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  • #392
    davetherave
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 3,565 ✭✭✭davetherave


    Was it sold by and dispatched from AmazonIE or AmazonUK. If it was a third party then they may not do the customs bit like Amazon directly do. don't know if this is your one, but just as an example.

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  • #393
    The Continental Op
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,760 ✭✭✭The Continental Op


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123600640#Comment_123600640

    Have to ask the obvious question was this fulfilled by Amazon or sold by a market place seller?

    Wake me up when it's all over.



  • #394
    keano25
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,867 ✭✭✭keano25


    Ya it was the livemore one. Never noticed that before now. I won't be buying at close to 260 all in.



  • #395
    The Continental Op
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,760 ✭✭✭The Continental Op


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123601231#Comment_123601231

    Thats mad. Complain to Amazon. If it was sold on Amazon.IE then there should be no added taxes. The fault is Amazons for allowing the item to be sold on Amazon.IE.

    Wake me up when it's all over.



  • #396
    Doge
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,522 ✭✭✭Doge


    This is a question for the Android experts.

    I have 2 Amazon apps installed on my phone,

    One is signed into UK, the other IE.

    I used the Island app from the play store to install the second one to my work profile.

    All links will open in the 1st Amazon app (non work profile) and will ask to change the country for the likes of .IE .DE etc..

    I was wondering if there's a way of editing the "Verified Links" in "Open By Default" in App Settings in Android?

    Only certain apps allow you to change the links and add your own, YouTube is one of them.

    Just wondering if there's one sort of hack for it.

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    I searched on Google for a solution and a reddit thread mentioned Better Open With, using it as the default browser, but there's no way of selecting the Amazon app in the work profile to open.

    For now I can just set both apps to open links in the browser, add something to my basket and complete the checkout process in the app.

    Its not ideal though.



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  • #397
    TestLink
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 885 ✭✭✭TestLink


    For me, it is a terrible experience from Amazon Ireland team. Just sharing my ordeal with them. Only had good experience with Amazon.co.uk, Amazon.de etc.

    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058418555/amazon-ie-terrible-customer-experience-when-tried-to-make-return-within-14-days-cooling-off-period

    Issue still not sorted. Please beware when purchasing high value items from Amazon.ie

    Any advice?



  • #398
    keano25
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,867 ✭✭✭keano25


    Reply received this morning.

    Thank you for your messageIf goods are being delivered from outside the EU, they are subject to Customs Duty.Kind regardsLiveMoor

    There was no mention of this when I purchased and it was the last thing I expected from amazon.ie being in Ireland.



  • #399
    JVince
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,295 ✭✭✭JVince


    Possibly the worst execution of a business model ever.

    I've yet to find someone that has had a better experience with .ie than .co.uk or .de

    Delivery seems to be quicker buying from .co.uk, choice of goods is WAY better on any other amazon site, prices seems to be better on .co.uk or .de and customer service seems to be better too.

    Certainly, if you are an Irish retailer, you've little to be concerned about if you think .ie is going to give you competition. But likewise if you are a local supplier and selling on amazon.ie, don't expect a big jump in sales



  • #400
    Schorpio
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,347 ✭✭✭Schorpio


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123603490#Comment_123603490

    If that's Amazon's final word on it, then that is seriously poor.



  • #401
    davetherave
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 3,565 ✭✭✭davetherave


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123603922#Comment_123603922

    It's the 3rd part sellers word. It was bought from, and dispatched by someone based out of Devon just using the Amazon platform.



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  • #402
    The Continental Op
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,760 ✭✭✭The Continental Op


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123603490#Comment_123603490

    Escalate that. Contact them again and tell them you aren't satisfied with a curt reply like that. You bought from Amazon.ie because you are in Ireland. ffs Amazon are promoting .IE and trying to get users in Ireland of .CO.UK Prime to move over to .IE.

    If you have to burn the seller. They shouldn't be advertising on Amazon.ie if they don't inform you there will be additional charges.

    Wake me up when it's all over.



  • #403
    jj880
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 6,983 ✭✭✭jj880


    Appreciate those using .ie working out the issues. Paddy getting a half job as usual.

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  • #404
    robwen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,528 ✭✭✭robwen


    Did everyone not get an email from Amazon 2 days ago with a link to a survey to give feedback on the Amazon.ie website..

    "We would value your feedback in order to provide you with the best possible experience. To better understand your thoughts and preferences, we are conducting a short survey. The survey will take less than 3 minutes to complete."



  • #405
    con747
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 10,110 ✭✭✭✭con747


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123604574#Comment_123604574

    Nope, and not in spam either. Maybe it was just Irish Prime accounts?

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  • #406
    dulpit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,316 ✭✭✭✭dulpit


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123604639#Comment_123604639

    I have an Irish prime account and didn't get one. So must be just a sampling of users.



  • #407
    robwen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,528 ✭✭✭robwen


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123604639#Comment_123604639

    No I don't have Prime with any of the Amazon sites



  • #408
    con747
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 10,110 ✭✭✭✭con747


    Well I hope anyone who received the survey gave them both barrels.

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  • #409
    Jonathan
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators Posts: 8,313 Mod ✭✭✭✭Jonathan


    Have an annual prime UK subscription. If I take up the IE prime trial, will I get the annual prime UK payment refunded, and can I then move back to UK after a month?



  • #410
    derekbro
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 154 ✭✭derekbro


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123614370#Comment_123614370

    This is exactly what i did in April, i waited until just before my yearly prime ended on .co.uk and transferred to .ie. Once i got my Prime refund i signed up for prime Uk again for a year. You still have your account on .co.uk as normal. Hoping nothing has changed since April.



  • #411
    Sierra Oscar
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 8,728 CMod ✭✭✭✭Sierra Oscar


    How are the delivery times from Amazon.ie still so shite for Prime customers? Just ordered a keyboard and the Priority delivery gets it to me on Sunday the 3rd of August.

    If I order the exact same item from Amazon.co.uk I will have it by Wednesday the 30th of July. Both are sold and fulfilled by Amazon.

    I don't get it? I was putting these down to teething problems but that is getting a bit long in the tooth now.

    Every time I order an item I contact their Customer Service and complain about the delivery time and they've no answers. They just throw a fiver at me, which is at least something I suppose.



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  • #412
    xtal191
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,591 ✭✭✭xtal191


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123614423#Comment_123614423

    You got the full price back? I thought they only refunded the amount of time you have left



  • #413
    derekbro
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 154 ✭✭derekbro


    Yes I got the full price back



  • #414
    degsie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,770 ✭✭✭degsie


    Probably answered before, sorry. I have a .co.uk account with prime sub. Pretty sure I was able to use prime on .ie but this appears to have changed as I'm not being offered free prime delivery on any items. Anybody else notice this?



  • #415
    Tech_Head
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 460 ✭✭Tech_Head


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123720719#Comment_123720719

    First order has free delivery. You may have activated the 30 day trial if you used a different email address than your UK one.
    Free prime on .ie wasn’t something they offered to those with a UK account - they are actively trying to get people to migrate their Prime to .ie



  • #416
    xtal191
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,591 ✭✭✭xtal191


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123614370#Comment_123614370

    Did it work for you? Signed up to the IE trial last night but nothing yet



  • #417
    mossie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 2,457 ✭✭✭mossie


    Two differing experiences for me over the last two weeks.

    Firstly I ordered a Ugreen USB-C hub on 2 August apparently from Ugreen via Amazon. Arrived yesterday 11 days after ordering and contained a USB-C hub but of completely different brand. I requested a return and it's going back to a guy in an apartment in Athy. Don't know how he ended up dispatching my order.

    Secondly, ordered an Anker USB-c hub last night at 7pm (more expensive but didn't want to take a chance on the same thing happening) and received it in Cork this morning. So two ends of the Amazon.ie experience there



  • #418
    Jonathan
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators Posts: 8,313 Mod ✭✭✭✭Jonathan


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123721376#Comment_123721376

    Yep. Got a refund for the full annual UK prime amount. Takes a few days to come through.



  • #419
    PixelCrafter
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 555 ✭✭✭PixelCrafter


    I don't know what's up with them but the user experience is a huge downgrade.

    The selection's noticeably, and drastically reduced compared to other European Amazon stores. There's a major lack of reliability on the delivery times and where I've had to return a faulty product it took nearly two weeks to be processed.

    I don't know what they're up to but the .ie service will fail if it's not improved. It's less useful than .co.uk, even having slower delivery times!? and the continental stores are often way cheaper.

    It looks to me like they launched it without putting adequate infrastructure behind it to make it work.

    In general, I think Amazon's has peaked anyway.



  • #420
    xtal191
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,591 ✭✭✭xtal191


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123721590#Comment_123721590

    Cheers. Did you have to contact them? My UK Prime is still active even though I signed up to the IE trial, thought it would cancel automatically. Thanks again



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  • #421
    degsie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,770 ✭✭✭degsie


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123720981#Comment_123720981

    Cheers for that. I started the .ie free trial to get an order shipped and that action automatically cancelled my .co.uk prime without my consent. I did however get a full refund for the year which was due to finish in Nov. Kinda sneaky way to force changeover to .ie.



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