Amazon Artificially Discounting Items $0.01 Below the Free Shipping Limit

Stop using Amazon

Easy fix, don't buy from Amazon.

Almost everything on Amazon you can also find on eBay. Sometimes it is a couple of bucks more expensive, but it's usually due to shit like this. Haven't bought on Amazon for 4 years now.

I've actually added very low cost items to my cart, made sure free returns from Amazon only, and returned it. Two can play that game Amazon!

Obligatory fuck Amazon

That set is normally 39.95 off iFixit's site.

They knocked off $3.38 i'd just go add a pack of duracels 2032's and get them for almost nothing, free shipping.

TBF, I usually have something sitting in my cart that I didn't feel like ordering yet anyway.

They've been doing this for years.

It's why I've made a 'save for later' collection of things I either use on the regular like my favorite soap or face cleanser, or really low cost things ($1 or less) I could make use of like single use eyewash to put in a first aid kit, things like that.

Annoying that I have to play their stupid little game, but this lets me bump it past 35 without it being wasteful

Kind of a tangent, but this is probably a good opportunity to throw out there that Amazon is pretty often not the lowest cost place to buy something these days. For example, I needed a specific but simple hand tool and Amazon wanted $5-6 for it but the harbor freight on the way to work costs $2. Worth a second search

I don't know if this is possible on Amazon, but on our local alternative (bol.com for the Dutchies) it is possible to buy e-books for one cent, which will get you free shipping. I have quite a selection of e-books I'll probably never read, but which were just the right amount to get free shipping.

I've learned about this in church. The bible calls that a "cunt", from "the book of dick moves".

Buy iFixIt stuff directly from them on their website. Or is that somehow more expensive?

Order something really fucking heavy extra and refund it.

I bet this thing was actually worth only $25.

The markups have become insane on Amazon.

I remember when Amazon first started there were good deals on good quality items. Then as they secured a dominating position on the market prices started going up but at least the low quality junk items were relatively rare and easy to identify so it was worth a little premium. Then they got rid of that and now it's almost all overpriced junk items sold by shady sellers now.

I almost never use Amazon now unless it's for something specific that I can't find anywhere else.

What annoys me is the price fixing

People didn't know this? I mean Amazon is evil shit. But companies have been doing stuff like this for 30 years...

Very Amazon of them.

!actually_infuriating@lemmy.world

I don't know if this will still work, but ages ago, I contacted their support about being one cent under free shipping and they made sure shipping was free for me. Try asking, but I can't promise the same results.

You could buy something cheap like soap But don't they do free shipping if total order is above the limit ?

Can't say I find this surprising, especially not coming from a #GAMAM. (Formerly #GAFAM)

Oh, so that the reason for the random discounts I’ve been seeing lately? Well I never buy anything unless it’s above the minimum for free shipping and so far it hasn’t affected me (not that I buy often anyway )

I wanted to order something, but half a year of waiting seemed like a bit long. Refunded, got money back and ordered again. I still have half a year to wait, but I have mine money too. profit?

You used to be able to buy digital Amazon gift cards for a dollar. You would use the credit on your next purchase anyway. But they’ve raised the minimum to $5.