Flutterby™! : Hmmm

Hmmm

2013-02-21 18:41:11.192138+01 by Dan Lyke 3 comments

~~Hmmm... Reports in the wild of Amazon Prime being charged 15% more than non-Prime customers...~~

Edit: Debunking the Amazon Prime pricing myth.

[ related topics: Books ]

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#Comment Re: made: 2013-02-22 05:33:27.782988+01 by: other_todd

I meant to go follow up on that earlier today; I've had Amazon Prime for quite a while, I watch prices pretty closely, and I was pretty sure your reports from the wild were overblown. Glad to see the follow-up.

#Comment Re: made: 2013-02-22 16:03:01.493776+01 by: Dan Lyke

And here's someone asserting the other way: http://brightviolet.wordpress....isnt-such-a-good-deal-after-all/

#Comment Re: made: 2013-02-22 20:44:39.801117+01 by: other_todd

Yeah but check the comments. Once again that seems to be a difference between "shipped by Amazon" and "third party seller."

I'm not saying Amazon is above such games. I have no illusions about their morals. But for the things I buy regularly (media: books, DVDs, etc) the "street price" is pretty easy to establish and I haven't seen any signs that they're overcharging Prime members.

If anything I suspect they game regular customers by UNDERcharging - "Hey, we noticed you looked at this but didn't buy it, if we invisibly knock a couple of bucks off will that get you to buy it if we call it to your attention again?"

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