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re: Amazon granted a patent that prevents in-store shoppers from online price checking
Posted on 6/16/17 at 8:06 am to Will Cover
Posted on 6/16/17 at 8:06 am to Will Cover
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Appears to only be valid when using Amazon's in-store WiFi
Wouldn't be using that shite public wifi anyway.
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Posted on 6/16/17 at 8:10 am to Will Cover
Why the hell would you go to a brick and mortar Amazon store? The whole point is to sit back on my couch and get what I need so I don't have to rub elbows with the people of WalMart.
Posted on 6/16/17 at 8:18 am to Will Cover
Amazon also buying Whole Foods
Posted on 6/16/17 at 8:21 am to Blob Fish
damn
Posted on 6/16/17 at 8:21 am to Will Cover
Isn't this hypocritical and against the free market principles that allowed them to be such a massive success?
Posted on 6/16/17 at 8:23 am to Blob Fish
Lowes already does this. If you are on their "guest wi-if", you can't access Homedepot.com or Amazon.
If it isn't intentional, it's a hell of a coincidence.
If it isn't intentional, it's a hell of a coincidence.
Posted on 6/16/17 at 8:24 am to LSUfan20005
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Simply can't see the attraction of an Amazon store anyway, they're only relevant due to online/shipping to me.
Well they just bought Whole Foods so it'll probably be used in those stores.
IMO they are playing w/fire b/c on the surface this seems like an extremely anti consumer thing to do.
Posted on 6/16/17 at 8:25 am to Will Cover
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mechanism where a retailer can intercept network requests like URLs and search terms that happen on its in-store Wi-Fi
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on its in-store Wi-Fi,
cool, Verizon's network is better anyways
This post was edited on 6/16/17 at 8:26 am
Posted on 6/16/17 at 8:32 am to Will Cover
Sounds like an opportunity for me to patent a way to get around it.
Posted on 6/16/17 at 8:37 am to Will Cover
This would violate net neutrality, but I don't know if non-ISPs are asked to adhere to NN.
This post was edited on 6/16/17 at 8:37 am
Posted on 6/16/17 at 8:37 am to PrimeTime Money
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Sounds like an opportunity for me to patent a way to get around it
Like just using your data plan?
Lol
Posted on 6/16/17 at 8:59 am to whoisnickdoobs
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Some places don't accept Amazon for their price match.
I tried to do it at best buy once and they said Amazon doesn't count.
Best Buy does price match Amazon, but it has to be shipped and sold by Amazon. They won't match 3rd party retailers that have listings on Amazon. Same for Walmart.com...Best Buy will only match it if its shipped/sold by Walmart but won't do it for 3rd party vendors that have listings on the Walmart site.
Posted on 6/16/17 at 9:37 am to cleeveclever
I've been in a lot of big box stores where cell coverage is minimal or "no service". They are all playing this game. WAKE UP SHEEPLE 
Posted on 6/16/17 at 9:50 am to Will Cover
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on its in-store Wi-Fi
who the hell uses free wifi anymore? Posted on 6/16/17 at 9:50 am to ShortyRob
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Like just using your data plan?
Posted on 6/16/17 at 9:52 am to Will Cover
Amazon already changes the model numbers on all of their products to stop price matching.... So
Posted on 6/16/17 at 9:53 am to SG_Geaux
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Just don't use their in store wifi.
Posted on 6/16/17 at 9:54 am to Willie Stroker
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Amazon has brick and mortar stores?
Posted on 6/16/17 at 11:21 am to Tiger Prawn
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Best Buy does price match Amazon, but it has to be shipped and sold by Amazon. They won't match 3rd party retailers that have listings on Amazon. Same for Walmart.com...Best Buy will only match it if its shipped/sold by Walmart but won't do it for 3rd party vendors that have listings on the Walmart site.
I didn't realize that. Thanks for the info. Those F-ers should have price matched my headphones.
Posted on 6/16/17 at 11:27 am to whoisnickdoobs
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I tried to do it at best buy once and they said Amazon doesn't count.
I'd have instantly ordered it from Amazon using my phone right in front of the manager, wished him a nice day, and walked out of the store.
EDIT: Actually, that's a fricking lie. I wouldn't have been in a Best Buy. I'd have just ordered it from Amazon in the first place and waited two days.
This post was edited on 6/16/17 at 11:31 am
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