Prime Day 2017 - Page 8

JSWolf · 07-11-2017, 10:06 AM

Amazon's Pime day is silly. They make you have to look for what's on sale and when it's on sale. Amazon makes you do way too much work. Amazon needs to jus;t list everything on sale and let it be on sale all day. Make it easy to find what you want. Stop making it so difficult.

Cinisajoy · 07-11-2017, 10:10 AM

Prime Day
People releasing immense money earned. Despair all year.

copyrite · 07-11-2017, 10:17 AM

I just used my Echo to buy two TP link smart plugs for $39.98, less $15.99 from the Echo less $20.00 because of the Dash wand... final price $3.99 (before tax). I think I'm a smart plug addict.

issybird · 07-11-2017, 10:33 AM

I got the Dot with the Alexa voice promo (for my sister), an excellent deal. But otherwise, I've only picked up some fake Nespresso pods.

cc_in_oh · 07-11-2017, 11:14 AM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

Amazon's Pime day is silly. They make you have to look for what's on sale and when it's on sale. Amazon makes you do way too much work. Amazon needs to jus;t list everything on sale and let it be on sale all day. Make it easy to find what you want. Stop making it so difficult.

I always find some worthwhile deals around Black Friday, but Prime days have been a complete bust for me. Aside maybe from Amazon devices, I never see anything that I haven't seen before at a lower price as a regular daily deal. At best, Prime day amounts to maybe 2 weeks' worth of regular daily deals packed into one day.

OTOH though, Best Buy and Walmart sometimes compete with deals that are actually worthwhile...

Edit> Oops - I have to eat my words - I bought the Seagate 8TB "Hub" USB drive for $161 - not a sensational deal but better than I expected to find, unless they're discontinuing it or something...

Catlady · 07-11-2017, 11:18 AM

Here's another annoyance. I have 70-some items in my Amazon cart as "save for later." Quite by accident, I discovered that a couple of them were Prime Day deals--30 percent off. But you only see that on the product page, or if you move the item to the cart and start the checkout.

It's silly. I had to waste time clicking on each product page to see if the item was a deal. Why not tell me that upfront? These are items I was already considering and often waiting for price drops before purchasing--so why not tell me which ones were deals and give me the extra impetus to buy them?

BearMountainBooks · 07-11-2017, 11:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Catlady

Here's another annoyance. I have 70-some items in my Amazon cart as "save for later." Quite by accident, I discovered that a couple of them were Prime Day deals--30 percent off. But you only see that on the product page, or if you move the item to the cart and start the checkout.

It's silly. I had to waste time clicking on each product page to see if the item was a deal. Why not tell me that upfront? These are items I was already considering and often waiting for price drops before purchasing--so why not tell me which ones were deals and give me the extra impetus to buy them?

My wishlist showed me lower prices. I don't think the cart does. And the electric pressure cookers were cheaper near black frinday (and walmart beat them then by a few bucks. I haven't checked walmart for the cookers yet.)

Purple Lady · 07-11-2017, 11:55 AM

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Originally Posted by AnemicOak

Worked for me. The email came right away and I like how your credit amount is visible right below the buy button on a books page.

I don't see anything below the buy button. I looked at a book sold by Amazon and one from a big publisher. I don't trust Amazon to give me the credit and I won't buy any without a discount. What book did you see the credit amount for?

Catlady · 07-11-2017, 12:27 PM

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Originally Posted by BearMountainBooks

My wishlist showed me lower prices. I don't think the cart does. And the electric pressure cookers were cheaper near black frinday (and walmart beat them then by a few bucks. I haven't checked walmart for the cookers yet.)

But what I'm talking about weren't price drops per se--those do show up in the "saved for later" list. What isn't showing up are the Prime Day special deals: e.g., this vacuum--I didn't see the $55 special price in my "saved for later" cart. Or these leggings, which are 30 percent off but show the full price in "saved for later."

So it might be worth actually clicking through on saved and/or wish list items to see if there are discounts today.

AnemicOak · 07-11-2017, 12:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Purple Lady

I don't see anything below the buy button. I looked at a book sold by Amazon and one from a big publisher. I don't trust Amazon to give me the credit and I won't buy any without a discount. What book did you see the credit amount for?

I just looked at random books and it's listed there on all of them (see attached)...

EDIT: Of course with Amazon they're always A/B testing their website so sometimes not everyone sees the page exactly the same.

Purple Lady · 07-11-2017, 12:56 PM

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Originally Posted by AnemicOak

I just looked at random books and it's listed there on all of them (see attached)...

EDIT: Of course with Amazon they're always A/B testing their website so sometimes not everyone sees the page exactly the same.

So the credit amount you are seeing is the 40% credit you already received for a different book. I thought you were saying that it showed the 40% credit you would get.

AnemicOak · 07-11-2017, 01:22 PM

Oh sorry, yes it's the credit I got for buying a $4.99 book.

Purple Lady · 07-11-2017, 02:38 PM

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Originally Posted by AnemicOak

Oh sorry, yes it's the credit I got for buying a $4.99 book.

No problem. Since you are seeing the credit amount on all books, I wonder if it can be used for any book. A few months ago I was able to use a credit on a Random House book.

AnemicOak · 07-11-2017, 02:47 PM

Credits like this can usually be used on any book.

Catlady · 07-11-2017, 02:53 PM

Is 16gb enough for a smartphone these days? Or should I go for 32gb? I'm looking at a Moto E4 (16gb, standard version, gold case which I love, $130), or a Moto G5 Plus (32gb, Amazon lockscreen and ads, boring gray case, preloaded Amazon apps that would eat up some of the extra space, $155).

I want the Moto E (I have a 1st gen now and want to stay with this line), but am I being stupid to be dazzled by the gold case and the absence of Amazon's ads?

I do want to stay with the Moto line. The E is at its usual price; the G is a deal price. Specs seem roughly the same. Anyone want to weigh in?

07-11-2017, 02:53 PM	#120
Catlady Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,423 Karma: 52734361 Join Date: Oct 2010 Device: Kindle Fire, Kindle Paperwhite, AGPTek Bluetooth Clip	Is 16gb enough for a smartphone these days? Or should I go for 32gb? I'm looking at a Moto E4 (16gb, standard version, gold case which I love, $130), or a Moto G5 Plus (32gb, Amazon lockscreen and ads, boring gray case, preloaded Amazon apps that would eat up some of the extra space, $155). I want the Moto E (I have a 1st gen now and want to stay with this line), but am I being stupid to be dazzled by the gold case and the absence of Amazon's ads? I do want to stay with the Moto line. The E is at its usual price; the G is a deal price. Specs seem roughly the same. Anyone want to weigh in? Last edited by Catlady; 07-11-2017 at 02:55 PM.

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07-11-2017, 10:10 AM	#107
Cinisajoy Just a Yellow Smiley. Posts: 19,161 Karma: 83862859 Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Texas Device: K4, K5, fire, kobo, galaxy	Prime Day People releasing immense money earned. Despair all year.

07-11-2017, 10:17 AM	#108
copyrite Wizard Posts: 1,841 Karma: 4985051 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Maryland Device: Kindle	I just used my Echo to buy two TP link smart plugs for $39.98, less $15.99 from the Echo less $20.00 because of the Dash wand... final price $3.99 (before tax). I think I'm a smart plug addict.

07-11-2017, 10:33 AM	#109
issybird o saeclum infacetum Posts: 21,514 Karma: 236076651 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: New England Device: Mini, H2O, Glo HD, Aura One, PW4, PW5	I got the Dot with the Alexa voice promo (for my sister), an excellent deal. But otherwise, I've only picked up some fake Nespresso pods.

07-11-2017, 11:18 AM	#111
Catlady Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,423 Karma: 52734361 Join Date: Oct 2010 Device: Kindle Fire, Kindle Paperwhite, AGPTek Bluetooth Clip	Here's another annoyance. I have 70-some items in my Amazon cart as "save for later." Quite by accident, I discovered that a couple of them were Prime Day deals--30 percent off. But you only see that on the product page, or if you move the item to the cart and start the checkout. It's silly. I had to waste time clicking on each product page to see if the item was a deal. Why not tell me that upfront? These are items I was already considering and often waiting for price drops before purchasing--so why not tell me which ones were deals and give me the extra impetus to buy them?

07-11-2017, 01:22 PM	#117
AnemicOak Bookaholic Posts: 14,391 Karma: 54969924 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Minnesota Device: iPad Mini 4, AuraHD, iPhone XR +	Oh sorry, yes it's the credit I got for buying a $4.99 book.

07-11-2017, 02:47 PM	#119
AnemicOak Bookaholic Posts: 14,391 Karma: 54969924 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Minnesota Device: iPad Mini 4, AuraHD, iPhone XR +	Credits like this can usually be used on any book.