Lol!

[brunogirin@mastodon.me.uk]

@stux Same.
Plus anything to do with travel usually requires comparing options, which is better done on a large screen.

[domodak@miniwa.moe]

@stux@mstdn.social

Imagine the older brother would have replied:

“Because it’s something you buy on a device where you have a browser with an adblocker and where you don’t need glasses or have to squint like Clint Eastwood to read the text.”

[m3t00@app.wafrn.net]

@stux@mstdn.social

often find better deals when searching from desktop. likely because fine print is hard to read on a phone. apps can't list as much info on one screen.

[tze@troet.cafe]

@stux what the ...

... I can see both sides ...

... And both are right in their own way

[nitrml@tyrol.social]

@mick_howarth I also thing it's mainly a focus thing. When I'm travelling without a computer, I will make these kind of purchases on a phone - but in a quiet environment, after checking alternatives, and thoroughly planned through. @stux

[chuff@bark.wolp.chat]

@stux@mstdn.social @m3t00@app.wafrn.net

I wouldn't be surprised if'n some of the difference is intentional, after all if'n you're on a phone, you're either in a rush or your likely not paying all that much attention, so they can get away with overcharging you

[lb1a@freiburg.social]

@stux totally agreed!!

[resuna@ohai.social]

@stux

It depends on whether the phone app or the website is more shit, and whether I have to research anything. Researching anything on a mobile device is getting worse because both Apple and Google are making their operating systems more aggressive about killing background processes which kills any transactions in flight. So you really need two devices.

It also explains why in Star Trek you get people juggling a handful of tablets.

[chu@climatejustice.social]

@stux

I'm even older school than you. I don't make purchases of any size by phone. Sit down only.

[qurlyjoe@mstdn.social]

@cstross @stux
Up here in my age bracket we call all y’all kids.

[marcelnbg@sueden.social]

@piyuv @stux
Prices are the same. They just offer different things to different users.

To apple users they offer the better hotels, to android or PC users the budget hotels. But you can book both on either device for the same price, if you search.

[lauren@mastodon.laurenweinstein.org]

@stux If they knew how the mobile versions of these systems are designed to manipulate users even more than the desktop view versions, they might better understand.

[cygnathreadbare@retro.pizza]

@stux when you have nothing else, a big purchase can also be a Nintendo DS Browser purchase (happened with one of my PCs)

[iamdannyboling@mstdn.social]

@lydiaconwell

Especially if there's internet searches involved before making a purchase.

@stux

[gigi@kolektiva.social]

@mountdiscovery @stux @mercurial

I'm Gen-X and I have no problem buying shit on my phone.

My concession, though, is I refuse to use anything but temporary cards bought for that purpose.

[iamdannyboling@mstdn.social]

@lauren

Yes, this.

@stux

[petealexharris@mastodon.scot]

@stux
Yeah, if a purchase requires opening multiple browser tabs to check/compare things, I'm not doing that on a phone.

[dukeduke@mastodon.social]

@stux For me, I keep 100% of my financial doings on one primary laptop that doesn't leave the house. I do most shopping on a tablet for convenience, then make the actual purchases, regardless of size, on the laptop. My phone has a browser, but it doesn't get used at all.

[kkarhan@infosec.space]

@stux this!

[reinald@nrw.social]

@stux definitely. Some things ask for research, comparing stuff. Big screen with multiple windows, proper keyboard and no autocorrect for searching the right things...

Like shops don't give me the full search result on the phone - just limited options. And I bet my ass - not the cheapest ones!

So yeah, very few purchases are phone purchases for me.

Next thing to our horror will be: "why don't you let your AI assistent buy that for you?"