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Not happy with Amazon

MamaWick — Thu, 14 Jul 2022 16:02:38 GMT

Hmmmm...not very happy with Amazon Prime Day. We had our eye on an item. The price was $374.99 AND there was also extra coupon for another 20%. We looked at a couple of other similar items throughout the day. When we went back to order it, the 20% coupon was gone. So, we decided to wait a bit and try again. Checked on it several times, and then there was a 5% coupon. Huh? Went back in a little later and the 5% coupon was gone. Kept checking it throughout the day and evening, and a coupon never reappeared. What's up with that Amazon?

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deeva — Thu, 14 Jul 2022 14:48:44 GMT

I've seen this happen before. It's called dynamic pricing. Amazon changes prices frequently throughout the day.

So now when I see something I want at a great price, I buy it immediately.

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Meowingkitty — Thu, 14 Jul 2022 14:55:41 GMT

I bought a Frye bag on Prime day. It was $99 when I bought it, a few hours later it was $109 then it went back up to $178 later in the day. I got it the next day and love it. Glad I got it when it was on a great sale.

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ALRATIBA — Thu, 14 Jul 2022 14:56:44 GMT

Frequently (not just "prime time") when I've been looking at something at Amazon ... a few hours / day or so later .....there's an email with a "deal."

I'm very happy with Amazon!

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ThinkingOutLoud — Thu, 14 Jul 2022 15:03:57 GMT

I'm not happy with how prime day went for me either. Was going to get something but when I tried to, the deal was no longer available even though prime day was still happening so I didn't bother with anything else.

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goldensrbest — Thu, 14 Jul 2022 15:09:50 GMT

By any chance were they lightning deals?

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MG Chris — Thu, 14 Jul 2022 15:11:08 GMT

If it was a lightning deal, they only last so long or until the quantity is sold out. If you put it in your cart you only have 15 minutes to check out.

I keep stuff in my saved items and Alexa always alerts me if they go on a lightening deal or sale. I have saved a bunch of money doing this. It will pick up your wish list as well. I have my kids keep a running wish list. If Alexa alerts me of a sale, I buy it as an I Love You gift.

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fthunt — Thu, 14 Jul 2022 15:12:31 GMT

Sounds like some of the 'deals' I see talked about here - about the Q. Price ends at the end of the day......going up tomorrow.....price will be higher in an hour......

Just an observation..........

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Icegoddess — Thu, 14 Jul 2022 15:21:44 GMT

@ThinkingOutLoud Some items were on Lightning Deals. The deal starts and ends at a certain time and there is a limited number, so if that number is reached the deal ends. That should show somewhere in the item description.

I had no plans to buy anything specifically for Prime Days, but had several things in my list I was planning on buying after my credit card rolled over to the next month and it happened to fall on Prime Days. I got a notification that something in my list ,but not something I planned to buy at this time, was going to be a Lightning Deal. It was already discounted about $10 for Prime Days so I was thinking I might go ahead and buy it if the Lightning Deal dropped the price another $20. When I checked on it after the Lightning Deal started it was exactly the same price it had been the night before. I could see that it was a Lightning Deal and that 7% had been claimed on the descripton page. I didn't buy it. I did get a notice from some extension I have that I could get it for about $20 cheaper on Ebay though, so I'm going to check into that.

There are sites that will notify you when there is a price drop on an item in your list and about Lightning Deals which I think they have throughout the year on random items. I don't know if any of them notify you if they have an instant coupon though. I just started using Keepa a couple of days ago. It also puts a graph in the descripton page showing the price history for the item. Another popular one is Camel Camel Camel.

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ThinkingOutLoud — Thu, 14 Jul 2022 15:25:51 GMT

It wasn't a lightening deal to my knowledge but perhaps it was after all. Never saw it touted that way. I'll know for next time.

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judianne — Thu, 14 Jul 2022 15:38:18 GMT

I had fun with prime day . A few days before it started l was sent an invite for their credit card . It had a $200 dollar gift card attached .l applied, got approved and the $ was in my account . Then a couple days later in the Prime Sale l ordered their 43 inch Fire Smart TV for $199 dollars . It's now back to $369 . My cost was $00 because I had the gift card. Then I got a 10.2 fire pad for $104. Now it's $179 . Also an Echo dot for $19 dollars is now today at $ 49 dollars . My tablet is arriving already today , tv next week .

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judianne — Thu, 14 Jul 2022 15:41:46 GMT

Forgot to add that l purchased through Ibotta and got a 7% for an Amazon electronic purchase and Amazon new credit card also gave me a 7% credit for using the card !

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RespectLife — Thu, 14 Jul 2022 15:55:55 GMT

@MamaWick

this is just ONE of the reasons I try never, EVER to buy from Amazon!

The minute I order something, the price changes. Amz won't honor a 5 min price reduction....where QVC and others honor the lowest price for 30 days!

There are MANY other reasons as well....but you nailed one of them!

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bonnie f — Thu, 14 Jul 2022 15:59:05 GMT

i dont have prime.. i do shop on amazon, but im never in a hurry for anything and usually i do have it pretty fast, within 5 - 7 days.. some i have got sooner.. i was thinking of buying an air fryer today, but im afraid of it not working/something being wrong with it.. i dont want to have to package it and ship it back .. i'd rather go to walmart or target, its easier to take it back,,,

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MamaWick — Thu, 14 Jul 2022 16:07:00 GMT

Nope, not a lightning deal. Didn't sell out. Today it is back to the pre-Amazon Prime Day price.

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chrystaltree — Thu, 14 Jul 2022 16:08:39 GMT

That's because some third party sellers on Amazon don't offer their discounts on both Prime days. Some dont even participate in Prime Day, they offer limited time discounts. Amazon has it's own products but also a platform where thousands if retailers sell. You had the 20% off and you decided to wait, for what? You gambled and lost. You can't blame Amazon for that.

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MamaWick — Thu, 14 Jul 2022 16:14:44 GMT

@chrystaltree We were not waiting to see if it would go down more. We were, however, researching different brands of this item. Heck, we research Fruit of the Loom vs. Hanes. By the time we went back to order, the 20% coupon was gone. The item was not sold out.

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MG Chris — Thu, 14 Jul 2022 16:18:30 GMT

@bonnie f wrote:
i dont have prime.. i do shop on amazon, but im never in a hurry for anything and usually i do have it pretty fast, within 5 - 7 days.. some i have got sooner.. i was thinking of buying an air fryer today, but im afraid of it not working/something being wrong with it.. i dont want to have to package it and ship it back .. i'd rather go to walmart or target, its easier to take it back,,,

you don't have to package and ship back. You can take it to Kohls and they don't want it packaged up. I am usually credited back within an hour of them scanning it in.

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nyc1 — Thu, 14 Jul 2022 16:18:54 GMT

I bought another dust buster. It's the same model that we have on our main floor and upstairs. It normally sells for $59., once in a while I'll see it at $49, but no less than that ever! On Prime Day it was $39. I scooped one up as a back up. We use of DBs every day on a regular basis, so I thought having a back up was a good idea since we've had our current ones for many years.

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chrystaltree — Thu, 14 Jul 2022 16:22:20 GMT

@MamaWick wrote:
@chrystaltree We were not waiting to see if it would go down more. We were, however, researching different brands of this item. Heck, we research Fruit of the Loom vs. Hanes. By the time we went back to order, the 20% coupon was gone. The item was not sold out.

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