Is the Amazon a9.com (pi) discount dead?
 

Sorry if this is common knowledge. I always forgot to use it in the past, but I want to now if it's not dead. I did search here, but couldn't find anything. (Maybe I didn't use the right search terms.)

Thanks. :)

Alive and kicking...

http://www.amazon.com/gp/xs/sharethe...195330-3208144


It may take you a day or two for it to kick in. Good luck.

Cool! Thank you for the prompt reply. :)

Too bad the discount isn't available immediately, but I'll use it for a day or two in hopes that it works. I'll really be annoyed if the Homicide: LotS sets go up in price before the discount kicks in. :O

I typically do an a9.com search a few times a week to keep my discount active.

Yeah, you should really get into the habit of using A9 whenever you would normally use Google. Then you don't have to worry about losing the discount. ;)

Yup - I just switched my Google box to A9 in Firefox and use it a couple times a day - same results plus pi/2 off.

i'm not sure how frequent you need to use it, but i do know that you don't need to use it a couple of times a day.

i check my amazon account a few times a week and i insert a random word into the a9 box to "search" maybe 3 to 4 times a week and i still have the discount showing.

I just finally got this discount. I hadn't ordered much from Amazon in a while, but am really starting to pick it up (christmas). Got active on the 11th, just a few days ago, I believe on the third day of searching. I try and do a search or two every couple days or so.

Why not just use it all the time? I do. Much easier to type that "GOOGLE.COM", and I always get decent results...:shrug:

because your searches are "tracked" and amazon could use it for whatever sinister purposes. that's the whole reason they are offering the discount, they get info on your habits.

It's nice that they take the discount AFTER shipping. Got Fantastic 4 pre-order in my gold box, and after the discount and Amazon prime trial membership it was only $15.08 with 2 day shipping.

Search for normal stuff via A9

Search for pr0n using another engine

Problem solved. ;)

LOL. its the "normal" stuff that Amazon is interested in. i have problems admitting i surf for porn.

..please don't tell anyone though!

I just search for my own name. Let them try using that for sinister purposes! :D

Well I like the fact that I knew I got some decent hits from a prior search and can scroll back through my history to find those hits again. I guess I SHOULD be more concerned about the sinistrations they can wager with my keyword search "recipe pork fried rice". -eek-

You may notice a sudden surge of spam from Asian gourmet food sellers! ;)

I believe in the past it was figured out that you have to do one search a week to keep the A9 discount active. That's worked for me at least.

I guess I didn't use their searches often enough so now the icon is gone and I don't get the discount. In the past, when this happened, I just needed to do a few searches for 3 consecutive days to get it back but that hasn't worked this time (now going on 6 days).

Does anyone know what the current formula is for getting this dioscount back?

The website says you only need to do a search about once a week to keep the discount active but I was doing searches 2-3 times a week and mine disappeared a few weeks ago. I did 3-4 searches a day for 8 days before mine finally came back. Now I do 1 search a day.

I had it for like a straight month ..but it went away a few days ago..I've been doing searches for like a week now and it hasn't come back ..

Same here...something has definitely changed.

Good to know I am not the only one this has happened to. I lost it last week and have been trying all this week to get it back with no success.

I lost it briefly but got it back the other day, and just made an order so it's still working.

Lost it about 2 weeks ago and haven't had it since, sent an email to CS and they send me a $10 GC...A9 still doesn't work but the $10 GC was nice..
DG

You're lucky getting a GC from them. I had order problems with them a few times and all they gave me were canned emails...

Thanks for the tip about the $10 gift certificate. I also lost my A9 about a week ago even though I use their search at least once a week. They also sent me a $10 GC. I'm still trying to get the discount back but $10 pays for a lot of searches!

No Problem, I might wait another week and complain again and see if I can
get another one..
DG

It took a little persuading, but I also got a the $10 GC. They seemed clueless about why the discount went away, but promised to look into it. Thanks for the tip!

Thanks for the tip. My A9 discount disappeared too. I emailed them yesterday and they simply sent with a canned reply.

So today I decided to call them up. They couldn't figure out why. It took a little bit of persuasion and the rep said he would email me a $10 coupon as a one-time exception :rolleyes: Not sure what's the scope of this one-time exception or whatever it meant but the $10 coupon is sure handy.

Did you email or call, and did they offer to give you a coupon for the trouble or you had to really work on it? It seemed like some work in my case.

I always call, since emails never get me anywhere. The rep who answered the phone seemed clueless about what A9 even was, so I asked for a supervisor. She didn't offer anything, except canned instructions on how to get the A9 discount re-activated. I said I was fully aware of how to do that since I'd had the A9 discount for months (which she could see on my order history), but it stopped working and wouldn't come back.

After saying she would report it to the tech staff, I said I'd appreciate a $10 GC since it seemed to be a problem at their end. She finally gave in.

The discount is still not back for me by the way, even after multiple searches every day for the past 10 days or so.

I used the A9 search almost daily, but it disappeared about a week and a half ago. I finally got it back yesterday. I'm not sure what did the trick, but I did about 5 searches a day, I placed one order, and I changed a few preferences on the A9 site. While checking out preferences, make sure it says the A9 instant reward is enabled.

I don't care about the $10 GC, well.. I wouldn't refuse it if given, but has anyone received a reply on whether the A9 discount has ended or what the cause of it disappearing is?

I had it for months and search frequently with it and it disappeared and hasn't returned. Tried emailing to ask if it has ended and received the reply I guess everyone else did also that has little to do with the question asked. Tried again asking if it ended and the reply stated that this has already been addressed and then the same canned reply (this time without the did this answer your question yes or no links).

Seems like Amazon would either end the promotion or honor it for those that are using A9 as the promotion states. Don't understand why one would be using it for searches with all the necessary settings being applied yet the discount not appearing as advertised.

I got mine back a few days ago..I took over a week to get it though..

In several emails, I was told that their developers were aware of the problem and were working on it. I was told to keep searching in the meantime. No GC for me. The discount just reappeared this morning, after 11 days.

[QUOTE=eau]Thanks for the tip. My A9 discount disappeared too. I emailed them yesterday and they simply sent with a canned reply.

So today I decided to call them up. They couldn't figure out why. It took a little bit of persuasion and the rep said he would email me a $10 coupon as a one-time exception :rolleyes: Not sure what's the scope of this one-time exception or whatever it meant but the $10 coupon is sure handy.

Did you email or call, and did they offer to give you a coupon for the trouble or you had to really work on it? It seemed like some work in my case.[/QUOTEI
I sent them an email and 24 hrs later they sent me a reply saying there were sorry and here is a $10 GC, I have since used it before they have a chance to change their mind..
DG

Discount returns
 

I don't know if it's a coincidence, but on the advice of a previous post, I checked out my preferences on A9.com. The discount was already enabled but I clicked Save anyway. Later that day the discount came back. I had been without it for about a month, despite daily searches.

I think the developers fixed the problem. Mine is back, and others are now reporting theirs is back too.

Mine wasn't back so I decided to check out my preferences. It was disabled. Hopefully I get it back soon.

I use A9 daily and discount has not been there for a couple weeks now. Will send an email to CS...

Finally got my A9 discount back...