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Froadac
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
United States6733 Posts
July 20 2011 04:25 GMT
#21
On July 20 2011 12:57 micronesia wrote:
At a supermarket near me there are a few items that are always on sale for like 10 cents of.... so the sign says something like: $2.09$1.99.

That is what I'm reminded of here... a perpetual sale isn't a sale lol... it's bullshit marketing.

Lol.

I was looking online for a GPS. The msrp was 150 dollars. It said 50% off. I'm like, OK, this seems to be a fantastic deal.

They weren't charging msrp. THEY WERE CHARGING 400 BUCKS LOLWTF.

Yeah, so it was actually more than the normal price.
mardi
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States1164 Posts
July 20 2011 04:25 GMT
#22
On July 20 2011 13:18 Stipulation wrote:
For all the great deals Amazon has gotten me I can put up with this.

YES! Amazon is the best. Lots of deals all the time. They do do this marketing bs but its you can really find some good sales.
101toss
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
3232 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-07-20 05:54:43
July 20 2011 05:29 GMT
#23
You can buy like-new (ie used for about 10 minutes) and save at least $50

Also, amazon has great deals, but I find equivalent/better ones on eBay

Edit: You also save in that you don't pay your state's respective sales tax
Math doesn't kill champions and neither do wards
Itzeddiieee
Profile Joined May 2010
Korea (South)787 Posts
July 20 2011 05:50 GMT
#24
8 cents can almost pay for the tax on a dollar-menu item in nyc
wonderwall
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
New Zealand695 Posts
July 20 2011 08:33 GMT
#25
Something similar happens with a local electronics store. They habitually price new stock 30-40 dollars over their competitors and then put it "on sale" so that it ends up at the normal retail price. Feel bad for anyone who buys their stuff because they think they're getting a bargain.
kOre
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
Canada3642 Posts
July 20 2011 08:35 GMT
#26
If you buy 100 that's 8 dollars off! What an amazing deal! lol
http://www.starcraftmecca.net - Founder
101toss
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
3232 Posts
July 20 2011 09:24 GMT
#27
Doesn't walmart do the same shit, like they sell new xbox games @ $59.96, and then say they have everyday low prices, beating target's price by $.03
Math doesn't kill champions and neither do wards
Sufficiency
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
Canada23833 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-07-20 10:17:59
July 20 2011 10:17 GMT
#28
On July 20 2011 11:35 Phtes wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 20 2011 11:28 Ryusei-R1 wrote:
Free shipping is the key there.



Free shipping *with amazon prime*

If only amazon prime didnt cost $80 a month, and they randomly try to tag it onto your account when you buy stuff.


For the record, I *do* have Amazon Prime. I got their one-year free Amazon Prime offer because I am a student.


On July 20 2011 11:42 King K. Rool wrote:
ahahahahaha 8 cents. That's fucking hilarious.

Did you happen to (somehow) go from .com to .ca?

I know when I shop at Amazon sometimes its just... CAAAAAAANNNNNNNAAAAAADAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!



No, this is amazon.com. I live in the US now.


On July 20 2011 14:29 101toss wrote:
You can buy like-new (ie used for about 10 minutes) and save at least $50

Also, amazon has great deals, but I find equivalent/better ones on eBay

Edit: You also save in that you don't pay your state's respective sales tax


I do not think that is true. All the items I bought online so far charged me Washington state sales tax after I have entered my shipping information.
https://twitter.com/SufficientStats
101toss
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
3232 Posts
July 20 2011 10:38 GMT
#29
On July 20 2011 19:17 Sufficiency wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 20 2011 14:29 101toss wrote:
You can buy like-new (ie used for about 10 minutes) and save at least $50

Also, amazon has great deals, but I find equivalent/better ones on eBay

Edit: You also save in that you don't pay your state's respective sales tax


I do not think that is true. All the items I bought online so far charged me Washington state sales tax after I have entered my shipping information.

"Items sold by Amazon.com LLC, or its subsidiaries, and shipped to destinations in the states of Kansas, Kentucky, New York, North Dakota, or Washington are subject to tax."

Source: http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=468512

Looks like you got the short end of the stick :/ (MN resident here)
Math doesn't kill champions and neither do wards
Sufficiency
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
Canada23833 Posts
July 20 2011 10:46 GMT
#30
On July 20 2011 19:38 101toss wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 20 2011 19:17 Sufficiency wrote:
On July 20 2011 14:29 101toss wrote:
You can buy like-new (ie used for about 10 minutes) and save at least $50

Also, amazon has great deals, but I find equivalent/better ones on eBay

Edit: You also save in that you don't pay your state's respective sales tax


I do not think that is true. All the items I bought online so far charged me Washington state sales tax after I have entered my shipping information.

"Items sold by Amazon.com LLC, or its subsidiaries, and shipped to destinations in the states of Kansas, Kentucky, New York, North Dakota, or Washington are subject to tax."

Source: http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=468512

Looks like you got the short end of the stick :/ (MN resident here)


Oh fuck my life.
https://twitter.com/SufficientStats
Deleted User 101379
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
4849 Posts
July 20 2011 12:23 GMT
#31
If it's even remotely close to the company i work for, it could just as well be someone who accidently entered the wrong price, then corrected it but put the corrected price into the wrong field. Happens at least once or twice a month here, quite annoying because usually the programmers are the first that get blamed.
OpticalShot
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
Canada6330 Posts
July 20 2011 12:31 GMT
#32
8 cents man that's double the amount I donate to the McDonalds charity box after getting a morning egg & sausage combo with chocolate milk which costs $4.96 after tax.
[TLMS] REBOOT
beberly
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
United States117 Posts
July 20 2011 14:33 GMT
#33
On July 20 2011 11:35 Phtes wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 20 2011 11:28 Ryusei-R1 wrote:
Free shipping is the key there.



Free shipping *with amazon prime*

If only amazon prime didnt cost $80 a month, and they randomly try to tag it onto your account when you buy stuff.


For the record, Prime is actually $80 per YEAR. Less than $7/month. If you order things regularly (I do almost all of my non-grocery shopping online since I live in an urban area and traveling sometimes sucks), over the course of a year it saves quite a bit if you don't care to wait 3-5 days or whatever for FREE SUPER SAVER SHIPPING!!!!, and you don't want to have to order in $25 chunks. It's still a cost, but I think it's a fairly negligible one.
Sufficiency
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
Canada23833 Posts
July 20 2011 16:53 GMT
#34
On July 20 2011 23:33 beberly wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 20 2011 11:35 Phtes wrote:
On July 20 2011 11:28 Ryusei-R1 wrote:
Free shipping is the key there.



Free shipping *with amazon prime*

If only amazon prime didnt cost $80 a month, and they randomly try to tag it onto your account when you buy stuff.


For the record, Prime is actually $80 per YEAR. Less than $7/month. If you order things regularly (I do almost all of my non-grocery shopping online since I live in an urban area and traveling sometimes sucks), over the course of a year it saves quite a bit if you don't care to wait 3-5 days or whatever for FREE SUPER SAVER SHIPPING!!!!, and you don't want to have to order in $25 chunks. It's still a cost, but I think it's a fairly negligible one.


That's right. It's a sweet deal. And like I said, if you provide your university email they give you the membership for free for a year.
https://twitter.com/SufficientStats
beberly
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
United States117 Posts
July 20 2011 16:58 GMT
#35
On July 21 2011 01:53 Sufficiency wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 20 2011 23:33 beberly wrote:
On July 20 2011 11:35 Phtes wrote:
On July 20 2011 11:28 Ryusei-R1 wrote:
Free shipping is the key there.



Free shipping *with amazon prime*

If only amazon prime didnt cost $80 a month, and they randomly try to tag it onto your account when you buy stuff.


For the record, Prime is actually $80 per YEAR. Less than $7/month. If you order things regularly (I do almost all of my non-grocery shopping online since I live in an urban area and traveling sometimes sucks), over the course of a year it saves quite a bit if you don't care to wait 3-5 days or whatever for FREE SUPER SAVER SHIPPING!!!!, and you don't want to have to order in $25 chunks. It's still a cost, but I think it's a fairly negligible one.


That's right. It's a sweet deal. And like I said, if you provide your university email they give you the membership for free for a year.


I got my free year, and when it expired, they let me renew for $39. So I've gotten 2 years of it for $39, which is none too shabby, I'd say.
Hesmyrr
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Canada5776 Posts
July 20 2011 17:44 GMT
#36
You pampered foreigner, in Germany $0.08 is worth 34,640,000,000 Marks at the year of 1924!
"If watching the MSL finals makes you a progamer, then anyone in Korea can do it." - Ha Tae Ki
Z3kk
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
4099 Posts
July 20 2011 17:46 GMT
#37
On July 21 2011 02:44 Hesmyrr wrote:
You pampered foreigner, in Germany $0.08 is worth 34,640,000,000 Marks at the year of 1924!


Made me smile

I do loathe those types of situations, though.
Failure is not falling down over and over again. Failure is refusing to get back up.
edc
Profile Blog Joined May 2011
United States666 Posts
July 20 2011 17:51 GMT
#38
Hahaha, 8 cents off! Did you post this on Reddit, as I noticed the use of rage faces?
“There are two kinds of people in this world, those with loaded guns, and those who dig. You dig.” - Clint Eastwood
DrunkeN.
Profile Joined September 2010
United States406 Posts
July 20 2011 18:11 GMT
#39
Well did you buy it? I wouldn't pass up a deal like that.
KOFgokuon
Profile Blog Joined August 2004
United States14899 Posts
July 20 2011 21:26 GMT
#40
On July 21 2011 01:58 beberly wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 21 2011 01:53 Sufficiency wrote:
On July 20 2011 23:33 beberly wrote:
On July 20 2011 11:35 Phtes wrote:
On July 20 2011 11:28 Ryusei-R1 wrote:
Free shipping is the key there.



Free shipping *with amazon prime*

If only amazon prime didnt cost $80 a month, and they randomly try to tag it onto your account when you buy stuff.


For the record, Prime is actually $80 per YEAR. Less than $7/month. If you order things regularly (I do almost all of my non-grocery shopping online since I live in an urban area and traveling sometimes sucks), over the course of a year it saves quite a bit if you don't care to wait 3-5 days or whatever for FREE SUPER SAVER SHIPPING!!!!, and you don't want to have to order in $25 chunks. It's still a cost, but I think it's a fairly negligible one.


That's right. It's a sweet deal. And like I said, if you provide your university email they give you the membership for free for a year.


I got my free year, and when it expired, they let me renew for $39. So I've gotten 2 years of it for $39, which is none too shabby, I'd say.


I MUST BUY PRIME AGAIN AFTER MY FIRST YEAR RAN OUT
too addicting to be able to get 2 day shipping for EVERYTHING
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