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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 freehunter »

bluGill wrote: post #227
threatofrain wrote: post #126

Earlier quoted context omitted.

But where do you look? Everywhere else is ad-hoc market places that you'd have to know about, such as Newegg for tech. But what's the Newegg of other stuff?

I've had good luck just googling (now duck duck go) the part I needed. There are thousands of tiny specialty suppliers and most provide value beyond the gadget I need. nailgunsdirect.com had the odd sized nails I needed for a project that were not stocked locally, they also have buyers guides which helped me decide a interesting new nailgun wasn't right for me. toolpartsdirect.com had the switch I needed for my drill…

The reason I shop on Amazon is so I don't have to give shady vendors any of my personal information. I'm willing to pay a few bucks extra for the security that Amazon afford, as long as I'm getting genuine merchandise. Which I can't be guaranteed at Nail Gun Depot either.

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Post by EADGBE »

throwaway91111 wrote: post #20
TallGuyShort wrote: post #10

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Lest anyone not take you seriously, I noticed this when I first immigrated to the US, and every time I've returned from a multi-week trip: the first time I see a TV again I'm just flabbergasted at how nasty the advertizing is. When you're not used to it, it just seems especially manipulative and very negative towards the competition compared to other the other countries I've spent time in (which primarily other count…

It's pretty shocking even if you are used to it. I can't believe people pay for cable given how terrible of an experience it is.

Weird. It's always on when I click the button.

I pay for cable to enjoy baseball games, primarily, as there is no other way to watch "in-market" otherwise. For certain demographics, it's just the most sense.

I mean, TV is TV. If I spend a little bit more to never have to deal with buffering, or a laggy UI, it's worth it to me. I think a lot of non-cord-cutters would agree.

Re: cord cutting; I've tried, I really have.

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

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Post by mikeash »

jedberg wrote: post #219

Maybe I'm in the minority here but I don't have a problem with this. If they raise the price based on demand, and I still deem it a good price, then who was harmed here? Sure I paid more than I needed to but I still paid less than I felt it was worth to me.

They didn't raise the price based on demand. They raised the price so that they could "discount" it and make it look like a good deal when it wasn't.

If a product is normally $10, and then it's sold as "discounted 50% for Prime Day, now only $10," that's fraudulent.

If Amazon decides to charge more and people are willing to pay it, there's nothing wrong with that. The problem is when they lie to make people think they're getting more of a deal than they are.

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Post by EADGBE »

nerdshoe wrote: post #205
j79 wrote: post #4

I saw a lot of comments saying "Prime Day" was really "Prime Marketing Day". Seems that was the case.

Can confirm. I spotted a plane towing an Amazon banner over my city on Prime day.

They've had semi trailers around here for a few months now.

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Post by mikeash »

nerdshoe wrote: post #205
j79 wrote: post #4

I saw a lot of comments saying "Prime Day" was really "Prime Marketing Day". Seems that was the case.

Can confirm. I spotted a plane towing an Amazon banner over my city on Prime day.

I can't figure it out, is this absurdist sarcasm or just factual reporting of real events?

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Post by EADGBE »

nodesocket wrote: post #57

I bought a Brother laser printer with toner for $80 shipped in two days. Happy Amazon consumer here. You'll have to rip Prime out of my cold dead hands.

Agreed.

People are just complaining to complain. It's also kinda cool right now to hate Amazon. It's gotten too big, ya know. They're evil, lol.

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Post by EADGBE »

crimsonalucard wrote: post #114
dragonwriter wrote: post #18

Earlier quoted context omitted.

100% off is free, no matter what the base price is, so that's clearly not true. (Though, oddly, it's not uncommon online, with a “just pay (inflated) shipping and handling charge” proviso.)

The guy meant 100% of the new price off from the old price. It's a bit of a reverse temporal brain fart, but it is a valid statement. For some reason I just instinctively knew that this is what he meant.

Hey, any reason to downvote someone into oblivion is a cause worth fighting for.

- Someone with too much time and too much karma.

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

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Post by [deleted] »

4ad wrote: post #163
ikurei wrote: post #134

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

A dull knife is fraud? Seriously? Knives are meant to me sharpened. The cheapest knife can be sharpened to razor blade sharpness. Sometimes new knives come sharpened somewhat, but in my experience all mass-produced knives need sharpening when new, even $250 knives. I genuinely can't comprehend the complaint. What next, buy a new car and complain it didn't come with the tank full?

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Post by SeanDav »

EADGBE wrote: post #228
partiallypro wrote: post #212

My issue with Amazon lately isn't just the prices no longer being the lowest, it's that a big chunk of their products are counterfeits. I honestly have no idea how they haven't tamped down on that. If I shop at Wal-Mart, Target, Footlocker, etc, etc I know the products I buy aren't going to be fakes; no so with Amazon. I have started buying less stuff on there after a number of products have come back as fakes. I use…

What kinds of things are you buying where counterfeits are a problem? Genuinely intrigued.

Charging devices.
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