Amazon's Recommended for you

[Zippy]

I went a bit berserk a couple of weeks ago adding DVDs to my cart, before shifting some to my wish list and leaving only about a dozen in the cart.

Then, upon checking out and reviewing my list, I found that two or three DVDs had been shifted back from my wish list to the cart for the current purchase!

Although possibly some weird issue relating to HTTP POSTs, this seems more likely to be a deliberate stunt to pop a couple of small wish-list extras in with a purchase of lots of equally small items in the hope the customer won't notice.

Is it just me, or are the "I accidentally purchased a Cliff DVD" excuses getting more elaborate?

[PAH]

I wish they'd stop recommending: A Hand in the Bush: the Fine Art of Vaginal Fisting: Amazon.co.uk: Deborah Addington: Books

The pop-up edition of that book is great at parties for a game of guess which guest will get a fist in the face when they open it.

[nomadd]

Just done a load of xmas shopping online and now it thinks I would also like

For Music;
Olly Murs
Bruno Mars

For Film;
Bridesmaids DVD
Cliff Richard - The Soulicious Tour Special Edition with Pocket Diary and Bonus Content [DVD]




They know to bin any data they collect in December, right?

Recommends me books on Clinical Depression. Seriously.

My question is: How do they know I'm a contractor?

[PAH]

Recommends me books on Clinical Depression. Seriously.

My question is: How do they know I'm a contractor?

They don't. But they do know what your other half has been buying you for Christmas.

They call it predictive advertising. You might not think you need the books now, but you will soon enough. I've got mine on pre-order.