Amazon Prime Bargains - Chat Thread

FileNotFound · 05-05-2021 04:24PM

freshpopcorn wrote: »

Stephen Donnelly?

Trampoline issue will be solved by MUP on alcohol. NO need to worry, cueball has it sorted.

okidoki987 · 05-05-2021 07:31PM

lucast2007us wrote: »

This has been happening a while now if you search Facebook for Amazon reviews you get lots of groups offering their products for free in return for a 5 star review!!

https://prnt.sc/12iueyf

On one of the UK consumer programmes last month, there was a talk about reviews on Amazon and they basically said you are wasting your time reading the 5 star reviews as the vast majority of them are fake and written for either a discount of that product or the product for free.
It's become a pain now that you can't trust most reviews.

jimmycrackcorm · 05-05-2021 09:47PM

I always check the lower reviews to see what problems people have with an item. That usually gives a better perspective as often the issues might be minor or a different expectation.

dodzy · 06-05-2021 05:56AM

okidoki987 wrote: »

On one of the UK consumer programmes last month, there was a talk about reviews on Amazon and they basically said you are wasting your time reading the 5 star reviews as the vast majority of them are fake and written for either a discount of that product or the product for free.
It's become a pain now that you can't trust most reviews.

Just buy what you want. If you don’t like it, return it FOC with their returns label. The reviews an AMZ have been skewed for a long time.

sioda · 06-05-2021 09:53AM

Got my Acacia kitchen utensil set this morning amazing quality for the price

sharpish · 06-05-2021 10:53AM

sioda wrote: »

Got my Acacia kitchen utensil set this morning amazing quality for the price

For less than €8, you can't go wrong. Mine came last week and thought they were great, heaps of spoons though, a slotted spoon, a spoon and an odd-shaped ladle that is actually a spoon.

back up to 20pounds
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B08FMJFX93/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

ActingDanClark · 06-05-2021 11:14AM

sharpish wrote: »

For less than €8, you can't go wrong. Mine came last week and thought they were great, heaps of spoons though, a slotted spoon, a spoon and an odd-shaped ladle that is actually a spoon.

back up to 20pounds
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B08FMJFX93/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

£6.66 with the discount code

muffler · 06-05-2021 12:08PM

ActingDanClark wrote: »

£6.66 with the discount code

Where are you seeing that?

Showing at £19.99 for me before the tenner discount.

The Continental Op · 06-05-2021 12:10PM

^^^^^

Order Summary
Items: £16.66
Postage & Packing: £0.00
Total: £16.66
Promotion Applied: -£10.00
Order Total: £6.66

They take the promotion off after they take off the VAT - nice of them

FileNotFound · 06-05-2021 12:10PM

muffler wrote: »

Where are you seeing that?

Showing at £19.99 for me before the tenner discount.

Has it adjusted to remove the UK VAT also? If not that may be where the difference lies

oLoonatic · 06-05-2021 12:17PM

muffler wrote: »

Where are you seeing that?

Showing at £19.99 for me before the tenner discount.

When you proceed to checkout its 16.66 then 10 comes off.

muffler · 06-05-2021 12:34PM

Thanks guys. I thought the tenner came off first followed by the VAT reduction and couldnt get the price figured out. All good now

Sup08 · 06-05-2021 12:59PM

Chris_5339762 wrote: »

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B08613S3TD/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Desk Lamp with variable colours, powered by USB only.

I was happy getting this at £16.99 the other day, now its down to £14.22 - thats £11.85 with the vat reduction.

Mine arrived today with a £10 gift voucher if you leave a nice review.

That would make it the grand total of £1.85 for what is a very good lamp.

Item came today and already a return label on it.

The one I got was used with white labels holding the box together, damage to the rear, covered in dust and no cable. So guess I won't be getting my £10 voucher after the honest review I left.

Aquos76 · 06-05-2021 01:24PM

muffler wrote: »

Where are you seeing that?

Showing at £19.99 for me before the tenner discount.

Have you purchased them already? The voucher code can only be used once so therefore if you availed already you won’t see it again

ActingDanClark · 06-05-2021 01:26PM

muffler wrote: »

Where are you seeing that?

Showing at £19.99 for me before the tenner discount.

Perhaps you've already purchased the set ?

pissed · 06-05-2021 01:42PM

Aquos76 wrote: »

Have you purchased them already? The voucher code can only be used once so therefore if you availed already you won’t see it again

I purchased these already and still have the option to purchase again using the £10 voucher. Can't go wrong at that price. Excellent quality.

positron · 06-05-2021 01:43PM

Sup08 wrote: »

Item came today and already a return label on it.

The one I got was used with white labels holding the box together, damage to the rear, covered in dust and no cable. So guess I won't be getting my £10 voucher after the honest review I left.

Mine came today as well - everything looked new. Works fine, not a bad lamp. There's an invite to leave a review for £5 - I did write a review, but will edit once/IF I get and spend the voucher.

Aquos76 · 06-05-2021 02:47PM

pissed wrote: »

I purchased these already and still have the option to purchase again using the £10 voucher. Can't go wrong at that price. Excellent quality.

I also purchased them last week, tried to get a second set then and the voucher wasn’t showing, I logged in under my wife’s account and got the second set, but the voucher no longer shows for us both.

Shlippery · 06-05-2021 05:16PM

Got those usb-c cables today. Surprisingly bigger box than I expected! I thought they'd be all short ones! Great deal.

jimmycrackcorm · 06-05-2021 05:30PM

Shlippery wrote: »

Got those usb-c cables today. Surprisingly bigger box than I expected! I thought they'd be all short ones! Great deal.

Arrived for me also today and I too was surprised. The cables are a serious bit of kit and worth the full price let alone the discounted price posted.

Corholio · 06-05-2021 07:04PM

Anybody else noticing the ability to pay for things in 5 monthly installments? I've started to notice it a lot in more expensive things etc. I tested it and it takes it all the way to checkout fine where it seems it would take the first installment etc.

I know Amazon has had this before but I could never to get it to work here, you had to enter credit card details and it would always fail, because of not being UK address/card. It seems different now though. I'm on Prime btw.

06-05-2021 07:43PM

Corholio wrote: »

Anybody else noticing the ability to pay for things in 5 monthly installments? I've started to notice it a lot in more expensive things etc. I tested it and it takes it all the way to checkout fine where it seems it would take the first installment etc.

I know Amazon has had this before but I could never to get it to work here, you had to enter credit card details and it would always fail, because of not being UK address/card. It seems different now though. I'm on Prime btw.

New to me, can you link to an item with the monthly option?

Shlippery · 06-05-2021 08:10PM

Corholio wrote: »

Anybody else noticing the ability to pay for things in 5 monthly installments? I've started to notice it a lot in more expensive things etc. I tested it and it takes it all the way to checkout fine where it seems it would take the first installment etc.

I know Amazon has had this before but I could never to get it to work here, you had to enter credit card details and it would always fail, because of not being UK address/card. It seems different now though. I'm on Prime btw.

Yep, became available to me this time last year, but then disappeared again. It's very selective. I imagine really cryptic eligibility criteria.

I used it for an expensive camera lens at the time and was able to split it over a couple of months.

OfflerCrocGod · 06-05-2021 08:17PM

What's the interest rate?

Shlippery · 06-05-2021 08:33PM

OfflerCrocGod wrote: »

What's the interest rate?

0%, they just divide the price by 5 and you can pay early if you want.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=202095050

(think you need a uk address as your 'main' address to be eligible.)

Corholio · 06-05-2021 10:32PM

Shlippery wrote: »

0%, they just divide the price by 5 and you can pay early if you want.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=202095050

(think you need a uk address as your 'main' address to be eligible.)

My invoice address is Northern Ireland and my postal address is Cork.

For who asked as an example, this is just one of the many items showing with the installments option.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Shark-Corded-Cleaner-Flexology-HZ500UKT/dp/B08GLGJJ81/ref=sr_1_2_sspa?dchild=1&keywords=vacuum&qid=1620336386&sr=8-2-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUExMURRRzdNMjA1Q0tKJmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwODM3MzA3M1NYNjIzR01IWkVOSiZlbmNyeXB0ZWRBZElkPUEwNjg0NjUwMlVQVFhHRUwyQU02NSZ3aWRnZXROYW1lPXNwX2F0ZiZhY3Rpb249Y2xpY2tSZWRpcmVjdCZkb05vdExvZ0NsaWNrPXRydWU=#

The Continental Op · 06-05-2021 10:49PM

keredern wrote: »

2 meter HDMI 4K cable - £2.08 Prime

https://smile.amazon.co.uk/dp/B088CNZJH6/ref=cm_sw_r_wa_apa_glt_fabc_H4YYV2KYFG8R7T317SP6

£1.73 after VAT removal

anais wrote: »

Showimg 19.99 for me?

You've got to be quick its was £1.73 but its gone up again.

marcbrophy · 07-05-2021 12:45AM

Corholio wrote: »

My invoice address is Northern Ireland and my postal address is Cork.

How is this achieved?

Sleeper12 · 07-05-2021 10:14AM

marcbrophy wrote: »

How is this achieved?

I am the same. My invoice address is still Parcel Motel in the North. My delivery address is Dublin 5

For me I used Parcel Motel address as the billing address for the card. After that you can use any delivery address you want

Corholio · 07-05-2021 01:22PM

Sleeper12 wrote: »

I am the same. My invoice address is still Parcel Motel in the North. My delivery address is Dublin 5

For me I used Parcel Motel address as the billing address for the card. After that you can use any delivery address you want

Yes, exact same for me.

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