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Amazon Heads Up
On Sat, 8 Jan 2011 00:15:09 -0600, "ChairMan" wrote:
In m, Edward Hennessey spewed forth: In general, Amazon offers some good deals. But there is a "however" documented by recent observations that deserves elaboration: 1. The price Amazon offered on one tool was more than 40% higher than that obtainable at a local big box during the height of the Xmas season. Sure, you have to shop around but the discrepancy was whopping if you preconceive Amazon as reliably competitive. I always check several places, including eBay, prior to buying. What I can't find dirt cheap on eBay, I usually find at decent prices on Amazon, from them or their resellers. I buy more books there than anything else, though. 2. Amazon sent me an email offering deals on certain tools it modeled would be of interest. One tool was already in my shopping cart. Separately checking the cart showed the tool pegged at a figure $10 lower than their email offer. Yeah, prices do vary week to week. not to mention that if you buy something and the price drops within a few days they won't honor a credit like so many others do. Shouldn't that read "a few others" instead of "so many others"? Only a few of the very largest stores offer that until you get up into the "twice retail" market on luxury items. Post-Order Price Match Policy With the exception of TVs, we do not offer post-order price matching when an item's price drops after you buy it. Our prices regularly change, and the price you paid when your order shipped was the lowest price we were able to offer at the time. We consistently offer competitive prices on everything we carry because we know low prices are very important to our customers. They do post-order reductions on pre-print offerings of books. -- If you're looking for the key to the Universe, I've got some good news and some bad news. The bad news: There is no key to the Universe. The good news: It was never locked. --Swami Beyondananda |
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Amazon Heads Up
"Larry Jaques" wrote in message ... On Sat, 8 Jan 2011 00:15:09 -0600, "ChairMan" wrote: In m, Edward Hennessey spewed forth: In general, Amazon offers some good deals. But there is a "however" documented by recent observations that deserves elaboration: 1. The price Amazon offered on one tool was more than 40% higher than that obtainable at a local big box during the height of the Xmas season. Sure, you have to shop around but the discrepancy was whopping if you preconceive Amazon as reliably competitive. I always check several places, including eBay, prior to buying. What I can't find dirt cheap on eBay, I usually find at decent prices on Amazon, from them or their resellers. I buy more books there than anything else, though. 2. Amazon sent me an email offering deals on certain tools it modeled would be of interest. One tool was already in my shopping cart. Separately checking the cart showed the tool pegged at a figure $10 lower than their email offer. Yeah, prices do vary week to week. LJ: Certainly. But there were TWO prices for one item at the very same time: a higher one in their "special offer"email and the lower one in my shopping cart. In point 3 of the original post, the same case of TWO simultaneous prices for the identical product was noted. What is the phrase, "double-dealing"? not to mention that if you buy something and the price drops within a few days they won't honor a credit like so many others do. Shouldn't that read "a few others" instead of "so many others"? Only a few of the very largest stores offer that until you get up into the "twice retail" market on luxury items. Researching that issue recently, many websites noted that Amazon in the recent past had a 30-day price matching policy, which you correctly indicate is extinct. My standing complaint is they don't even match their own lowest price if they have two or more for one thing. Regards, Edward Hennessey Post-Order Price Match Policy With the exception of TVs, we do not offer post-order price matching when an item's price drops after you buy it. Our prices regularly change, and the price you paid when your order shipped was the lowest price we were able to offer at the time. We consistently offer competitive prices on everything we carry because we know low prices are very important to our customers. They do post-order reductions on pre-print offerings of books. -- If you're looking for the key to the Universe, I've got some good news and some bad news. The bad news: There is no key to the Universe. The good news: It was never locked. --Swami Beyondananda |
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Amazon Heads Up
On Sat, 8 Jan 2011 08:29:52 -0800, the renowned "Edward Hennessey"
wrote: "Larry Jaques" wrote in message .. . On Sat, 8 Jan 2011 00:15:09 -0600, "ChairMan" wrote: In m, Edward Hennessey spewed forth: In general, Amazon offers some good deals. But there is a "however" documented by recent observations that deserves elaboration: 1. The price Amazon offered on one tool was more than 40% higher than that obtainable at a local big box during the height of the Xmas season. Sure, you have to shop around but the discrepancy was whopping if you preconceive Amazon as reliably competitive. I always check several places, including eBay, prior to buying. What I can't find dirt cheap on eBay, I usually find at decent prices on Amazon, from them or their resellers. I buy more books there than anything else, though. 2. Amazon sent me an email offering deals on certain tools it modeled would be of interest. One tool was already in my shopping cart. Separately checking the cart showed the tool pegged at a figure $10 lower than their email offer. Yeah, prices do vary week to week. LJ: Certainly. But there were TWO prices for one item at the very same time: a higher one in their "special offer"email and the lower one in my shopping cart. Were they both offered by the exact same seller? Best regards, Spehro Pefhany -- "it's the network..." "The Journey is the reward" Info for manufacturers: http://www.trexon.com Embedded software/hardware/analog Info for designers: http://www.speff.com |
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Amazon Heads Up
"Spehro Pefhany" wrote in message ... On Sat, 8 Jan 2011 08:29:52 -0800, the renowned "Edward Hennessey" wrote: "Larry Jaques" wrote in message . .. On Sat, 8 Jan 2011 00:15:09 -0600, "ChairMan" wrote: In m, Edward Hennessey spewed forth: In general, Amazon offers some good deals. But there is a "however" documented by recent observations that deserves elaboration: 1. The price Amazon offered on one tool was more than 40% higher than that obtainable at a local big box during the height of the Xmas season. Sure, you have to shop around but the discrepancy was whopping if you preconceive Amazon as reliably competitive. I always check several places, including eBay, prior to buying. What I can't find dirt cheap on eBay, I usually find at decent prices on Amazon, from them or their resellers. I buy more books there than anything else, though. 2. Amazon sent me an email offering deals on certain tools it modeled would be of interest. One tool was already in my shopping cart. Separately checking the cart showed the tool pegged at a figure $10 lower than their email offer. Yeah, prices do vary week to week. LJ: Certainly. But there were TWO prices for one item at the very same time: a higher one in their "special offer"email and the lower one in my shopping cart. Were they both offered by the exact same seller? SP: Yes, Amazon itself. Regards, Edward Hennessey |
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