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Kerosene shopping, a curious observation

Shtanto · 2018-03-16 19:31:34

I was doing a bit of shopping for Kerosene today and after checking a few sites, I began to notice they were all remarkably similar in terms of format and layout. I suppose there's only so many ways you can write the code but it just struck me as a bit odd. Seems to me that the price is a bit like forex. Midmarket rate +2…

16-03-2018 08:31PM

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Shtanto

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I was doing a bit of shopping for Kerosene today and after checking a few sites, I began to notice they were all remarkably similar in terms of format and layout. I suppose there's only so many ways you can write the code but it just struck me as a bit odd. Seems to me that the price is a bit like forex. Midmarket rate +2 or 3 cents per litre. Doesn't seem like there's a lot of money to be made selling it.

I suppose I'm wondering really if all the sites are copypasting their code.

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Some companies have multiple brands used to sell to different areas but would offer delivery to all from each site.

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