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		sp332 on Aug 13, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: This coupon code is a slap in the face Amazon leaves a cookie on your computer even if you're not logged in. It remembers what products you've looked at recently.

kamjam on Aug 14, 2013 [–]

Which is why I mentioned using a private browsing tab, so those cookies would be deleted/not used across from normal browsing mode.

Would be interested in seeing some stats/research on whether this is true and how much prices are affected by it.

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