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Re:Alexa Is in Households–and Amazon Is Losing Billions by ashconnor on Wednesday July 24, 2024 @03:23PM (#41060837)
The prices for items in my Amazon cart change multiple times per day.

Until they figure out price stability for staple goods then nobody will use this. Hell I don't even use Subscribe and Save for the same reason.

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Re:Alexa Is in Households–and Amazon Is Losing Billions by kyllo on Wednesday July 24, 2024 @04:34PM (#41061739)
This. I bought toothpaste on Amazon, used it up, and the next time I went to buy the exact same toothpaste, the price had doubled.
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Re:Alexa Is in Households–and Amazon Is Losing Billions by coliveira on Wednesday July 24, 2024 @05:14PM (#41062209)
Yes, they have a dark pattern where people buy a product and give good reviews, so suddenly they increase the price to benefit from that.
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Re:Alexa Is in Households–and Amazon Is Losing Billions by bluSCALE4 on Wednesday July 24, 2024 @04:34PM (#41061742)
Same, that's really why it was my sticking point for the post when in reality, getting the wrong item is a bigger issue. Lots of times I'll order something on promo only to have it substituted in the near future for either an inferior product or near double the cost.
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