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Amazon raised Prime Day prices, misleading consumers, says vendor

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Re: Amazon raised Prime Day prices, misleading consumers, says vendor

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Post by Nullabillity »

SwellJoe wrote: post #46

I've become more and more disillusioned by Amazon over the years. Prices are now almost never the best; I only buy from them when I need something quickly (and can't get it locally). NewEgg (nearly) always has better tech prices. Walmart often has better prices on everyday items and I can have it immediately. I just bought a pair of tweezers at my local grocery store for two bucks that was $6 on Amazon for the same m…

That makes me curious, does the US not have any good comparison shopping websites? Personally Prisjakt[1] (PriceSpy[2] in the UK) is pretty much always my starting point when I'm looking for something, just because their search and discovery tools are so much better than any stores I've seen.

For example, let's look at laptops. Here's a list from PriceSpy of 15"-18" 1080p laptops with AMD graphics, 16+GB of RAM, SSDs, and 3+ USB ports.[3] For comparison, Webhallen[4] and Inet[5] (enthusiast shops, comparable to Newegg) only let you filter by class, screen size, or a few manufacturers. Elgiganten[6] and Media Markt[7] (similar to Best Buy in the US) have a few free-form options, but still nothing even close to the organization or breadth offered by Prisjakt. There are also few to no sliders or groups, instead you're stuck either approving individual screen sizes or predefined buckets of CPU series. Oddly, Elgiganten lets you filter for Intel's CPU price classes (i3/5/7) but not generations.

Amazon seems to follow the same recipe as Elgiganten/MM, which definitely leaves me wondering how Americans shop for computers. Or perhaps that's why so many seem to give up and praise Apple's "simple" lineup...

[1]: https://www.prisjakt.nu/

[2]: https://pricespy.co.uk/

[3]: https://pricespy.co.uk/category.php?m=s320733439

[4]: https://www.webhallen.com/se-sv/datorer_och_tillbehor/barbar...

[5]: https://www.inet.se/kategori/81/15-16

[6]: https://www.elgiganten.se/catalog/datorer-tillbehor/se_barba...

[7]: http://www.mediamarkt.se/sv/category/_b%C3%A4rbar-dator-5103...

Re: Amazon raised Prime Day prices, misleading consumers, says vendor

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Post by FireBeyond »

thaumasiotes wrote: post #27
bdcravens wrote: post #17

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Indeed. They pretty have an eternal "sale" for $10. Quick check: yep. $10. "Set Yourself Apart - Keep your competitive edge with courses for $10—ends 7/31!" Pretty sure by 8/3, there will be another sale for $10.

Hmmm. I seem to recall that Sears was sued for running "sales" more than six months out of the year, and lost. I feel like that would apply here?

There is an administrative code in my state that says that "furniture retailers may only have one 'closing down'/'final' sale per year"...

Re: Amazon raised Prime Day prices, misleading consumers, says vendor

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Post by clubm8 »

SwellJoe wrote: post #46

I've become more and more disillusioned by Amazon over the years. Prices are now almost never the best; I only buy from them when I need something quickly (and can't get it locally). NewEgg (nearly) always has better tech prices. Walmart often has better prices on everyday items and I can have it immediately. I just bought a pair of tweezers at my local grocery store for two bucks that was $6 on Amazon for the same m…

>Walmart often has better prices on everyday items and I can have it immediately.

But isn't the value in not having to travel to Walmart, select the item, wait in line, pay for the item, and transporting the item back to your home worth something?

I assume you already go to the grocery store, so picking up tweezers isn't much effort. But what about something that isn't sold at a grocery store?

Re: Amazon raised Prime Day prices, misleading consumers, says vendor

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Post by scient »

tscangussu wrote: post #178
alexilliamson wrote: post #90

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Surprised that there isn't more of a discussion about how this link is from Fox news... and right after Trump tweets about Amazon.

What is the problem about the link being from Fox News?

I think you forgot the /s

Re: Amazon raised Prime Day prices, misleading consumers, says vendor

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Post by Goronmon »

Shivetya wrote: post #175
didibus wrote: post #118

Earlier quoted context omitted.

No, it's not the same bike. The manufacturer's model number is different. They're not the same model. If you look at the descriptions, the Walmart one seems to be a large, and the color is not offered on Amazon. Now if you look at a large one from Amazon in red, you see its already 199$ instead. So size and color seem to be priced differentially.

differing a model by one digit and a minor feature is an old school game retailers started to run decades ago. back in the day when we had many big box electronics retailers who all price matched and beat a competitors price it could be real difficult getting that match/deal because on this minor difference. Example, Receiver A and Receiver B are from the same manufacturer, have the same model name, but since their U…

The problem is you don't know if it's "Same product, different model numbers to prevent comparison shopping" or "Inferior product with similar model numbers to make it seem like a better deal than it is." This stuff goes both ways and you don't know for sure unless someone has actually gotten their hands on both versions.

Re: Amazon raised Prime Day prices, misleading consumers, says vendor

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Post by wccrawford »

jaclaz wrote: post #166
didibus wrote: post #119

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To be fair, Amazon never claimed the lowest prices, that's Walmart's motto I believe. Amazon strikes for best customer experience, I think it tries to achieve the best balance of convenience, value and service.

Yep, but - still to be fair - please list the last three items that you could find (locally or online) at a lower price but that you decided to buy from Amazon instead because of the superior customer expereince.

I'm sure I could find the last automotive cleaner, diet foods, and more locally, if I cared to spend the time driving to places that might have it and checking. I'm also pretty sure they'd be cheaper there.

I've also bought games and computer parts on Amazon instead of NewEgg because I dislike NewEgg's shipping system and customer service. I'd rather pay a little more and have a nicer experience. And if I have to return it, I know it'll be easy to return to Amazon without a restocking fee or shipping charge.

Re: Amazon raised Prime Day prices, misleading consumers, says vendor

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Post by Flammy »

clubm8 wrote: post #203
SwellJoe wrote: post #46

I've become more and more disillusioned by Amazon over the years. Prices are now almost never the best; I only buy from them when I need something quickly (and can't get it locally). NewEgg (nearly) always has better tech prices. Walmart often has better prices on everyday items and I can have it immediately. I just bought a pair of tweezers at my local grocery store for two bucks that was $6 on Amazon for the same m…

>Walmart often has better prices on everyday items and I can have it immediately. But isn't the value in not having to travel to Walmart, select the item, wait in line, pay for the item, and transporting the item back to your home worth something? I assume you already go to the grocery store, so picking up tweezers isn't much effort. But what about something that isn't sold at a grocery store?

OP is talking about Walmart's online store, which has been giving Amazon competition for the last year or two.

Re: Amazon raised Prime Day prices, misleading consumers, says vendor

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Post by jonwachob91 »

clubm8 wrote: post #203
SwellJoe wrote: post #46

I've become more and more disillusioned by Amazon over the years. Prices are now almost never the best; I only buy from them when I need something quickly (and can't get it locally). NewEgg (nearly) always has better tech prices. Walmart often has better prices on everyday items and I can have it immediately. I just bought a pair of tweezers at my local grocery store for two bucks that was $6 on Amazon for the same m…

>Walmart often has better prices on everyday items and I can have it immediately. But isn't the value in not having to travel to Walmart, select the item, wait in line, pay for the item, and transporting the item back to your home worth something? I assume you already go to the grocery store, so picking up tweezers isn't much effort. But what about something that isn't sold at a grocery store?

Walmart is the largest Grocery Store chain in the US... So that kinda mutes your argument...

Re: Amazon raised Prime Day prices, misleading consumers, says vendor

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Post by AlexandrB »

ikurei wrote: post #134
neverminder wrote: post #129

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> and the reviews aren't trustworthy the way they used to be You can say that again. I recently bought a kitchen knife with Amazon Prime that had ~100 reviews, an average of 5 stars. It cost £33, so wasn't particularly cheap. Just after I bought it the seller sent me one of those nagging emails asking for a review which I ignored. A week after they sent me another email, a copy of the first one. By the time I've alre…

So you just helped continue the fraud? Things aren't gonna improve by complaining on HN.

It's not his job to fix Amazon's fraud issues. Amazon has billions of dollars at its disposal, it should invest some in quality control.
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