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Amazon’s Price Drop Policy
bargaineering.com — "Did you know that if the price on something you buy drops, within 30 days of your purchase date, Amazon.com will credit you the difference if you ask for it? It ’s a not-advertised price drop policy that most people don’t know about and it’s saved me tons of money over the last few years." Hope many of you find this awesome.
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- Nougat, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0All B&M stores have a "price adjustment" policy, too, and they don't shout it from the mountaintops, either. Good to see that Amazon abides by the same rules. What I really wonder is how many online retailers *don't* do price adjustments.
- Fantt, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Does B&M == B&N? Not sure what B&M is. I'm probably just being dense though...
- lego, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1B&M = brick and mortar.
- monolith, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Actually I think Amazon keeps this as quiet as they can and still adhere to the policy.
- nene7070, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0all brick and motar? i dont think all do... though i dont have an example of one that doesnt have such a policy, so i could be wrong.
- byoung, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0thanks for that, thats real handy didn't even know about that. Anyone think its a bit weird they even do it on coupons though? Guess if it gets too advertised they would be a bit tougher on it.
- angelwspr, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0if only i knew about this before...
- crapiolio, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Why do they have it if they don't want people to know about it?
- Arkitan, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Good to know, thanks for the info.
- floejoe, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0People DO want to know about it and WOULD use it.
The only brick and mortar store I know that will not do "price matching" is Target. Whats good about that is that it keeps all the compulsive price adjusters that shop at Wal-mart out of the store. - floejoe, on 10/12/2007, -4/+7In Soviet Russia, price drops you!
- VenDrake, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Saved $200 on a price drop policy once. Had my $500 wedding ring on a payment plan. The price dropped to $300 while I was making payments. The store honored the price drop.
- dslknight, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1You just saved me $.60! Thanks!
- mateo60, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Dug it. Everyone needs to know this if they already don't.
- RinzeWind, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0What about Amazon.co.uk? Do they also honor price drops?
- frooyo, on 10/12/2007, -3/+0More pricing droping on the web hosting from from DreamHost
- frooyo, on 10/12/2007, -5/+0http://www.digg.com/links/Celebrate_2006_with_(nearly)_Free_Web_Hosting_from_DreamHost_
- vitriolage, on 10/12/2007, -1/+8"What about Amazon.co.uk? Do they also honor price drops?"
No, they honour them. - c0dek, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0they all have them because a long long long time ago, one of their competitors started doing it, so they do it so that they remain competitive - if I know store X has a price match policy, and I'm in store Y, I'm more likely than not to buy the item there, all things being equal.
- XStatic, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Amazon US Customer Service
Phone toll-free in the US and Canada: (800) 201-7575
Phone from outside the US and Canada: (206) 346-2992 or (206)-266-2992
Another direct line: (206) 266-2335
E-mail: orders@amazon.com
Amazon's rebate center: 1-866-348-2492
Amazon Corporate Accounts:1-866-486-2360
Snail mail to customer service
Amazon.com, Inc.
Customer Service
PO Box 81226
Seattle, WA 98108-1226
Canadian Customer Service
Phone 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Eastern time, 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Pacific: (877)-586-3230
Corporate Offices, Seattle
(206) 622-2335
Fax for Amazon's legal Department: 206-266-7010
UK Customer Service
Phone: +44.208.636.9200
More UK numbers, from a reader:
Freephone (only from within the UK): 0800 279 6620
Phone (outside the UK): +44 20 8636 9451
Fax (free from within the UK): 0800 279 6630
Fax (outside the UK): +44 20 8636 9401
UK Snail Mail:
Amazon.co.uk Ltd
Patriot Court
1-9 The Grove
Slough
SL1 1QP
Amazon.com Headquarters
Address: 1200 12th Ave., Ste. 1200
Seattle, WA 98144
Phone: (206) 266-1000
Fax: (206) 622-2405 - mikekrupel, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Great Tip, thanks for sharing
- Osiriscky3, on 10/12/2007, -1/+0woot
- emilng, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Jet Blue has the same policy too.
- JTMON, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0There are some credit card companies that offer this service regardless of the store.
- compu73rg33k, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0"Why do they have it if they don't want people to know about it?"
Becuase then they'd lose more money. They only want to honor it for those who took the time to find out and know about it. - nukethewhales, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0It would be cool if they had a "special edition adjustment" policy where if a special edition for a dvd you just bought is announced 30 days later they let you return it for credit on the special edition.
- smaisch, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Thank you very much! I just submitted a request for $10 savings on Call of Duty 2: Collector's Edition! I'll let you know how it goes!
- ajamison, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0"It would be cool if they had a "special edition adjustment" policy where if a special edition for a dvd you just bought is announced 30 days later they let you return it for credit on the special edition." - nukethewhales
Now THAT would rock. That happened to me with "Casablanca".....I was a little frustrated >.> - anty666, on 10/12/2007, -4/+0alert('Just checking if digg escapes Javascript');
- MrMysterious, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Digg for sharing the love!
- eddieo, on 10/12/2007, -0/+02 bucks into my pocket thanks to SomeFool91!!!!
- Kiltak, on 10/12/2007, -3/+0Cool, didnt know about it!
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http://geeksaresexy.blogspot.com - lefthandhugh, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0I just got refunded $2.99. Thanks!
- SirThom, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Hmmm...I smell a nifty web-application coming using this policy. =)
- 5m0k3, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0That is, indeed, quite useful.
http://techblaster.blogspot.com/ - CheeseIsGood, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Thanks for the helpful link. I have requested a $12 refund. Hopefully, I will get reimbursed. :-)
- gadgetgirl, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0This is sooo cool! I'm going to try it. I sent an email to all of my co-workers about it! Thanks!!!!
- amandaw33, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Just applied for $50 credit on a TV I bought. Here's to hoping I get it. Thanks
- kkritselis, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1this site can help you track your purchases: http://www.amazoncreditsyou.com/
- matthewbarr, on 10/11/2007, -0/+0This site dead. Try PriceAlerter: http://us.pricealerter.co.uk
- hessamz, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0what about newegg? heh
- MicahC, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0FYI, Amazon DOES NOT price match with other retailers! Just wanted to clarify that.
- SonicAD, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Bought a game 2 days ago, and it just today dropped in price $3... glad you found this and I saw it a couple of days ago
- aquax, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Just tried it for a gift I bought my girlfriend for christmas. I hope it goes well :-)
- JesusDeluxe, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0$5.52 return - i thank digg
- aquax, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Awesome. $7.99 return. Thanks for the info!
- amazingrefund, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Amazing Refund is a site that will automatically track the price of something you buy and email you if you are eligible for a refund. http://www.amazingrefund.com/
- admiral202, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Thanks again,
I should receive an ~ $110.00 refund on a Yard Machine snow blower that dropped all the way to 50% off from when I placed my order on Jan 1st.
One thing though, I could not find where it specifically states that this is their policy. - kenics, on 06/05/2008, -0/+0I just received a $207.16 refund for an LCD tv that I purchased!!
- crossers, on 07/16/2008, -0/+0 yes Nougat you sure! all B&M stores have a "price adjustment" policy, and they don't shout it from the mountaintops, either.
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