If this changes how you shop at Dollar Tree, one ask:
Repost the first post so the next person buying $1.25 dish soap that costs more per ounce than Walmart sees this before their next trip.
Follow [ @jamescoder12 ] I break down the hidden pricing systems, buried traps, and unclaimed savings that retailers profit from you never calculating.
Next thread: the 9 things inside your Walmart app that reveal hidden clearance, secret price codes, and deals the shelf tag never shows and the $1,800/year most shoppers leave on the table.
A guy spent 8 years working inside airline revenue management the department that sets every ticket price you've ever paid. He worked for two major carriers. He built the algorithms.
He now flies 80+ times a year as a consultant. He hasn't paid full price for a flight since 2017.
He told me something that changed how I think about buying plane tickets:
"The price you see when you search for a flight is not 'the price.' It's one of hundreds of prices that exist simultaneously for that exact same seat. Airlines run dynamic pricing systems that update fares multiple times per day based on demand, time of purchase, your location, your browsing history, how full the plane is, and 14 other variables you'll never see. Two people sitting in the same row, on the same flight, in the same fare class, can pay prices $300 apart. The system is designed to charge you the maximum you're willing to pay without questioning it."
He said the difference between a traveler who pays $620 and a traveler who pays $310 for the same flight isn't luck, status, or connections.
It's 9 things about how airline pricing actually works that most passengers have never been taught.
"Airlines spent billions building systems to extract the highest possible fare from every seat. Then they built a search interface that hides every tool you'd need to fight back. The tools exist. You just have to know where to look."
Here are the 9 things he does: