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How to track Euro prices on amazon.co.uk?

  • 22-06-2011 8:38am
    #1
    Turbulent Bill
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,638 ✭✭✭


    I'm looking at purchasing a 32" TV on Amazon.co.uk, sold by them direct and seems to be available for delivery to Ireland (got all the way to the payment confirmation stage before cancelling). No great rush on buying this so I'm trying to find a way of automatically tracking any price drops in Euro as that's what I'll eventually be billed in on the credit card (always buy from Amazon in £ and let the bank convert).

    There are sites like Camel Camel Camel that can alert you on £ price drops, but nothing on €/£ exchange rate changes that would change the € price. Anyone have any suggestions on this?


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  • #2
    gingernut79
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 961 ✭✭✭gingernut79


    Get greasemonkey for firefox
    look up a greasemonkey script for firefox called Amazon prices for Ireland. Displays a euro price right under the sterling price.
    Get invisible hand while you're at it too. Tells you if you're looking at the cheapest price for that product.


  • #3
    Turbulent Bill
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,638 ✭✭✭Turbulent Bill


    gingernut79 wrote: »
    Get greasemonkey for firefox
    look up a greasemonkey script for firefox called Amazon prices for Ireland. Displays a euro price right under the sterling price.
    Get invisible hand while you're at it too. Tells you if you're looking at the cheapest price for that product.

    Thanks, will try this tonight when I get home. Does the Greasemonkey script track the Amazon price changes or just display the Euro conversion when you're looking at a product page?


  • #4
    rubadub
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,386 ✭✭✭✭rubadub


    A member called asmith made the tool
    asmith wrote: »
    Apologies if this is slightly off topic but I thought it might be of interest to bargin hunters.

    As you may know, Amazon will quote a euro price for stuff on their website but only on the very last page of the checkout process (where they convert it to Euro and add on Irish VAT). This is a bit of a pain so I've put together a GreaseMonkey script that shows you the euro price of an item (including Irish VAT) when you're on the product details page. It can be installed from here. If you'd like more details you can find them on my blog.

    I doubt it tracks changes, it does take duty differences into account


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