Amazon Prime Bargains - Chat Thread

Sleeper12

chasm wrote:

I fully understand what those import fees on my orders are.

So you know that prices are more or less the same as pre Brexit to the Irish customer. This is point I was trying to make. Some posters mistakenly believe that Amazon is more expensive for Irish customers when it's not.

boardz

SCOOP 64 wrote: »

Much difference between Echo dot 3rd gen and 4th gen?

I have both and there is a small but noticeable improvement in sound with the 4th gen plus the one with the clock is handy and you can see the timer counting down. I'm going to get another in the sale.

FileNotFound

Assume the fire sticks will drop in price during prime day?

brophs

Anyone got any suggestions for some bit of tat I don't need to avail of the small business prime day £10 credit?

SCOOP 64

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07PDJ9JFF/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&psc=1
why is this coming to €24 at check out?

SourSessions

SCOOP 64 wrote:

why is this coming to €24 at check out?

It comes to 14.78 for me (gbp)

Fighting Tao

SourSessions wrote: »

It comes to 14.78 for me (gbp)

Same here. But it is also available at a non deal price, and that would up the total.

SCOOP 64

Order Summary
Items: EUR 24,23
Postage & Packing: EUR 0,00
Import Fees Deposit: EUR 5,57
Total: EUR 29,80
Promotion Applied: -EUR 12,60
Exchange rate guarantee fee: EUR 0,36
Order Total: EUR17.56,
from €11.63 ?

keano25

Echo dot 4 can be got from Italy for 35€ but I presume that would come with EU plug?

SCOOP 64

SCOOP 64 wrote: »

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07PDJ9JFF/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&psc=1
why is this coming to €24 at check out?

just been told by customer service try again tomorrow.

extrapolate

I got the same reply from customer service this evening. Order wouldn't go through, they said with Covid my postcode wasn't accepting deliveries so I would need to change the address or try again tomorrow.

Fr_Dougal

Not sure if it was mentioned before, but it’s the value of the goods that is taken into consideration, especially with Lighting deals, and not the discount price. I’ve noticed this a few times.

The Continental Op

SCOOP 64 wrote: »

just been told by customer service try again tomorrow.

It's been like that for nearly 6 months with some items fulfilled by Amazon so I don't hold out much hope of them sorting it out overnight.

I just tried out the free trial on amazon.de, but all the Amazon devices on sale already only ship to Austria or Germany.

On the back of people taking about vat Vs delivery charges, might be worth a while to see what would be cheaper when the sale starts

gussieg

click and collect. thats all I'm sayin.

faolteam

i suppose for the firestick if you knew someone in northern ireland you could get this shipped there

keano25

Firestick. Address pal.

delly

A bit confusing for any of the promo prices, but Amazon are listing the before tax discount price, vs the regular inc vat price, so it looks like the Prime discount is a whole load more than it is. I could not work it out initially, as I had the £10 promo credit, but since I spent that the prices still differ.

delly

Okay, I have to stop, too many R notifications on my phone, I'm sure someone in Revolut will think the card is stolen. Oddest purchase so far is a 7.5 ft Christmas tree for £9.52. It could be rubbish as a warehouse purchase, but thanks to whomever put the Christmas tree idea into my head a little while back.

Hogzy

Sorry but how come people are buying stuff when the import fees desposit is being charged. It completely knocks out any saving. Im trying to buy something for 10GBP promo price and its making me pay 23GBP with import fees. Makes no sense whatsoever!!!

wandererz

Hogzy wrote: »

Sorry but how come people are buying stuff when the import fees desposit is being charged. It completely knocks out any saving. Im trying to buy something for 10GBP promo price and its making me pay 23GBP with import fees. Makes no sense whatsoever!!!

Can you get it cheaper elsewhere?

Sleeper12

Hogzy wrote: »

Sorry but how come people are buying stuff when the import fees desposit is being charged. It completely knocks out any saving. Im trying to buy something for 10GBP promo price and its making me pay 23GBP with import fees. Makes no sense whatsoever!!!

It removes the UK Vat rate at checkout. Duty deposit is Irish VAT. You are only paying one VAT or duty. It's not much difference since before Brexit

delly

wandererz wrote: »

Can you get it cheaper elsewhere?

A lot of my stuff has no import fees, so not sure what issue others are having, aside from the already mentioned issue of promo prices being listed without vat.

Amazon is all over the gaff today...

Fire HD 8 Tablet, 8" HD display, 32 GB, Black - with Ads, designed for portable entertainment
£29.99 (It says 39.99 on the product page - must be the 10 discount from the small business deal)

Order Summary
Items: EUR 87,26
Postage & Packing: EUR 0,00
Import Fees Deposit: EUR 20,07
Total: EUR 107,33
Promotion Applied: -EUR 52,36
Exchange rate guarantee fee: EUR 1,17
Order Total: EUR 56,14

Dear Jeff,

We want real deals yeh space hopping baldy boll*x!

Regards,

Ireland

touts

MeepMeep2021 wrote: »

Dear Jeff,

We want real deals yeh space hopping baldy boll*x!

Regards,

Ireland

Compared to the 2020 Prime Day I have to say there seems to be very few actual deals. Every second "deal" seems to be for an Echo or a Kindle or a Ring. It feels like Amazon are holding a firesale of their own brands to pay for Jeff's trip into space.

DivingDuck

Just in case it hasn't been mentioned already: Amazon is lying to Irish customers about Prime Day items not being in stock if you have an Irish address. Change to your old PM address or another UK address and the item is magically available again.

See here and here. Goes from "currently unavailable" to available on change of address.

Absolutely infuriating.

john_doe.

Fire cube won't ship Ireland.

What would happen if bought from EU site later , is it just the plug would be issue ?

reklamos

I am starting to think this Prime deals are just false advertising by Amazon

I bough Umi chair just a week a go on Lightning deal that was 166.66
Order Summary
Item(s) Subtotal: £166.66
Postage & Packing: £0.00
Total Before VAT: £166.66
VAT: £0.00
Total: £166.66
Promotion Applied: -£25.00
Import Fees Deposit £38.33
Grand Total: £179.99

The same chair now showing 135.90 on Prime day but the end cost is:
Order Summary
Items: GBP 166.66
Postage & Packing: GBP 0.00
Import Fees Deposit: GBP 38.33
Total: GBP 204.99
Promotion Applied: -GBP 30.76
Order Total: GBP 174.23

Seriously Amazon WTF?
The only deals are the ones that do not exceed GBP 22
I am not renewing my prime as after July 1 there will be no deals at all.

john_doe.

john_doe. wrote: »

Fire cube won't ship Ireland.

What would happen if bought from EU site later , is it just the plug would be issue ?

Right they don't ship here either. Seems no way to buy this thing. **** Brexit ..