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You’re over-thinking it, I think. All you need to do is provide a service that makes the E-commerce website think you’re not a big spender: geo: live in a poorer neighborhood, and age/gender/preferences must be the most optimal for you not them. Each experience (as they call it was pre-defined and pre-build).


Except it's not necessarily that simple. They are also probably taking into account your ability to seek out other options.

Researchers found that black women were getting cars sold to them at a much higher markup than white men. I doubt that is because they were getting profiled as wealthier.


how are you going to hide your shipping address? by using reshipping services?


You only provide the shipping address once you've been given a price quote.




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