Amazon Prime Day 2021 - Monday 21st & Tuesday 22nd June

hopgirl

hopgirl wrote: »

I am looking for a kindle for my daughter who is 10. Any recommendations on one? Thanks

the basic one is fine - the one not called paperwhite etc

has a light built-in now and is a nice neat little unit

it's good.

buy a case to go with it

Caranica

glasso wrote: »

the basic one is fine - the one not called paperwhite etc

has a light built-in now and is a nice neat little unit

it's good.

buy a case to go with it

Beware that while it's being advertised at 49.99 it will charge you 63.58 unless Amazon sort out the current sh*tshow

Kimbot

Caranica wrote: »

Beware that while it's being advertised at 49.99 it will charge you 63.58 unless Amazon sort out the current sh*tshow

And going by the 5/6 different support agents I spoke to they are not going to change it

Caranica

Caranica wrote: »

Beware that while it's being advertised at 49.99 it will charge you 63.58 unless Amazon sort out the current sh*tshow

i'm only advising on the model, not amazon VAT treatment.

in a couple of days time when the dust settles most people will be happy enough that they haven't bought another load of shyte that they don't really need

ted1

ted1 wrote: »

It’s not technically correct , VAT is a fixed percentage on the price you pay

Oh look, we're gone from being experts in epidemiology to being tax experts!

dubmick

hopgirl wrote: »

I am looking for a kindle for my daughter who is 10. Any recommendations on one? Thanks

The kids one is good as includes a cover and is the same as standard kindle. Also includes no question replacement for breakages for up to 2 years.

SleetAndSnow

Kimbot wrote: »

And going by the 5/6 different support agents I spoke to they are not going to change it

Mines been "escalated" because I showed them a comparison of two products, one the sale and one the same price as the sale but not actually on sale and she said "oh that's not right"

paulh266

Hi can you get UK vat refunded if the items is for export through address pal

Red Silurian

Looking to buy the Fire HD 8

On the page it's marked as £39.99 representing a discount of £50 from £89.99 but at checkout it's

Order Summary
Items: £74.99 (I assume this is £89.99 minus UK VAT)
Postage & Packing: £0.00
Import Fees Deposit: £17.25
Total: £92.24
Promotion Applied: -£35.00
Order Total: £57.24

jarrieta

SleetAndSnow wrote: »

Mines been "escalated" because I showed them a comparison of two products, one the sale and one the same price as the sale but not actually on sale and she said "oh that's not right"

I did the same and I think that won't get anywhere, but there is always hope!

abbir

They are not applying the correct promotion amount for anything to Ireland and this is where the bulk of the extra unexpected amount comes from.

Red Silurian

abbir wrote: »

They are not applying the correct promotion amount for anything to Ireland and this is where the bulk of the extra unexpected amount comes from.

Are they applying a bigger discount to anything than they should be do you know?

Kimbot

SleetAndSnow wrote: »

Mines been "escalated" because I showed them a comparison of two products, one the sale and one the same price as the sale but not actually on sale and she said "oh that's not right"

I done that too and they still fobbed me off.

hopgirl

glasso wrote: »

the basic one is fine - the one not called paperwhite etc

has a light built-in now and is a nice neat little unit

it's good.

buy a case to go with it

Thank you

hopgirl

dubmick wrote: »

The kids one is good as includes a cover and is the same as standard kindle. Also includes no question replacement for breakages for up to 2 years.

I seen that one but doesn't ship to Ireland 🙁 might get onto my cousin in the North and get sent to him and he will bring it down the next time he is at home. Thank you

Caranica

paulh266 wrote: »

Hi can you get UK vat refunded if the items is for export through address pal

No

alias no.9

This along with the general brexit ****show including the end of parcelmotel brings me to the end of my time as a prime member, subscription is due for renewal on July 5th and that won't be happening.

theguzman

Any bargains on SSD drives? I am thinking of upgrading to a 1TB SSD from my current 256GB which is 5 years old. I have a Samsung SSD which is a brilliant piece of kit so ideally the same again only a bigger capacity.

_Kaiser_

Logged onto this thread to see if there was anything worth grabbing but it seems like it's a complete mess this year for Irish customers.

Even more farcical when they've been advertising it heavily on Irish radio (Newstalk anyway) for the last week.

My Prime is up in just over a week.. I think I'll just cancel it. I find I'm buying more from Germany anyway - certainly anything worth a bit.

Sleeper12

They aren't removing the UK VAT on anything I look at now. Made plenty of purchases early this morning without issue. I'll have to get onto live chat after the sale & get UK VAT refunded on purchases with VAT. Still some great deals popping up. 30 percent off selected warehouse goods has saved me a small fortune inc over 100 euro on one product alone

TheDriver

i recall contacting CS a few years ago about childrens shoes. They kept adding on VAT but no matter how many emails along with link to revenue fact page, it just kept going to an automated script answer. Seems like no one wanted to just say you are right and fix it for everyone else. Common sense isn't all that common

Toast

The only way to get a corporation moving on something is to get some overused memes trending.

barneyrub

Kimbot wrote: »

I done that too and they still fobbed me off.

After nearly an hour on chat I've been fobbed off too. They'll send it to a 'specialist' team

deegs

I just spent 4 hours going thru the sports section of warehouse and grabbed some crazy bargains!!

For example this regatta wax type jacket comes to about 13 euro delivered Regatta Women's Manteau Femme Lady Country Non-waterproof jackets https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08HSZMGT1/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_glt_i_KMQXMXFZAHV82R4MS0MB

Craghopper shirt for 9 euro Craghoppers UV Protection Kiwi Men's Outdoor Long Sleeve Shirt Available in https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00322Q6Z6/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_glt_i_ZMZWGBGTK0BERJEJWR04


Also got these Asics nimbus for about 80euro. ASICS Women's Gel-Nimbus 23 Road Running Shoe, Grand Shark Digital Aqua, 7.5 UK https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B089TQXRQ4/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_glt_i_HEAZ3C7SRR8AV192TCZF

All market place is 30% off and bargains are fab under 20quid without tax... Stack up before July ðŸ˜ðŸ‘Œ

Just order 25ish items in the sports section of warehouse... Moving to the other sections now 🀣

barneyrub

barneyrub wrote: »

After nearly an hour on chat I've been fobbed off too. They'll send it to a 'specialist' team

And my prime has just been cancelled? I didn't do it!

darkside71

Just rang up to get the uk vat refund on an Echo Dot that I purchased. CS rep not up to speed on the issue. Had to explain it about three times to them and then had to fight my corner to get it refunded to my card as they said it was policy to just issue an Amazon Gift Card for the refund amount. I was going to order more today, but not worth the hassle. What a mess, Irish customers have become just an afterthought. 

POBox19

If the UK price is £120 it includes UK VAT, the Irish price should be £123 before converting to euro.
The easy conversion is to multiply the UK price by 1.025, i.e. add 2.5%. Any more and they are ripping of the Paddy's as usual.

bfa1509

I bought a few things last night with no VAT issues. Is this only happening this afternoon?

Cameraman

Dealt with 4 different CS agents on chat.

Summary was - they couldn't deal with it, but would escalate to specialist team.
I emailed a screenshot of the checkout screen and was promised an email within 48 hours and a refund (*IF* it was due....).

Just bought one thing (Kindle) which actually still works out cheaper than the non-sale price - even if no refund. However, I won't be looking at anything else until this issue is sorted. Will also ask for a refund of the Prime charge if I don't get the refund for the purchase.

darkside71

bfa1509 wrote: »

I bought a few things last night with no VAT issues. Is this only happening this afternoon?

I purchased Echo dot last night and the problem was there. This was an early Amazon Prime Day Deal.