Amazon Prime day 7/15/15.
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I did read about it directly from Amazon as you may happen to have noticed that same quote included in my post above.
Thank you, that's what I suspected.
While I purchase a bunch of stuff from Amazon I don't spend a lot of time on the site. I just go in and buy the stuff I need and get out. Hmm, my sister on the other hand lives on her phone/tablet/internet. Maybe give her something productive to do and have her check continually for my items.
I'm trying to get used to the smartphones, but screw up stuff like missing a whole quote.
The key thing I'm keeping in mind about Amazon's statement is that they said:
"...offering more deals than Black Friday",
which does not really mean "better" deals.
mmack66
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I don't know about Target or Best Buy, but according to the People of Walmart website, you can shop in store, in your underwear, with no problem.
Were I you, I would hire a lawyer and sue for discrimination.
Zeke
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Thanks for the heads up. I have a few needs so I'll take a wait and see.
AFA Target etc matching prices, it's still easier to pick the item up off the porch than to fight the Target crowd.
AFA Target etc matching prices, it's still easier to pick the item up off the porch than to fight the Target crowd.
papavolume
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I have Prime, I guess we will see what its all about next week. I am curious myself.
I live in a semi-rural area and our "2 day Prime delivery" is up to 3 or 4 days now. I'd complain but it still beats driving to Wal Mart.
PelicanPines
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I'm a block east of the middle of nowhere in NJ. Amazon delivers to me 7 days a week including holidays. Sunday deliveries come from a post office about 10 miles away, which is 3 post offices away.
Parrothead
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It depends on where you live...I've had same day delivery via Amazon Prime...same day, $6 shipping if I remember correctly.
dkroth
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Some teasers with less than 24 hours to go.
Somehow I'm not expecting anything in my Amazon cart to be part of this:
http://money.cnn.com/2015/07/14/news/amazon-prime-day-sales-walmart/index.html
Somehow I'm not expecting anything in my Amazon cart to be part of this:
http://money.cnn.com/2015/07/14/news/amazon-prime-day-sales-walmart/index.html
Ign
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LOL no kidding. At least the WalMart examples include a B&D drill.
Already the Amazon thing is annoying me......"starts at 12:01." I'm sorry, I'm not sitting up at f'ing midnight in a mad race to click the fastest for a limited qty of a 40" TV. The whole Lightning Deal thing is the same damn tactic car dealers try use...."this price only good this second." It creates an artificial sense of urgency.
JettaGetUpandGo
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Here is a list of 31 sale items
https://gma.yahoo.com/amazon-prime-day-31-deals-available-starting-tonight-170052756.html
https://gma.yahoo.com/amazon-prime-day-31-deals-available-starting-tonight-170052756.html
coralnut
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Much ado about nothing.
dkroth
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Save up to 50 percent on select tools "for the DIY auto enthusiast"
Meh. I don't see Amazon doing 50% deals on anything other than consumer level stuff. But it's worth a look.
lordy123
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Pretty lame so far, my friend works in one of their warehouses and I was expecting something much bigger based on how they were prepping schedule, etc.
Andy Griffith
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It will be interesting to see how this strategy plays out for Amazon.
We are an instant gratification, short attention span, consumer driven, media sound-bite society these days, and I think Amazon's strategy in part has been to play to that social dynamic. Once they get people signed up for Prime, my guess is the number of people who subsequently drop Prime is relatively small.
As a business Ya gotta love recurring revenue streams!
I'm not critiquing people here, as I am a long time Amazon user myself.
However, I wonder if there is a potential for this Prime day deal to backfire a bit if the sales are not deemed worthy of peoples time to obtain them.(even in our 24/7 internet society) Of course once the memory of a less than satisfying sale fades, there will still be X number of new Prime members on board. So mission accomplished?
I have 11 (8 needs, 3 wants) items on my wish list that I've been waiting for this big sale to purchase. Somehow I don't think that 12lb. buckets of granulated Rat Poison is going to be one of the super deals.
We are an instant gratification, short attention span, consumer driven, media sound-bite society these days, and I think Amazon's strategy in part has been to play to that social dynamic. Once they get people signed up for Prime, my guess is the number of people who subsequently drop Prime is relatively small.
As a business Ya gotta love recurring revenue streams!
I'm not critiquing people here, as I am a long time Amazon user myself.
However, I wonder if there is a potential for this Prime day deal to backfire a bit if the sales are not deemed worthy of peoples time to obtain them.(even in our 24/7 internet society) Of course once the memory of a less than satisfying sale fades, there will still be X number of new Prime members on board. So mission accomplished?
I have 11 (8 needs, 3 wants) items on my wish list that I've been waiting for this big sale to purchase. Somehow I don't think that 12lb. buckets of granulated Rat Poison is going to be one of the super deals.
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You realize it's tomorrow, not today, right?
Mr. Fixer Upper
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It screws loyal Prime member by allowing trial membership abuse for special events. It's not a Prime Member sales day as much as it is a Prime MemberSHIP sales day. I have had and cancelled Prime a couple of times. The wife is currently a student so student Prime at the moment which is a much better price.
Overall still disappointed with Prime as a whole. Many late shipments, even when next day is purchased. Lots of stuff doesn't ship for 3-5 days after the order so who cares if it's 1 or 2 days at that point. Many items moved to Add-on status. Video selection is mediocre. Pricing in general is sometimes significantly more on Amazon recently so it's not as much of a "go to" place for me anymore.
Overall still disappointed with Prime as a whole. Many late shipments, even when next day is purchased. Lots of stuff doesn't ship for 3-5 days after the order so who cares if it's 1 or 2 days at that point. Many items moved to Add-on status. Video selection is mediocre. Pricing in general is sometimes significantly more on Amazon recently so it's not as much of a "go to" place for me anymore.
I've never figured out how much of that is automatic by the Sears software, and how much is manually updated.
I do know that those price-matched items have a habit of getting slapped with the dreaded Hot Buy tags.
Only one more hour to go!!!
https://amazon.com/primeday
https://www.facebook.com/events/1639606549630094/
https://twitter.com/amazon
.....and I'm not going to make it.
So far, it *****.
But at 7:00AM, the deal on this goes into effect for those with Prime....
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00INL0BTS/?tag=atomicindus08-20
Supposed to be the best of the el cheapo calipers. We shall see how low they go...
But at 7:00AM, the deal on this goes into effect for those with Prime....
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00INL0BTS/?tag=atomicindus08-20
Supposed to be the best of the el cheapo calipers. We shall see how low they go...
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Spn1025
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A lot of these huge deals don't look like huge deals to me. Take that OTC leak down test kit for example.. Amazon's price is only $5 less than the average 3rd party seller's price.
Is it showing $64 for prime members logged into their account?
Is it showing $64 for prime members logged into their account?
6MocoA
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I have that kit. I bought it last September off Amazon for about $60, so not exactly a super deal there.
Spn1025
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Actually that kit isn't even shown on their Prime deals page..
WBrowniv
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Yes it is showing $64.00 for me and I'm logged in as prime.
Wrenches of Death
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Agreed.
Precious moments of my life's time have been stolen! Wasted on this debacle...
WoD
kmkalf
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Only thing worthwhile for me is a new Kindle for the wife since the storm the other day screwed up the screen.
The sucky part is an estimate date of mid September
The sucky part is an estimate date of mid September
CobraChevelle
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No surprise here... Just like Black Friday. I always see 1 or 2 crazy deals and the rest are the same "sale price" as every other week. It's all bs hype.
ishiboo
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Certified Drunk
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I didn't see anything that I had to buy.