Bing Cashback Can Cost You Money 333
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by
timothy
from the wotta-boggin dept.
from the wotta-boggin dept.
paltemalte writes "Microsoft and various retailers have teamed up to bring you cashback on purchases made via Bing's price comparison feature. There is a little snag, though — it seems that when you have a Bing cookie living in your browser, some retailers will quote you a higher price than if you come with no Bing cookie in your system."
Hehe (Score:5, Funny)
Deal with MS, get screwed.
Nothing to see here, move on....
soo... (Score:5, Funny)
Did anyone else notice the story submitter's alias links to a sex toy shopping site?
Name change required, and all will be fine (Score:4, Funny)
My top suggestions are:
Badda-BING
and
Kerr-Ching
Re:soo... (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Reminds me of Amazon (Score:5, Funny)
Re:"Is this legal" is the wrong question (Score:5, Funny)
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Because anyone using Bing cashback at this point is obviously mentally handicapped.
Oh-oh ... incoming chair ... BING!
Re:Hehe (Score:1, Funny)
Re:That's for the fake transactions exploit. (Score:1, Funny)
You know, that's the kind of "If you present 'so-called facts' that disagree with my hate-driven bubble worldview, you must be totally in the tank for the other side" attitude that's pretty much destroying our country by grind all sane and rational debate to a halt. People like you always make me ashamed to be on the same side.
Re:soo... (Score:5, Funny)
Nice catch. Most interesting.
You deserve a cookie.
Re:Come on, it's obviously the store that's shady (Score:3, Funny)
Well, Microsoft might have tried a little harder to secure their system.
How? What do you think this is, constructive criticism!?
Re:It is? (Score:5, Funny)
He could explain to you why you are wrong, but unfortunately, /. won't let him post his .ppt explaining it.
Re:Credit Cards? (Score:5, Funny)
Not to mention the hidden "parking lot" tax. Just as it costs retailers money to take credit cards, it costs them money to have parking space. They fraudulently present this as "free parking" when in fact the cost is hidden in the price of the goods.
Then, drivers think they're getting "free" parking when they aren't, and non-drivers such as myself who have never once used a parking space are 'gypped' untold amounts of money.
And don't even get me started on those leeches who use the so called "free" shopping carts...