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Originally Posted by BionicGecko
While Amazon does market Prime on their EU websites, the sales pitch is not directly integrated in the purchase process (with big buttons for buying with Prime and small links for the "non-Prime" option). This would not fly at all under EU laws, as it is basically the same thing as "slamming" in in-person sales.
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But mostly Irish (in EU) "have to buy" from Amazon UK, in Sterling. The same law does still apply in the UK, but the UK are not enforcing it.
Also there is the "in your face" marketing of Amazon branded "Credit" card* on every product page:
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Looking for a company card? Pay £189.00 £164.00 for this order. Get a £25 Amazon Gift Card upon approval for the Amazon Business Amex Card.
No annual fee in the first year.
Rep. APR 38.3% Variable. Terms apply. Amazon is a broker, not a lender.
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The Amazon Germany site is offered in English, but oddly many products there won't ship to Ireland, yet they do on Amazon UK, even when in some cases the supplier is German.
Also nearly impossible to see if it's Amazon or 3rd party you'll deal with over product issues when buying.
(*Is Amex a regular credit card like branded ones backed by Access or Barclaycard?).
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The copied text is from a monitor I bought. Advertised as 4K UHD and 2160p. It came today and it's only HD (1080p), not wrong model supplied, but wrong Amazon description. That means instant money back in UK or EU shops. But Amazon you go through hoops.
I've reported many wrong Amazon pages in last 20 years and only once has the description been amended (A full size SD card described as a micro-SD, so card can't fit. Other way round isn't so serious).