Amazon Black Friday Week Lightning Deals Calender - 2012 Ed.
11-24-12, 05:44 PM
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Re: Amazon Black Friday Week Lightning Deals Calender - 2012 Ed.
I could've sworn I saw the Sherlock Holmes BR set listed to drop to $35 on Saturday (since I wrote out all the times and prices of the things I was interested in at the beginning of the week). Now the lightening sale price is $57 (which is a few dollars more than its current "regular" price).
Is this just an Amazon error, or is this type of pricing silliness typical?
Is this just an Amazon error, or is this type of pricing silliness typical?
11-24-12, 05:45 PM
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11-24-12, 05:46 PM
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I don't want to feed the trolls anymore than I already have, but I think everyone is aware that the item is not a necessity. What's more important is Amazon not honoring their advertised price. If you went into a brick and mortar store with a newspaper advertised price for a product and they told you that yes they had the product in stock, but decided to raise the price without explanation, you would at the very least wonder how and why this happened. Disappointment and frustration would be natural reactions.
I think most people would agree, despite what a tiny minority, who is probably one and the same person, trolls on about. There is truth to some of "their" contentions, but that doesn't mean it's all inclusive. And it is curiously applied to a forum whose subject matter is about garnering the best deal you can. Plus so soon after one of the posters was roundly criticized in another thread, which hints at hurt feelings retribution.
I think most people would agree, despite what a tiny minority, who is probably one and the same person, trolls on about. There is truth to some of "their" contentions, but that doesn't mean it's all inclusive. And it is curiously applied to a forum whose subject matter is about garnering the best deal you can. Plus so soon after one of the posters was roundly criticized in another thread, which hints at hurt feelings retribution.
11-24-12, 05:47 PM
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11-24-12, 05:52 PM
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B&M prices and Online prices are totally different animals. To try and take "screenshots" and somehow liken it to an ad in a newspaper is just silly. In the age of online advertising, a price can change within seconds. They don't need to offer an explanation. It's their store. You're just a visitor. They don't have to sell you anything. They are not obligated to sell you anything. You enter their website on THEIR TERMS, not yours.
A person knows there is little justification in all the whining and crying because when a deal tilts in the favor of the consumer in the form of a price mistake, there's certainly nobody calling for the return of the merchandise ordered. Nobody calls for the online website to request their merchandise back. Oh, of course not.
Bottom line. You either get a deal or you don't. Rainchecks are a thing of the past on most online websites (if not, all of them). And if you don't get the deal, it's fairly certain another deal like it will come again. Patience is certainly virtue.
A person knows there is little justification in all the whining and crying because when a deal tilts in the favor of the consumer in the form of a price mistake, there's certainly nobody calling for the return of the merchandise ordered. Nobody calls for the online website to request their merchandise back. Oh, of course not.
Bottom line. You either get a deal or you don't. Rainchecks are a thing of the past on most online websites (if not, all of them). And if you don't get the deal, it's fairly certain another deal like it will come again. Patience is certainly virtue.
11-24-12, 05:56 PM
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11-24-12, 05:59 PM
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Re: Amazon Black Friday Week Lightning Deals Calender - 2012 Ed.
Now I'm glad I ordered it for $41 new through the marketplace. If it drops down to $34 I will not feel I lost that much.
11-24-12, 06:14 PM
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B&M prices and Online prices are totally different animals. To try and take "screenshots" and somehow liken it to an ad in a newspaper is just silly. In the age of online advertising, a price can change within seconds. They don't need to offer an explanation. It's their store. You're just a visitor. They don't have to sell you anything. They are not obligated to sell you anything. You enter their website on THEIR TERMS, not yours.
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11-24-12, 06:29 PM
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11-24-12, 06:51 PM
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Is Indiana Jones actually going to happen? Cause I just sold my DVD set for $19. Would really like to buy the new one for $30.
11-24-12, 07:43 PM
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I've been waiting too, PTC. Indiana was more than rumored for today... Maybe 7:00 PST Marilyn will take a seat?
11-24-12, 08:38 PM
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They added Dark Shadows Deluxe for 299.99 on Monday at 12;20 PM PST. $20 more than the DOTD a week or so ago.
11-25-12, 03:35 AM
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Re: Amazon Black Friday Week Lightning Deals Calender - 2012 Ed.
The movie calendar now lists (at the bottom) the following as upcoming Deals of the Day:
Tuesday, Nov. 27
Leave it to Beaver: The Complete Series - Check Back on Tues. 11/27
Wednesday, Nov. 28
Dallas: The Complete Collection (Seasons 1-14 + Movies) - Check Back on Wed. 11/28
Thursday, Nov. 29
The Hannibal Lecter Collection (Manhunter / Silence of the Lambs / Hannibal) [Blu-ray] - Check Back on Thurs. 11/29
Friday, Nov. 30
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: The Complete Series - Check Back on Fri. 11/30
Saturday, Dec. 1
Laurel & Hardy: The Essential Collection - Check Back on Sat. 12/1
No sign of the Indiana Jones set, though.
Tuesday, Nov. 27
Leave it to Beaver: The Complete Series - Check Back on Tues. 11/27
Wednesday, Nov. 28
Dallas: The Complete Collection (Seasons 1-14 + Movies) - Check Back on Wed. 11/28
Thursday, Nov. 29
The Hannibal Lecter Collection (Manhunter / Silence of the Lambs / Hannibal) [Blu-ray] - Check Back on Thurs. 11/29
Friday, Nov. 30
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: The Complete Series - Check Back on Fri. 11/30
Saturday, Dec. 1
Laurel & Hardy: The Essential Collection - Check Back on Sat. 12/1
No sign of the Indiana Jones set, though.
