h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

I was reading a conversation here recently about online prices changing from day to day. It might have been in Ask. As I was reading it I remember also reading something, much longer ago, about how a certain online retailer, the same one mentioned in the conversation, ups its price on an item slightly, the more an item is viewed in a set period of time. Life seems to be run on bloody algorithms these days, doesn't it.

Any road up.

One side of my headphones packed up a few days ago. You've no idea how irritating it can be to have Stephen Fry in one ear instead of in the middle of your bonce . I bought the phones nearly three years ago. By no stretch of the imagination could you call them best quality, but they're pretty nice for a $20 RRP, and I got them on sale at one of the online computer parts and electronics retailers, for under ten bucks. They're usually discounted at around $14, and that was the price a few hours ago, when I went to look at them again. I couldn't recall exactly when I bought the last pair so I went to my order history, found them, and clicked on the link. Now the price reads $7.99 - the price I paid for them three years ago

Right, if that's what they're offering them at I reckon I'm having some of that. Result

snap! just bought myself a new pair, this week, as all my other ones suitable for 'taking out' are... rubbish, or broken... or rubbish and* broken

On my recent trip to the UK, it was 6 months ago - I don't get out much, after checking air fares for a month I was ready to book my flight. My wife wanted to go over and visit with the neighbours for a couple hours. All right a few more hours can't hurt. When I got back all the fares I had been looking at had almost doubled in cost. It was then I realized it had just become the weekend! I have always head it costs more to travel on the weekend, but then I learned that it cost more if you only buy your ticket on the weekend!

There are definite trends in on-line pricing. I did purchase at the price I had intended the next Tuesday.

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