I have tooted the Amazon horn a few times here, but last night I had an experience that has me scratching my head and wondering about the site.
Knowing I have a Prime account, my daughter called to see if I would order something for her. She had the item picked out and let me know what to get. I did a search on the site and found the item, but the price she found and the price I found showed a $7 difference. We compared all the details, including the number of comments on the item (1829) and it was identical, except for the price. As a prime member, I would have recieved two day shipping for free, she would have paid...Is it possible Amazon is upping the price on items under the prime membership to cover the "free" shipping????
I will be looking into this this weekend to see if this was a fluke, or if it is a Amazon's practice. I will not be a happy camper if I have been duped into believing Prime membership is something it is not...
One of my co-workers is leaving and we are having a farewell for her on Friday. She has worked there 20 years and is leaving to take care of at-risk homeless teen girls. Because of her tenure, the company is giving her a nice gift and send-off...and because she is a dear friend of mine, I was asked to work with another friend to pick out the gift and arrange the send off. So, we spent today shopping and putting the gifts together, ordering food and creating a scrap book. We had such a fun day putting this event together. We had a budget of just over $500 for food and gifts. We bought her a nice outdoor rocker for her back porch, soft pjs, a robe, a lap blanket, tea, wine, candles, a journal, gift cards, and an uber soft loveable teddy bear. Then, we ordered about 7 platters of fruits, breads, and croissant sandwiches for the breakfast. All in all, it was a great day spent planning an event fit for a special friend...and getting paid for my time...and it didnt cost me a dime!!! Gotta love that!
A questionable Amazon.com experience
November 17th, 2011 at 03:07 am
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November 17th, 2011 at 06:14 am 1321510464
Here's to the event being as much fun as the planning was!
November 17th, 2011 at 02:29 pm 1321540170
November 17th, 2011 at 04:27 pm 1321547242
Anyway, this post reminds me of another Amazon issue I had. I was trying to buy a lunch box for my son, but the one I put in my cart came up with a different price and seller than the one I CHOSE. It was really wonky and my dh thought I was crazy. I told him every time I went to check out, it was different. He somehow got the one I wanted. Through the process I actually saved $1-$2 (checkout price was cheaper than I had originally chosen).
We get free prime for a week - and we are thinking of signing up - I will keep an eye on that since my account is not set up for it. Good tip!
November 17th, 2011 at 06:20 pm 1321554010
I've had weird things with price changes on Amazon too.
November 17th, 2011 at 09:25 pm 1321565155
Keep us posted about Amazon. That is most disturbing.
November 17th, 2011 at 11:15 pm 1321571705
Planning the party and gifts for your friend/coworker sounds like fun. Have a great day tomorrow.
November 18th, 2011 at 02:12 am 1321582356
Maybe they do books differently than other items??