Newegg: see price in cart

[pcslookout]

This just happened to me, I blame the OP:

I did it because I wanted to make sure you knew.

 

[RossMAN]

I did it because I wanted to make sure you knew.

Seriously what the fuck is wrong with you? Besides posting in the wrong forum, etc.

 

[BurnItDwn]

Then you must not shop at Amazon or Newegg.

Newegg I gave up on, because they started to hide the prices.

Amazon hasnt played that game with me, maybe they do not do that to prime members? Or maybe I have not gone to buy whatever it is that they hide the prices...

 

[Markbnj]

Sounds like you haven't shopped on Newegg in a very long time. When is the last time you bought a computer component - 2008, 2009?

I never found that to be a hindrance. But I suppose it might be if you wanted to
compare the prices of a couple dozen items.

Or even just find the lowest price for a given class of card, not that anyone does that.

 

[Markbnj]

Oh no! It takes at least two more clicks and 10 seconds longer to order. Will no one think of the basement dwellers?

Um, how do you know which one to order if you can't see the price?

 

[paperfist]

They stopped taking preferred credit too, now I have $5k of available credit I can't spend anywhere

 

[BlitzPuppet]

Isn't Newegg's new card just like their Preferred Account? I mean... the Preferred Account is technically a card just like Amazon's Store Account, but it's limited to use at that specific store.

Yes it is, but it wasn't a parallel transfer as far as the account was concerned. I was notified mid Sept that on Oct 1 my preferred account was being closed and I would be able to open an account with a Newegg credit card if I chose to do so.

I chose not to

 

[hardhat]

Um, how do you know which one to order if you can't see the price?

Sort by lowest price. They will still be listed in order, even if you can't see the price.

 

[Markbnj]

Sort by lowest price. They will still be listed in order, even if you can't see the price.

Oh I see! It's almost like playing a game!

Except it isn't, and what I want is to see the damn prices on the search results page .

 

[DrPizza]

When I see "great deal" and "see price in cart," I assume it's some sort of shenanigans by the company that makes that product, and I assume it's not a "great deal" because of some sort of rule about the lowest price. 9 times out of 10, I do NOT add it to my cart to see the price. Instead, I look for a competitor's equivalent product.

You reading NewEgg? Amazon? Manufacturers? I'm not jumping through hoops for you. I am not your loyal minion, willing to do anything to purchase your product, even if that "anything" is simply a few extra clicks.

 

[master_shake_]

wait till walmart makes you carry merch up to the cashier to find the price.

 

[Linux23]

i just click on all of the products in my search results and add them to my cart to compare prices.

 

[13Gigatons]

I have an opinion on this topic..see in cart

Spoiler

blaaaaaaahhhhh

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[13Gigatons]

wait till walmart makes you carry merch up to the cashier to find the price.

Walmart stock prices crash....

 

[LTC8K6]

I was really irritated at first. Then I realized that it's a lie.

You don't have to add it to your cart, and it doesn't put it in your cart.

 

[Zorba]

Or even just find the lowest price for a given class of card, not that anyone does that.

Just FYI: If you sort by price, low to high, it will still sort by the discounted price. You just can't see it until you click the link.

Still really annoying. Newegg has been going downhill since they decided to try to become the next Amazon. Their website and fast shipping used to make up for their terrible customer service, but now that advantage is going away.

 

[gophertron]

...
I never found that to be a hindrance. But I suppose it might be if you wanted to
compare the prices of a couple dozen items.

Yeah that's sort of the whole point of shopping for items, to compare and contrast based on features and price. Obscuring the price doesn't help with that.

Pisses me off too because I still find it slightly easier to use Newegg to look for certain computer component categories, but I usually give up after seeing all the "add to cart to see price" crap and go back to Newegg. It's mostly just video cards that I look at the prices, so maybe that's where it's primarily happening?

Anyways, I feel like Newegg should have some clout with the manufacturers to say that they won't do that BS. It's not customer friendly.

 

[Red Squirrel]

What's the point of manufacturers making them do that anyway? There's just no logic to it.

 

[Markbnj]

You reading NewEgg? Amazon? Manufacturers? I'm not jumping through hoops for you. I am not your loyal minion, willing to do anything to purchase your product, even if that "anything" is simply a few extra clicks.

Yes indeed. This.

 

[Markbnj]

I have an opinion on this topic..see in cart

Spoiler

blaaaaaaahhhhh

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Banned from the internet imo.

 

[LTC8K6]

The answer revolves around manufacturers use of what is referred to as a MAP policy, or Minimum Advertised Price. Manufacturers who use map policies attempt to preserve the value of their products in a competitive marketplace, by requiring distributors not to sell certain products below a minimum advertised price. Whereas some manufacturers have strict MAP policies, others have none at all, and the rest fall somewhere in between. Manufacturers who have and enforce their MAP policies employ a variety of tactics to get compliance and or encourage participation. These methods can include everything from allocating special funds for compliance, to taking away budget allowances that manufacturers grant to retailers for marketing their products. In the most severe cases, manufactures can and have stopped supplying distributors with products to sell. Manufacturers with strict MAP programs usually have an internal employee, or may even hire an outside company, whose tasked with shopping an authorized dealer’s site to see if they are in compliance of their program.

In order to circumnavigate this issue and still allow their distributors some flexibility in trying to be competitive, some manufacturers allow online retailers to sell the product below the minimum advertised price by letting them use the phrase “add to cart to see price”. In these cases the seller of the product is viewed as in compliance with the program because they are not actually “advertising” the product below the minimum price.

Usually products that say, “add to cart to see price” are some of the best and most competitively priced products on the Internet.

http://blog.toolup.com/internet-retailers-obscure-prices-phrases-add-cart-price/

 

[Anubis]

http://blog.toolup.com/internet-retailers-obscure-prices-phrases-add-cart-price/

I was gonna post that

 

[Aharami]

i stopped going to newegg long ago. it was when they added the "rush fee" so that they would "maybe" get your order out that day for an additional fee. considering other places didn't have a problem shipping my stuff out that same day as ordering, i thought that was ridiculous, especially when not paying for it, they would sit on your order for 2-3 day sometimes.

that was probably almost 10 years ago at this point. they lost my business long ago and now with amazon being almost perfect in every way, i have absolutely no reason to go to newegg. i'd probably pay a little more to get it from amazon too because of the convenience and how great their customer service is.

you realize you're paying for the rush processing either way, right? Newegg is just charging you per order, whereas amazon charges you an yearly fee for their Prime membership. Try ordering from amazon without using your prime membership and they'll take longer. Although I agree that the other benefits of prime membership make it a much more worthwhile cost to bear.

 

[midwestfisherman]

See price in cart.....annoying a f*ck!!

 

[who?]

Until the 1970s manufacturers could require retailers to charge list price off the mfr.s price list. After the courts ruled that that was illegal they started controlling who their authorized retailers were which is legal.