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Amazon played a very dirty tactic on me....

Braznor

Braznor

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This pertains to Amazon India. Yesterday I added a book to my cart and today when I went to checkout, I found Amazon Buy has increased it's price all of the sudden. Anyway I still bought the book because it said there were only 2 copies left and I didn't want to wait in case they happen to run out of them.

But I'm very unhappy with such a dirty tactic being pulled over me. Is there anyway I can readdress this with their customer service? Has this happened to anyone else here?
 
I learned a long time ago to take it easy on page refreshes and bookmark instead of adding to cart or wish list. You have to be quick and decisive to lock it in. When I do it this way, they tend to less often drop the price post-purchase as well which is irksome.
 
Braznor said:
This pertains to Amazon India. Yesterday I added a book to my cart and today when I went to checkout, I found Amazon Buy has increased it's price all of the sudden. Anyway I still bought the book because it said there were only 2 copies left and I didn't want to wait in case they happen to run out of them.

But I'm very unhappy with such a dirty tactic being pulled over me. Is there anyway I can readdress this with their customer service? Has this happened to anyone else here?
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It happens all the time. Whenever I go to my cart, it even has a yellow message at the top telling me of any price changes since I added the item.
 
Why is that a dirty tactic?

The price of something that you hadn't bought went up.
If you could "lock" the price of something in your basket you could add a ton of stuff and just keep checking back and removing it and re-adding it if the price fell.
 
i don't know how to tell you this OP, but the price probably increased/decreased over a period of time before you were even interested in that product.

i know, i know, crazy talk.
 
also OP, why the hell didn't you just buy it yesterday? what were you expecting to gain by waiting a day to purchase it?
 
Prices in the car changes all the time. If you haven't clicked purchase, then you haven't locked the price in.

In fact, I have dozens of items in my cart at all times (in 'saved for later') specifically to monitor their fluctuating prices. Every morning (sometimes again in the evening) I clicked on the cart and observe the price change information summarized at the top of the screen, and decide if I want to move anything back to the cart and purchase it. It's very handy.
 
Braznor said:
You guys are FUCKING enablers. 😡
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No, you're being illogical. Let's say an item regularly costs $300 and on January 15th, it went on sale for $250. You added it to your cart but didn't check out. A week later, you go to check out and you're notified it is $300. Do you seriously think Amazon should give it to you for $250?
 
Braznor said:
I found Amazon Buy has increased it's price all of the sudden. Anyway I still bought the book because it said there were only 2 copies left and I didn't want to wait in case they happen to run out of them.
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I wonder if some automatic price adjustment occurs when there is low stock? A "supply and demand" type situation?

Whatever the reason, so?

-KeithP
 
I frequently buy things from Amazon that I don't need right away and don't want to scour the town to get them locally. But, these tend to be small cheap items (like an obscure battery). So, I just put them in my cart and wait until I get enough items for free shipping.

Result: the prices change daily on most of the items in my cart. It is usually just a few pennies up or down, so it is all a wash. If the price changed for the result very much, I'll just remove it from the cart and put in an equivalent item.

It is just how Amazon operates. Prices fluctuate daily based on an algorithm. I assume the algorithm detects supply and demand. This also really helps pricing strategies. If you can raise the price 1% and demand isn't affected, just leave the price higher. If instead demand plunges, you might make more profit by lowering prices instead.
 
Putting something in your cart does not freeze the price forever.

Putting something in your cart does not hold the item for you forever.

Putting something in your cart does not end world hunger or bring world peace.
 
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