015, 02:21:43 am »

I've had the same experiance, Ned, with HobbyKing
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Re: Buying tip.
« Reply #3 on: May 23, 2015, 06:20:23 am »

I've had the same experiance, Ned, with HobbyKing
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Re: Buying tip.
« Reply #4 on: May 23, 2015, 08:37:36 am »

Try browsing for cheapest flights to Oz, when you go back to cheapest they've gone up!
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Re: Buying tip.
« Reply #5 on: May 23, 2015, 09:46:59 am »

Mostly works in reverse - the more you look at something, the more 'valuable' it must be so as you look around other sites, the price increases.

You can try Ghostery add-on or private browsing to stop them identifying you as you browse - it sometimes works but most are ip logging.
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