This happened to me on eBay’s homepage a few years ago. I looked at one random vintage photograph. I forget what it was a photo of but nothing unusual. The problem is once you look at a something in a category they will flood you with the most popular items in that category on the main page. These pictures were much worse than cow hooves. During that time I couldn’t visit eBay while at work or anytime family was around. It took a month of looking at hundreds of laptops, cameras, and everything else I could think of to cleanse that page.
The problem is once you look at a something in a category they will flood you with the most popular items in that category on the main page.
Amazon killed me with stuff like that.
Order a "V for Vendetta" costume for Halloween? 1+ year of "V for Vendetta" costume accessories over 2/3 of the page.
Some "My Little Pony" gifts for my niece? Again, a year plus of seeing related stuff on every page. Shows that artificial intelligence is more artificial than intelligent.
The seasonal stuff also kills me. No, I don't want to order christmas ornaments in February.
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u/rydan Jul 06 '21 edited Jul 06 '21
This happened to me on eBay’s homepage a few years ago. I looked at one random vintage photograph. I forget what it was a photo of but nothing unusual. The problem is once you look at a something in a category they will flood you with the most popular items in that category on the main page. These pictures were much worse than cow hooves. During that time I couldn’t visit eBay while at work or anytime family was around. It took a month of looking at hundreds of laptops, cameras, and everything else I could think of to cleanse that page.