Amazon [Frequently Bought Together]

So I went to Amazon.com to check out the Playstation TV (VitaTV), and was considering pre-ordering one and checking out what they had as a release date. I was scrolling down a bit to check out some of the other info listed, when I noticed the Frequently Bought Together section showed this.

Made me laugh a bit. Always like to see weird combinations of stuff that appear together in the Frequently Bought Together section.

Considering how well a company like Netflix does, I think that Amazon is way behind the times on its recommendation engine.

They always offer the most random shit as bought together

For some strange reason, I have always viewed Amazon's recommendations as some poorly written algorithm manifested in Russian form.

"You like video game? Here is more video game."

We should all buy our games with a random comical household object just to play hell with this algorithm.

It is 10000 films vs several million products. Plus if you are in to action films it isn't hard for an algorithm to recommend other action films but if you buy Final Fantasy X, toilet roll and massage oil all in one order then I am not sure what association the computer can really make.

I dunno man. I'm frequently surprised (even scarily so at times) of how well Amazon "knows" me.

I think we all know exactly what association it could make with those.

I used to love seeing all the weird stuff purchased with a Zojirushi thermos.

Final Fantasy XXX?

@71ranchero: Now Alan Wake I could understand, but Deadly Premonition??! Weird.

@pimblycharles: The Giant Bomb staff's love affair with Zojirushi was at an all time high during the Deadly Premonition Endurance Run.

It was because of the Giant Bomb community. The DP endurance run was going on and Tested was pimping Zojirushi's.

Fixed

@71ranchero: @kedi2: Woah, thanks. Learn something new every day...

I was around for the DP ER, but was not a frequent visitor of Tested then.

Exactly.

At least those are things that were announced at E3. People are provably just pre-ordering the things that interest them during the show.

I figured that. It's just funny to see that. Couldn't be more opposite from each other.