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I got this on the dominos pizza app recently. I clicked the bread sticks by mistake and clocked out, and a pop up came up and offered me the bread sticks for $1.99 as well.

So now whenever I get Dominos I click and back out of everything to get any free coupons

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It’s retargeting and it happens much more often than you think.

Try the same thing at pretty much any e-commerce store. Works best if you checkout as a guest (using only your email) and get all the way up to payment.

A day later you’ll typically get a discount coupon and an invitation to finish checking out.

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