Re: Why Amazon?

debic · ‎09-02-2010

@hoosieroriginal I put everything I want in my wishlist. It will always tell you how much it went down in price and what that was when you entered it there. That doesn't apply of course if the price goes over the original price.

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BabyYoda · ‎03-09-2010

That's because Amazon uses algorithms and the cookies are stored on your computer so they know how often you visit, what you are searching for without even signing in. Try clearing your cookies out and the check the pricing again. They change prices a lot.

CouponQueen · ‎10-21-2010

I have had the same experience both ways. It goes up/down.

I went to purchase flowers online from a online retailer. They were the Grower's Special for $19.99. I get to check-out and shipping was $14.99..I had everything done until they calculated that part. I was not paying almost the entire purchase price in S&H.

I clicked off. A couple hours later I received a email from them saying you didn't complete your order. Shipping is on us..$14.99 value if you click the link..and sure enough I got them sent for free. They shipped at like 3:10 pm and was delivered at 11 AM. Happened a few weeks later again. They sent me a free S&H link.

All places do that. I can be shopping online and the sites and items I have shopped for have shown up as ads on my Facebook or my home screen.

JustJazzmom · ‎03-09-2010

There is a website called camelcamelcameldot com that tracks pricing of items from Amazon over the space of months with a graph. Check them out to see how steady the price has been on the item you want.

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GCR18 · ‎07-03-2013

The price fluctuations on Amazon drive me crazy. If I think it's too high when I initially look, I don't go back. I move on and buy it elsewhere. That seems to happen to me often on their site.

NYC Susan · ‎03-13-2010

@hoosieroriginal wrote:
Why is it when you look at an item on Amazon (and other on-line retailers) the price goes up right away if you do not purchase it? Amazon is famous for this. I looked at some drapes which were listed at $39.95 for a panel pair, the next day it went up to $51.00. It has happened many other times also - I looked at some glass frames which were $89, now they are over $100.

I buy from Amazon all the time, and have never had that happen. In fact, I keep a wish list there and have seen prices of items go DOWN since the time I put them on my wish list. Never up.

NYC Susan · ‎03-13-2010

@CouponQueen wrote:
I have had the same experience both ways. It goes up/down.

I went to purchase flowers online from a online retailer. They were the Grower's Special for $19.99. I get to check-out and shipping was $14.99..I had everything done until they calculated that part. I was not paying almost the entire purchase price in S&H.

I clicked off. A couple hours later I received a email from them saying you didn't complete your order. Shipping is on us..$14.99 value if you click the link..and sure enough I got them sent for free. They shipped at like 3:10 pm and was delivered at 11 AM. Happened a few weeks later again. They sent me a free S&H link.

All places do that. I can be shopping online and the sites and items I have shopped for have shown up as ads on my Facebook or my home screen.

That's happened to me too. I think it's pretty common. They try to lure you back. I like it!