For generations, posted prices made shopping feel predictable: Shoppers generally saw the same price for the same product and could compare it across stores.<\/p>\n
Then came dynamic pricing. Airlines adjusted which fares were available as seats filled. Now prices for rides, tickets, and groceries can shift while you shop. But when two people see different totals, what explains the gap?<\/p>\n
Companies have long used group pricing, too \u2014 think student discounts. Online, it can be harder to tell which group you\u2019re in.<\/p>\n
Experts worry companies could use data about you to set a price based on what they think you\u2019ll pay. That\u2019s personalized pricing. When personal data is used to determine the price, critics call it surveillance pricing.<\/p>\n
For this \u201cSo Expensive\u201d investigation, we ran pricing experiments, dug through patents and government records, and examined companies including Uber, StubHub, McDonald\u2019s, and Walmart to find out: Are companies creating prices just for you, and could that mean you\u2019re paying more?<\/p>\n
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\n02:04 – From Price Tags to Dynamic Pricing
\n08:43 – Group Pricing
\n15:02 – Shift to Personalized Pricing
\n23:49 – The Loyalty Trap
\n28:42 – Credits\u00a0<\/p>\n
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\nHow Amazon’s Low Prices Raised Prices
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