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We had a few people pick up on this test (colleagues browsing on different machines) and they understood when we explained we were running a test.

I think so long as you don't try and cover it up and offer those who discover the choice between the new/old pricing, it shouldn't cause any problems.

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zcvosdfdgj (hellbanned) posted:

that's just because you aren't big enough. Amazon has been caught testing prices previously, and there were a lot of upset people. Noticing the test isn't what caused the outrage.. wait until you have thousands of people who find out they paid more than another person for the same item (ie in their minds: were ripped off). Then you'll see how consumers feel about your test.

Much better to honor the lower price for A and B, but promote the lower price to only B via special codes or something.

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