CNN.com - Web sites change prices based on customers' habits - Jun 24, 2005
Some online companies track your purchases and change the prices they charge based on those purchases. The article below claims that sometimes this results in discounts for customers who buy a lot, but I suspect that it's more often used to get more money from those they think can afford it.
CNN.com - Web sites change prices based on customers' habits - Jun 24, 2005: In September 2000, Amazon.com outraged some customers when its own price discrimination was revealed. One buyer reportedly deleted the cookies on his computer that identified him as a regular Amazon customer. The result? He watched the price of a DVD offered to him for sale drop from $26.24 to $22.74.
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