Airfare mind games

[SandyinMonterey]

They can see/figure out what you're checking for. Example: After browsing a website for a backpack but didn't purchase yet, I received email from them thanking me for my interest in the backpack. Has happened to me many times.

 

[debknight]

They can see/figure out what you're checking for. Example: After browsing a website for a backpack but didn't purchase yet, I received email from them thanking me for my interest in the backpack. Has happened to me many times.

True, but does this affect the prices they will be posting?

 

[SandyinMonterey]

Not sure. Before I started clearing browsing history, I was looking for airfare and, of course, it was high and I checked all the time, several times a day. Then I after I cleared browsing history, I was able to get airfare for $407 that was previously $650. Whether it had anything to do with what I did...I don't know. But I'll do it for now on.

 

[mikehn]

Its called the 'abandoned shopping cart pricing technique'. Clear your browser. There's also a technique online retailers use called, 'fluctuating pricing', driven by how popular a particular product is, online retailers can change the price on the fly. So if a route to Orlando is getting lots of interest, they know that instantly.

 

[seashoreCM]

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[FTM22]

I cleared browser history, used different browser where I had never logged in, and even tried a different machine. None of this changed anything on SWA. However, they did offer more WGA fares on the flight I really wanted and so we booked because that was the lowest fare I had ever seen for that leg. The return was a bit more expensive but we are dealing with Sunday flights because our WDW ressies are not flexible (no availability on either end of our dates).