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Amazon refusing to show me the price of something if I do not add it to cart (lemmy.today)
submitted 1 year ago by LodeMike@lemmy.today to c/assholedesign@lemmy.world
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Non private mode on left. I am not logged in but have cookies enabled. Right is private mode.

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[-] RealFknNito@lemmy.world 33 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

On the right it has a rough shipping location (LA with zipcode), are you sure that's not the change?

[-] LodeMike@lemmy.today 11 points 1 year ago

You know maybe it's because I'm on a VPN. Testing out anti-botting methods?

[-] pythonoob@programming.dev 18 points 1 year ago

Or trying to filter out price scrapers

[-] RealFknNito@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Anti-botting or rough shipping calculations being factored in, both fairly plausible. I notice on the left it even prompts to "select delivery location" near where the price would be.

[-] LodeMike@lemmy.today 1 points 1 year ago

I tested putting it in my cart and it showed me the price. No location needed.

[-] LodeMike@lemmy.today 1 points 1 year ago

Perhaps. It's coming from the same IP.

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