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Amazon: Not A Fail
October 23rd 2009 Capitalism

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So I had to replace a water filter this week. Lowes and Home Depot were no help — Lowe’s said it could get me one in two weeks for a hundred bucks, Lowe’s just looked confused. The big plumbing-supply wholesaler in town gave me a similar timeline. Went to Amazon, ordered two for fifty bucks with overnight delivery. Don’t know why I even wasted my time with the other folks.

You know what else? I’ve been checking the “bargains” at eBay, and nine times out of ten I can easily beat the prices at the ends of auctions, and especially the “buy it now” offerings, by going direct to Amazon. Add in the all you can eat shipping for $75 a year, and Amazon has been a godsend for shopping.

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  • Dave
    October 23rd, 2009 | #1

    nine times out of ten I can easily beat the prices at the ends of auctions, and especially the “buy it now” offerings, by going direct to Amazon.

    Especially when they do things like this- “GENESIS CD/DVD BOXES $14 EACH today on Amazon.com” , which was happening for a few hours this afternoon.

    Here’s what a guy on the 3rd page of the thread managed to snag before they got wise:

    “The Complete Prestige Recordings” Eric Dolphy; Audio CD; $23.97
    “Oh, by the Way (Mini LP Replica)” Pink Floyd; Audio CD; $23.97
    “The Complete Stax-Volt Soul Singles, Vol. 2: 1968-1971″ Various Artists; Audio CD; $23.97
    “The Complete Miles Davis At Montreux: 1973-1991″ Miles Davis; Audio CD; $24.97
    “Seven Steps: The Complete Columbia Recordings 1963-1964″ Miles Davis; Audio CD; $24.97
    “Perception” The Doors; Audio CD; $13.97
    “Genesis Box Set 3 (1970-1975)[13 Disc Set]” Genesis; Audio CD; $13.97
    “The Cellar Door Sessions 1970″ Miles Davis; Audio CD; $28.97

    The Dolphy set is 9 CDs and the Miles are 20, 6 and 6, respectively.

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