Amazon prime day

[single stack]

Amazon Prime day!
Oh yeah, Christmas is coming early this year.
Ordered a six pack of Hanes crew socks!
Yeah baby!

 

[Rafe]

Have you read it?

Not yet. I have one nonfiction title and one novel to finish first. I bought the Kindle version even though it was almost twice as much as the hardcopy. I'll probably start Vance's book Friday or Saturday.

 

[alternative]

Bought the streamlight. Thanks. If you use keepa you can follow prices on Amazon.

 

[dsgrey]

I bought 3 items and the package arrived today with my correct name and address. I open it and it contains a football helmet chin strap and a winter face mask. Just the items a 60+ year old guy needs living in 100 degree heat. So off to their India chat to get a refund and I get to keep those two items. This seems to occur during their busy times but why do I always get useless stuff to keep? Last time it was some menstrual cramp medicine.

 

[orbitup]

Bought the streamlight. Thanks. If you use keepa you can follow prices on Amazon.View attachment 462347

I'm using that sight to look at routers and the price they have doesn't match Amazon. .

 

[1911'S 4 Me]

I bought 3 items and the package arrived today with my correct name and address. I open it and it contains a football helmet chin strap and a winter face mask. Just the items a 60+ year old guy needs living in 100 degree heat. So off to their India chat to get a refund and I get to keep those two items. This seems to occur during their busy times but why do I always get useless stuff to keep? Last time it was some menstrual cramp medicine.

Last time it was some menstrual cramp medicine.

That was to prepare you for all the other wrong packages.

 

[Rafe]

I bought 3 items and the package arrived today with my correct name and address. I open it and it contains a football helmet chin strap and a winter face mask. Just the items a 60+ year old guy needs living in 100 degree heat. So off to their India chat to get a refund and I get to keep those two items. This seems to occur during their busy times but why do I always get useless stuff to keep? Last time it was some menstrual cramp medicine.

I shouldn't laugh...but I can't help it. Only had a serious fubar once: I ordered some sound treatment "egg-crate" foam and got a 72"-tall, four-section, folding Japanese style privacy screen.

Similar but on the front-end, I was looking for a different type of Bluetooth earbud yesterday and I landed on one with an average 5-star rating...but all the Amazon reviews were for the old movie, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, nothing remotely related to wireless earphones.

Maybe some senior manage at Amazon is thinking of applying for the role of Director of the U.S. Secret Service and his padding his/her resume?

 

[AustinBR]

I'm using that sight to look at routers and the price they have doesn't match Amazon. .

Keepa is an awesome tool. Get the browser version and it'll pop up on every Amazon page.

I've got this TP Link router and it works really well, but is pricy AF:

Amazon.com

If I were to get a router today I may splurge and get a WiFi 7 version...but...maybe not given the prices.

 

[orbitup]

Keepa is an awesome tool. Get the browser version and it'll pop up on every Amazon page.

I've got this TP Link router and it works really well, but is pricy AF:

Amazon.com

If I were to get a router today I may splurge and get a WiFi 7 version...but...maybe not given the prices.

It doesn't seem awesome to me. The few things I checked had the wrong current prices.

 

[dsgrey]

I shouldn't laugh...but I can't help it. Only had a serious fubar once: I ordered some sound treatment "egg-crate" foam and got a 72"-tall, four-section, folding Japanese style privacy screen.

Similar but on the front-end, I was looking for a different type of Bluetooth earbud yesterday and I landed on one with an average 5-star rating...but all the Amazon reviews were for the old movie, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, nothing remotely related to wireless earphones.

Maybe some senior manage at Amazon is thinking of applying for the role of Director of the U.S. Secret Service and his padding his/her resume?

I told my adult kids that I'm a ninja now with the wrong/free stuff they sent.

 

[Bozz10mm]

Ordered a couple of things off my wish list that were actually on sale. Saw some things that were advertised as prime day sale, but the same price as always.

 

[General Zod]

Similar but on the front-end, I was looking for a different type of Bluetooth earbud yesterday and I landed on one with an average 5-star rating...but all the Amazon reviews were for the old movie, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, nothing remotely related to wireless earphones.

Some of the less scrupulous (and often more Chinese) vendors on Amazon do this. They'll list something that'll get a whole bunch of 5 star reviews for a year or so, then change the listing to their shit product they want to rip you off with. Most buyers just look at how many reviews there are and don't bother reading them, so the tactic works more often than not.

 

[Bozz10mm]

Always read the 3 star reviews.

 

[oldag]

Always read the 3 star reviews.

I always read the 1 star reviews. Some are irrelevant, but some are pertinent.

 

[jmohme]

Some of the less scrupulous (and often more Chinese) vendors on Amazon do this. They'll list something that'll get a whole bunch of 5 star reviews for a year or so, then change the listing to their shit product they want to rip you off with. Most buyers just look at how many reviews there are and don't bother reading them, so the tactic works more often than not.

I like reading the reviews. A lot of them have some really funny comments.

 

[alternative]

It doesn't seem awesome to me. The few things I checked had the wrong current prices.

Prices can change very fast on Amazon.

 

[orbitup]

Prices can change very fast on Amazon.

It shows when it last scanned. It wasn't working. I used to use camel until Amazon figured out how to block it. I bet they are doing the same thing here.

 

[TipBledsoe]

I got a good deal on a pair of solid rubber wheelbarrow tires… I got tired of flat tires… Tired I say!

 

[Bozz10mm]

Tired and re-tired.

 

[alternative]

Bought the Streamlight on Amazon and looks good. But, I didn't know Streamlight was made in China.