AMAZON dot IE launched *Thread Title updated 18/3/25*

Have they launched the website before working out how they are going to get the stock? Everything I searched for was not available. Considering they have customs-fee access to everything in the European Amazon stores that seems iffy. Slightly longer delivery times would be understandable, unavailability isn't.

Amazon Prime hasn't dropped in price if you use it for Family Sharing or Prime Reading. You'll have to pay for every user separately and to access the other services.

That's showing as €193 delivered for me on the UK site after including the £20 off voucher to bring it down to £159. Some difference to the €312 on the IE site.

I don't think it's a fair comparison when it's on promo on UK site. When I compare stuff I've ordered recently, they're pretty similar.

I thought Irish people care about the environment?

Unless it is manufactured here using fairy wishes, they'll have a similar impact on the environment, whether it comes via a warehouse in the UK or one here.

I wonder if we will now begin to get screwed with ads on Prime Video like they do in the UK? They let us off on that one initially because we were lacking most of the other benefits that they get in the UK Amazon.

Some do, some don't. Much the same as in every other country on earth, I'd imagine, Greta.

So the Irish Prime is way cheaper than the UK site. If I switch to the Irish prime, do you still get free UK delivery included and amazon prime steaming for (what I am currently paying for) for cheaper? I'm sure thats not the case as it seems to good to be true

Dunnes cheaper for our L’or coffee.

Site is a bit of a mess, hope it’s just teething problems.
Happy that some food brands I bought from EU stores available on .ie site

https://futurism.com/neoscope/human-intelligence-declining-trends

what do you think? I read your post and was reminded of it.

https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2025/03/18/amazon-opens-its-ie-dedicated-irish-shopping-platform/

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OK so looks like it may need a bit of thinking through and also a bit of wait and see.

I’m open to any and all correction but here’s my figuring:

1. If you’re an occasional user of Prime Amazon.Uk- say 12 -15 deliveries a year or so- should you cancel and join prime Ireland? I’m not totally sure you should right now- you’ll need to do an exercise around what say your last 10 purchases cost currently on UK site vs new Irish site (euro vs converted stg to euro) to see just what the differences are
2. If you’re someone who tends to buy expensive items on Amazon then definitely do your homework if you have a uk prime account (I’ll do that later when I’ve time)

Delivery times for .uk over last year have been accurate and excellent in the main -sometimes arriving less than 24 hours after order. I’ll need to look at overall prime membership costs (UK Vs Ireland) in the first instance just to see if there’s a saving there - then test out a few low value and high value items.

Coincidently I ordered a book on Amazon.uk this morning - it was one euro cheaper on the .ie website - so I’m one euro down already 😀

I just compared prices of kindle paperwhite - 210.96 euro on uk site with prime membership ie free shipping

It’s eur 202.45 on the Irish site so assuming you have Irish prime; that’s a saving of 8 euro - not huge but if many items had that saving it would add up.

So now it’s probably down to what items available on UK site that don’t appear on Irish site?

https://www.amazon.ie/amazon-kindle-paperwhite-16-gb-our-fastest-kindle-ever-with-7-glare-free-display-and-weeks-of-battery-life-without-ads-black/dp/B0CFPWLGF2/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?crid=2TAFE2BWPYS1P&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.FUZt_Rhm30toGXhC1Ifkv7QsnLXRxZzKDNiHTTcpe5Re8vFTTMyHg2UaU9LUUd95HuILygSM_TfJISI4h7164UTZljeCI_aqQnWQDiCWiP0mVSBaWzrKDo-F_pZ9TBnO8m0Zw3cfyYPMIE4NAyLVkntP-lJRH0FWdOZrR0rMcW0yfxwM_vtPSu4r7HYc5kAJezDGVeDNBe1OXuvBnV8wjA.TsCxWf6J9MM5EQs0Y_DkBKuC98nbmLZxqgifhtolwKw&dib_tag=se&keywords=kindle&qid=1742298990&sprefix=jindke%2Caps%2C41&sr=8-1

Bank holiday

if you are a developer you don’t want to deploy on Fridays or days a chunk of your team is under influence

I think that you may need help. Is there a competent vet nearby? If so, then why not give him or her a shout.

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