Lol!

[piyuv@techhub.social]

@stux my gen-z brother-in-law taught me that booking.com offers better prices on its mobile app. Yes, really, even when I’m signed in to my account on web

[cstross@wandering.shop]

@stux Ah, Gen Z. Or, as we used to call them, kids.

[alphabeta@epsilon.social]

@stux Makes sense...

[zombiecide@polyglot.city]

@stux my phone is the device 2FA is sent to, so not the one I use for purchases?

[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