Most bang for your buck at Amazon?

[NickPFD]

If you happen to have some credit at Amazon, how do you get the most bang for your buck? I know that Amazon isn't always a low-price retailer and in fact can sometimes be expensive compared to other places. So what do you buy at Amazon, and how do you buy it?

[Matt--wasn't sure where to put this thread, please move if there's a better place.]

 

[Matt]

I've no idea either

Fair question though. Personally I use Amazon almost exclusively for kindle books- I have a library option too, but when it isn't listed I'll buy from there.

 

[tly]

Their lightning deals are generally good - there were a couple of luggage sets today.

 

[cocobird]

Every year I plan on buying my tax software, which always goes on sale at an excellent price.

 

[ed1chandler]

I'm willing to pay a smidge more for the convenience of Amazon, and they're my "go-to" for liquidating the last couple of cents on gift cards.

 

[AU1]

You can use the camelcamelcamel and PriceBlink extensions to check if Amazon's price is good compared to the past and to other retailers.
Additionally, whenever I go shopping at Walmart or Target, I scan each item with the Amazon app before I put it in my cart, to see if they sell it for less.

 

[Confectioneer]

We're Amazon Prime members, and aren't members of Costco. So we find Amazon valuable for a couple things:

* Items in bulk
* Really heavy items!

 

[f0xx]

We're Amazon Prime members, and aren't members of Costco. So we find Amazon valuable for a couple things:

* Items in bulk
* Really heavy items!

As a student, Amazon Prime comes in handy because A. It's cheaper. B. Sometimes I don't have to leave my place C. I'm cost conscious.

 

[PedroNY]

We're Amazon Prime members, and aren't members of Costco. So we find Amazon valuable for a couple things:

* Items in bulk
* Really heavy items!

Yes REALLY HEAVY ITEMS that are not discounted anywhere.

First example, 200 pound Weber Grill that was shipped to me in 3 days for free with Amazon Prime. It was priced the same at every single store, they do not allow discount pricing.

Second example, free weights -- 100s of pounds of cast iron metal in a dumbbell form were delivered to me in 2 days, free shipping. I did search for these items on craigslist, but I could not get what I needed at a discount price.


Cheers,

PedroNY

 

[LoriB]

You can use the camelcamelcamel and PriceBlink extensions to check if Amazon's price is good compared to the past and to other retailers.
Additionally, whenever I go shopping at Walmart or Target, I scan each item with the Amazon app before I put it in my cart, to see if they sell it for less.

I am always using the Amazon app to scan toys at Target and most of the time they are much cheaper on Amazon. Not by like a dollar but by$10 or more. My son has learned the phrase, "Can I put it on my list for Amazon?" lol!

 

[InstinctX]

Has anyone tried the "tell us you found a lower price" & gotten Amazon to PM a lower price from another retailer?

 

[ACL]

Amazon is significantly cheaper if you buy used stuff from 3rd party sellers. Is that not an option? During college I was usually able to spend less than $20 or so a semester on buying books used on Amazon and then selling them back at the end of the year. I also love buying older video games on Amazon as you can get them for between $5 and $10 many times if they are older and not in high demand. I guess you'd want to be more careful of buying things like expensive electronics and whatnot from 3rd parties or people re-selling.

 

[Panache]

We have Prime but are considering dropping it now that the price went up and they started charging sales tax. The movie selection is pretty sucky , wife mostly likes it for the kindle library. 2 Day shipping is nice and saving time/fuel by shopping at home is worth it for some items vs driving to big box stores.

 

[Josh F]

Every year I plan on buying my tax software, which always goes on sale at an excellent price.

I recommend monitoring SD Threads for tax software loopholes, usually it goes on sale for $0 every year...

 

[f0xx]

I recommend monitoring SD Threads for tax software loopholes, usually it goes on sale for $0 every year...

I prefer supporting companies when I use their products.

 

[Josh F]

I prefer supporting companies when I use their products.

I normally agree, but feel different when it comes to taxes/tax software...

 

[jmw]

Another way to get good value is to get 15% off with subscribe and save. It used to be 20% off with Amazon Mom but they axed that. If you had Amazon Mom and S&S, look in your email for a $30 coupon to use on S&S as a goodwill gesture for losing the 5%.