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[-] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 83 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

This is way more common than people realize.

LLM chatbots were integrated into company websites with so few guardrails, it can be laughably easy to get a good discount. I learned this when I bought a new mattress from Mattress Firm three years ago. YMMV, but these tips may help:

  • Ask about a specific item or service. I asked if they could give a bigger discount and free delivery on x mattress.
  • Try to target a weekend that's already got a sale running. (For me it was Presidents Day)

I got an extra 25% off the sale prices and it was glorious.

[-] Taldan@lemmy.world 25 points 2 months ago

Bit of important context from OOP:

Code wasn't accepted. He copy/pasted his code into the order comments section when he paid his deposit. He demanded the figures be adjusted for his discount code.

Changes the situation quite a bit

[-] kkj@lemmy.dbzer0.com 19 points 2 months ago

Damn near turns it on its head. Imagine someone getting a random floor employee at Best Buy to say that there was an 80% discount code when there was no such code, giving a nonsense code that didn't work, and the customer trying to get a computer for 80% off by complaining when the code said it was invalid.

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