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04/21/2015 01:11:27 PM · #76 |
| But that's not Prime vs. non-Prime. That's Amazon-fulfilled vs. Anyprize fulfilled. You could buy it for $10.99 and get normal, five-day or whatever shipping as well. And from the product page they tell you that it is available for a lower price but without free shipping (because they wouldn't be handling fulfillment. I don't think that's disingenuous at all. |
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07/15/2015 10:59:56 PM · #77 |
| Prime day is a joke. Have been traveling all day and just gave it a look. A few things I've been holding off on purchasing and it has me jumping through wait list hoops, and now I'm supposed to stay glued to my monitor hoping I get a chance to buy it. This is exactly the BS gimmickry pulled by other sites/shops that has made Amazon so successful. Horrible impression. |
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07/15/2015 11:08:18 PM · #78 |
I TOTALLY LOVE Amazon Prime.
Am TOTALLY BORED with Amazon Prime Day.
Yet still... I totally LOVE Amazon Prime!
:D
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07/15/2015 11:29:03 PM · #79 |
| prime time jive! pffft... |
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07/15/2015 11:29:36 PM · #80 |
Yeah, Amazon Prime day was a huge flop for me too. Not one thing I wanted. I needed a new hair straightener, but the only one I saw come up was junk. It was like Black Friday all over.
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07/16/2015 08:35:55 AM · #81 |
Originally posted by tate:
Related; I found the identical item with Prime and without. From the same seller. 1$ more for Prime.
Doesn't seem illegal or anything, just seems disingenuous. When I tried to purchase the non-prime version, it estimated the delivery date to be over 3 weeks away. The prime version is 2 days, of course. [thumb]1148015[/thumb] |
Are you sure it is from the same seller. Most often this is because if you order prime they often have that item in their warehouse and so they are able to ship it right away. If you order it directly from the seller it may be coming from china.
I have had bad luck ordering from the seller rather than prime anyway. Sometimes you won't get the exact product listed. I have never had that problem with prime. If it is coming from prime then you know that the product has been checked by amazon to make sure they are selling what they say they are. If you go through a third party seller you just never know, (even if you order through amazon). |
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07/16/2015 08:46:34 AM · #82 |
I think this "Prime Day" was certainly a gimmick to both get more prime subscribers and obviously get rid of inventory. I try to keep to the philosophy that shopping is only needed when you know what you want already - so browsing their so-called "deals" sort of goes against this idea - although they have so many items at our fingertips, chances are, we can find something if we try hard enough..
So naturally, I decided to finally get a bike mount / iphone case. . Checked back today and it was in fact 20+$ more expensive.
Since I have an Amazon credit card, I get a penny for every $ I spend so this purchase was "free" so to speak.
Admittedly, I would be a liar if I claimed to not like Amazon Prime and their stinkin' credit card ;) |
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07/16/2015 08:50:55 AM · #83 |
It seemed to be the same at the time. At this point, my mind has completely eliminated any memory of it LOL
Originally posted by sjhuls:
Originally posted by tate:
Related; I found the identical item with Prime and without. From the same seller. 1$ more for Prime.
Doesn't seem illegal or anything, just seems disingenuous. When I tried to purchase the non-prime version, it estimated the delivery date to be over 3 weeks away. The prime version is 2 days, of course. [thumb]1148015[/thumb] |
Are you sure it is from the same seller. Most often this is because if you order prime they often have that item in their warehouse and so they are able to ship it right away. If you order it directly from the seller it may be coming from china.
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07/16/2015 09:20:12 AM · #84 |
| i agree i was expecting a big sale, not a clearance rack. |
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07/16/2015 09:30:36 AM · #85 |
Originally posted by Mike:
i agree i was expecting a big sale, not a clearance rack. |
The clearance rack aspect is annoying, but it's actually insulting to be told last night that I'm on a wait list for the item I want, not have a chance to get it, and then they blast me with a huge banner ad (thanks to cookies and tracking) when the sale's over advertising what I want but at full price. If you can fulfill the order at full price a minute after midnight, honor the prime orders on prime day or don't put it on sale. That's a basic bait and switch tactic and it's sad they took that route.
I've been a loyal Amazon shopper since the late '90s, and in the tens of thousands of dollars I've run through them, this is the first time I've questioned them as an outfit, and it wasn't even tied to a purchase. Jumped the shark? |
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07/16/2015 09:55:03 AM · #86 |
Agreed. Strangely, when I look at my order from yesterday ( A "Lightning deal"), the item it shows in my order has the regular price on it. All stores have their tricks, I suppose, with a few exceptions. Brick and mortar stores arrange their items in ways to navigate you past certain items, and then naturally, put candy at kid-level at check-out. The last thing we should do is trust anyone completely who is trying to sell us something.
Originally posted by bohemka:
Originally posted by Mike:
i agree i was expecting a big sale, not a clearance rack. |
The clearance rack aspect is annoying, but it's actually insulting to be told last night that I'm on a wait list for the item I want, not have a chance to get it, and then they blast me with a huge banner ad (thanks to cookies and tracking) when the sale's over advertising what I want but at full price. If you can fulfill the order at full price a minute after midnight, honor the prime orders on prime day or don't put it on sale. That's a basic bait and switch tactic and it's sad they took that route.
I've been a loyal Amazon shopper since the late '90s, and in the tens of thousands of dollars I've run through them, this is the first time I've questioned them as an outfit, and it wasn't even tied to a purchase. Jumped the shark? |
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07/16/2015 11:01:29 AM · #87 |
IF you played your cards right, Prime day could have been a huge success. It just took a lot of patience and finding.
My wife and I got away pretty nicely.
* We each got $10 credit for getting amazon multi gift card packs ($20 savings)
* We each were able to use a $20 off $100 purchase coupon ($40 savings)
* There was a 15% discount for Warehouse purchases. I got a new wireless router ($15.41 savings)
* There was a lightning deal for faucets. We each bought one for the master bath in the house we are building ($66.24 savings)
So, we saved over $140, more than paying for our $99/year cost (which is already covered because of the Amazon Mom feature for diapers and wipes on subscription).
I do agree that I was expecting even more, but we came away happy :) |
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05/03/2016 10:01:00 AM · #88 |
Thank you so much for your add. Makes great sense. I never really thought about the many wonder reviews being bought. THANKS.
Originally posted by sjhuls:
I think you have to be a bit careful with reviews. Many companies will pay people to write good reviews for their products or their company. I do think they are helpful to a point but when I am looking at a product I tend to give the bad reviews a little more weight than the good ones. However if there are overwhelmingly more good reviews than bad I figure that the product is for the most part good and no one can please everyone and there are always those people who can find something wrong with anything. Or one product out of 1000 that will have defect.
The reviews I often have the hardest time deciphering are hotel reviews. How can a hotel get such contrasting reviews? One person will say they loved it and would stay there again and another will say it was the worst place with the worst service. It always makes me nervous when planning a trip. Having a bad hotel experience can make or break a vacation. Luckily I think most of those bad reviews are from very picky people who somehow expect a 5 star hotel when they booked a 2 star. |
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