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Alex-W 12-23-06 02:50 AM

BOGO free at amazon
 
http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.htm...cId=1000041151

I added Soap season 3 and 4 to my cart and it ended up doing the promo for both and only charging me the $3.97 shipping.

so i tried it again with 2 married with children seasons and it did it again.

is it a mess up and they are gonna turn around and charge me full price or will they just charge the 3.97

duganrm 12-23-06 03:31 AM

umm, something doesn't seem to work right.... I picked up both seasons of Rescue Me. I selected free shipping....


Grand Total: $0.00
I really doubt that amazon will give me these dvds for free.....

duganrm 12-23-06 03:45 AM

I think I figured out what it is doing. It is taking off the price of the cheapest dvd in the order twice.

Alex-W 12-23-06 03:46 AM

so do you think they will catch it and change it?
should i cancel the orders now?

Alex-W 12-23-06 03:51 AM

the orders i placed are all in shipping soon status.
i can't cancel.

trips13 12-23-06 03:56 AM

dont kill this deal off, can you delete the post/edit?
yeah im greedy

duganrm 12-23-06 03:56 AM

I can't say what they will do but I know they will notice. I can see the abuse factor of this being very large, very fast..... I only purchased titles I wanted and was ready to pay the B1G1 price they listed. I just wish they had S3 of Forever Knight on the sale.

Alex-W 12-23-06 04:04 AM


dont kill this deal off, can you delete the post/edit?
yeah im greedy
I have no idea how to edit my post. sorry.


I can't say what they will do but I know they will notice. I can see the abuse factor of this being very large, very fast..... I only purchased titles I wanted and was ready to pay the B1G1 price they listed. I just wish they had S3 of Forever Knight on the sale.
hmm. well i only wanted to make one of the orders but when the price error happened i made another.
i guess if they charge i can just return it, right?

Peep 12-23-06 04:30 AM

Thanks. Fingers crossed.

TGM 12-23-06 04:36 AM

http://www.amazon.com/Blue-Thunder-C...KIKX0DER&s=dvd

wtf? no idea this show even existed! with a young Dana Carvey no less!

Perkinsun Dzees 12-23-06 04:45 AM

This is the best Christmas present Amazon.com has ever given me!

...if it goes through.

smurr05 12-23-06 04:55 AM


Originally Posted by duganrm
umm, something doesn't seem to work right.... I picked up both seasons of Rescue Me. I selected free shipping....


I really doubt that amazon will give me these dvds for free.....

Yeah I ordered season 1 & 2 of the partridge family and my order as well came to $0.00 w/ free shipping...hmmm, we'll see-

Kal Varnsen 12-23-06 04:58 AM

What shipping did you use to get it to "shipping soon" status?

duganrm 12-23-06 05:04 AM


Originally Posted by Kal Varnsen
What shipping did you use to get it to "shipping soon" status?

free

Kal Varnsen 12-23-06 05:08 AM


Originally Posted by duganrm
free

Thanks for the info, changed mine to free super saver.

J-Dubya 12-23-06 05:41 AM

if you're total is zero and they notice, the jig will be up, at least pay something!!

xNightfallx 12-23-06 05:51 AM


Originally Posted by J-Dubya
if you're total is zero and they notice, the jig will be up, at least pay something!!


That's what I did. My orders came out to $1-$3 so it didn't look TOO bad.

Kal Varnsen 12-23-06 05:53 AM


Originally Posted by J-Dubya
if you're total is zero and they notice, the jig will be up, at least pay something!!

That's good advice, mix and match different prices or add an extra small item.

riotinmyskull 12-23-06 06:01 AM

anyone got their confirmation email yet? and did the total cost match what they agreed to?

mactheknife 12-23-06 06:18 AM

I just ordered Bewitched Season 3 and The Tick complete series for $10 shipped. This is the first time I have ever been in on one of these deals. Fingers crossed.

BravesMG 12-23-06 06:59 AM

I gave it a shot on 2 seasons of Married... With Children. I also ordered 2 seasons of ALF anyway to bring my total to $45. Hope it goes through.

stingermck 12-23-06 08:02 AM

Ah, so this is why I couldn't sleep. Crazy if this goes through. I'm trying to recall how Amazon deals with mistakes like this...

Kevin Phillips 12-23-06 08:04 AM

I gave it a shot also:
1st order: Married...with Children Seasons 3 & 4
2nd order: Married...with Children Seasons 2 & 5

Total cost (w/shipping): ~$10.

riotinmyskull 12-23-06 08:11 AM

seinfeld season 3
seinfeld season 4

Items: $70.98
Shipping & Handling: $3.97
Promotion Applied: -$35.49
Promotion Applied: -$35.49

Total Before Tax: $3.97
Estimated Tax: $0.00

Order Total: $3.97


there is no way in hell this is going to work.

vballboy51 12-23-06 08:22 AM

Same deal for me - Ordered Rescue Me seasons 1 and 2, only charged me shipping. i have a feeling i'll be on the phone with them arguing to cancel this one soon

mnementh 12-23-06 08:28 AM


Originally Posted by vballboy51
Same deal for me - Ordered Rescue Me seasons 1 and 2, only charged me shipping. i have a feeling i'll be on the phone with them arguing to cancel this one soon

Arguing about what? Can they charge us more if we never authorized a payment for a different amount?

vballboy51 12-23-06 08:37 AM


Originally Posted by mnementh
Arguing about what? Can they charge us more if we never authorized a payment for a different amount?

i sure hope not. i wouldn't think so but who knows what is going to happen. best case i get the discs for 3.97 shipped - worst they cancel. thats the way i'm going at it. i don't have the money to get the whole set right now

jeffrey r 12-23-06 08:37 AM

They will just cancel these if they do anything. In the past, Amazon generally catches things like this and cancels the orders. They can't charge more than what you agreed to pay. And there will be nothing to argue about, at least from our standpoint. Take a shot and let it go if it doesn't work out.

I ordered Rescue Me Seasons 1 and 2, and 2 copies of the Critic. Paid for 2-day shipping (about $7) for both orders, as in my experience, the people who seem to actually get these deals usually paid for expedited shipping. I think the free shipping orders will have a tough time working out, as Amazon moves pretty slowly with those orders.

FWIW, both of my orders, placed this morning, are 'shipping soon'.

animatedude 12-23-06 08:38 AM

seriously guys, someone should delete this thread.i know iam being selfish prick but what's best?:

1-some of us benefit?
2- or all of us get our orders cancelled?

i think moderators should invent a new rule for this lol

jeffrey r 12-23-06 08:40 AM


Originally Posted by animatedude
seriously guys, someone should delete this thread.i know iam being selfish prick but what's best?:

1-some of us benefit?
2- or all of us get our orders cancelled?

i think moderators should invent a new rule for this lol

Well, is this deal on FW? If so, we're just a blip and the thing will already be out of control anyway.

flashburn 12-23-06 08:48 AM


Originally Posted by jeffrey r
Well, is this deal on FW? If so, we're just a blip and the thing will already be out of control anyway.

I don't see it yet. The OP should delete the thread. -ptth- Yes, I am selfish too. Better some people get in on the deal than no people.

movieguru 12-23-06 08:51 AM

Didn't see much that I really wanted. Don't want to order any of these for the sake of getting something for free if I'm never going to watch them. I did order Riptide which I loved as a kid and haven't seen in years and added Blue thunder to it. Total was $1.96 with free shipping. I'm not going to be greedy and order anything else as I don't have much interest in the others and amazon may catch on if everyone abuses this.

n.phelge 12-23-06 09:20 AM

Ah, what a nice flashback to the good old days of internet shopping. I chose free shipping, and my orders are 'shipping soon'. Thanks OP.

Concerning shipping options, choosing the fastest/most expensive shipping option isn't always the best choice. Back when Suncoast had the 'everything is $15' sale, most express mail orders were cancelled.

tommyp007 12-23-06 09:20 AM

Just placed an order for Dilbert complete season and The Critic complete series. $5 total! Let's see.

n.phelge 12-23-06 09:41 AM


Originally Posted by jeffrey r
Well, is this deal on FW? If so, we're just a blip and the thing will already be out of control anyway.

I think that since the title of this thread is simple and doesn't include exclamation points or HURRY, it might not be getting the attention it possibly could, and even the type of folks that want to tell the FW greedhounds are going to wait until their stuff ships.

Thanks again OP for spreading the word in a way that is probably the model for informing others about a deal without drawing the attention of the fly-by deal plunderers.

TimeandTide 12-23-06 09:43 AM

I ordered seaons 3 and 4 of Seinfeld and a book from my wishlist that had dropped in price. Chose standard shipping so totla was $8-something. Fingers crossed!

DarthVong 12-23-06 09:49 AM

Worked for me also. Ordered both Rescue Me seasons. 2-Day Shipping. 7.49 Total

mnementh 12-23-06 10:11 AM

Just got a shipping confirmation for my first order. Thanks, OP.

animatedude 12-23-06 10:16 AM


Originally Posted by tommyp007
Just placed an order for Dilbert complete season and The Critic complete series. $5 total! Let's see.

me too! and right now it's on "Items shipping soon"!

stingermck 12-23-06 10:19 AM

With this deal being on the front page of the TV section, you have to wonder how many people, unaware of the glitch, are just randomly picking up stuff, and saving more. Not like its a glitch you have to manipulate. Its just there.


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