I stayed up for the sale and this thread sums it up completely. They may have more deals, but there is not more savings. Plus they're selling shit no one wants or they have like 5 of in stock - good shit sells out in under a second - they don't have the numbers, they are just cleaning the warehouse and duping people into thinking they are getting a deal. These prices I am seeing for stuff I'd want to buy are higher than other sites everyday price.
Prime Day is a freaking joke. Next time something happens in my life that sucks the hair off my balls, I'm announcing it must be PRIME DAY ALL OVER AGAIN.
@Mehphistopheles You must have missed the refurbished receiver they were selling directly from Woot as a Prime Day special. It was 67% gone when I looked.
In retrospect I should have said "Amazon Prime Day Licked the Donut". Maybe @JonT can update the title for me.
I just watched a 64GB Class 10 Sony Micro SD card go from selling at $29.99 regular price to ~$23 and as fast as the deal refreshed, I clicked to buy (and I'm on 1GB speed here) and the wait list was full. MILLISECONDS after I clicked buy, the deal is gone like a fart in the wind.
@RedOak I didn't care if I got the deal or not, I've got more SD cards than Carter's has pills. I chose a product and tried to put it in my cart - was using it as an example. The Sony Alpha Amazon had went for $199 in only a couple of minutes, and people thought they were getting some kind of great deal. I was going to pick one up for my son - he's got the photo bug ands the NEX I gave him is seeing its last days. The Alpha I wanted sells for that same price, everyday, on Jet.com. Not a deal. - Not much in this sale is a deal except the few heavily advertised loss leaders.
@Pavlov I was randomly clicking on some of the crappy items. Half the time it would take me to an item that was completely different than what the picture displayed.
@thismyusername Carter's Little Liver Pills predated the other available forms of bisacodyl and was a very popular and heavily advertised patent medicine up until the 1960s, spawning a common saying (with variants) in the first half of the 20th Century: "He/She has more ___ than Carter's has Little Liver Pills".
Heard it said a lot in one form or another in the middle of Nebraska growing up . . . that and a whole lot of other shit (some of which I have no idea where they come from) . . .
A sampling:
"You lie, your feet stink, and you don't love Jesus."
"Well, Hot-damn Martha and her Polkateers."
"Your butt sucks pond water."
"You can lead a horse to water, but it seeks its own level" - this said by a former friend of a friend mixing up the two sayings, and still to this day I use it quite often. Usually I'll start it and someone I know that has heard me say it before will finish it.
Maybe this should be its own thread some time . . . I've got a "long ton more than this boxcar can hold".
We stayed up far too late last night because it's never too early to get a start on Christmas presents. Given that we are on the west coast, you'd think midnight isn't so bad, and it's not, I'm a night owl. But then we spent 2 more hours trying to find anything, anything at all, that wasn't complete shit.
Also, I want you to know that I've been calling myself AriannasDonut on agar.io. People actually seem to be avoiding me.
The one thing I wanted, the only thing I wanted, went on sale about 15 minutes ago according to Twitter. I didn't see it in time, and even though it claims 0% were claimed, the waitlist was full. Dammit.
I was waiting for expo markers to go on sale. (Dorky I know but im a teacher) I sat there the second they went on sale and clicked purchase when it said 0% sold. Yet it instantly turns 100% and doesn't let me buy saying waitlist full! I go back and still says 0%. 10 minutes later still 0% but when you try it wont allow it.. It was only saving 3 dollars, no way these markers were a hot item.
@bruinscbr It did the same thing for the TV I wanted. Although, for that, I assumed that everyone had added to their carts but were still within their checkout window. Although, I think you're right about the markers. That seems screwy.
@bruinscbr I was having that problem as well. I tried to buy a baking mat. Something I was sure would not sell out instantly, because its not a $1 discounted TV. But somehow it was always 0% yet also waitlist full. I think their site was just failing under the load.
@bruinscbr Oddly enough, I was also waiting for those markers. My daughter is a marker aficionado, anyway, I clicked the button as soon as it turned yellow - before I could even read what the button said. I was immediately put on the waitlist. In less than one second it was 100% sold out. For markers! While I waited on the waitlist, I found the discount was all of $3.00.
Just as I was about to head to bed (East Coast time here), Amazon notified me that I had two minutes to checkout or I'd lose my spot on the waitlist. I checked out and got the markers, but it was not worth the hassle. Lesson learned. I'll stick with Meh.
I saw nothing I needed. I was considering a Fire tablet, but the only good deals were on the crappy ones. Even the warehouse deals supposed additional 15% off sucked. My buddy said the prices he had been watching on used or returned stuff went up by 30% overnight just to get marked down 15%. This was a lot of marketing money spent as a prime membership drive. Still like my prime though, but I keep learning that an Amazon hyped deal just isn't actually a deal most of the time. What you need to do is find the deals no one knows about...
Amazon really lived up to Meh's stated ideals with this one. I didn't really see anything worth getting even remotely excited for. I did buy a BBQ Dragon for $10 off, but only because I've been wanting one and I figured for all the time i spent looking through their site today I'd better buy something to make it worthwhile. That item also rarely has a deal price that I've seen.
And, while I played with Prime's shipping options, i managed to get a guaranteed 5 day delivery instead of 2 when I switched back to prime shipping. I did the the $3 credit on the starter cubes add on, which they had split into its own shipment. Not sure how that works.
I also set a calendar reminder to cancel my prime trial. The most valuable thing it's done for me so far is give me Black Orphan to watch. I'll have to think about whether it's actually worth paying for. (I've never considered canceling VMP, though. I think it's a matter of expectations, and today didn't help Amazon's case.)
I'm more excited about using my $3 prime credit than the $4 wine vacuum sealer I bought. Amazon said it was 79% off, but that was off the falsely inflated list price, just like the TOCCS cables had. It's currently selling for $5 without the prime deal... Whatevs...
I didn't spend much time looking (cause the stuff is endless) but what I did see, as others have said, was nothing I really wanted or needed and the prices seemed higher then I remembered seeing those same items for sale before. I like amazon, but we all know you got do research before you buy shit from any of these sites. A while ago I saw a watch on woot for 69.99, reg retail 895.00. I googled the watch and it was on a few sites for alot more money. On amazon the same watch and # was posted for $ 450.00, reg. retail 895.00. I told woot and asked if it was the same exact watch, they said it appears to be and that I found a good buy. Now no sells a watch worth 895.00 for 69.99. So I then asked about "grey markets" that other people had mentioned. I don't know exactly what grey market means, but I am assuming that it means those items are fake or seconds (maybe someone here knows and can tell me) Anyways, woot did not replay to that question. But, yeah the amazon prime sale. Not so much.
@mick Grey market typically means they're imported or otherwise sold by an unauthorized vendor. Generally that means real products, but with no warranty or other support from the manufacturer or official distribution channels.
@mick I have a lot of experience with grey market when it comes to camera equipment.
If you are looking for Canon equipment, there are two versions. One that is manufactured for the USA market and one that is manufactured for everyone else. If you buy the USA version, you get a USA warranty and it is handled by Canon USA. If you buy the international version, you must ship it off to Japan for all your warranty needs.
There usually isn't any difference between the two models except for warranty. It's not illegal to sell grey market items and they are usually cheaper.
One of my favorite companies, B&H Photo, sells both and gives you the option. You can save a lot of money with grey market items but then you may have more difficulty later with the warranty so it's a risk you need to weigh.
I've been in Amazon Prime forever & it has been wonderful for me. I live in a city & don't have a car. I'm also so old it's silly. So being able to have big bags of cat food & cat litter delivered to my apartment at no charge is a real benefit for me. I also watch the Prime movies & listen to the wide range of music they have, & that's a treat.
So I'm really puzzled about why Amazon built up expectations about Prime Day (more deals than Black Friday!), undertook a TV ad campaign even, & then sorta wimped out. Amazon prices, on the whole, are pretty good...so I thought Prime Day prices would be stellar. Nope. Nor were there exciting offerings. And WTF was the whole "wait list" thing? I mean, do you think that they assumed we'd all be excited about getting on the wait list for an item that's being offered at three bucks off?
Much of what Amazon does it does well. But Prime Day isn't among their successes.
I picked up two things, averaging about 30% off the normal "good" prices. They were more impulse buys than anything else as I didn't follow the lightning deals at all.
I nearly started buying the ridiculous articles of clothing just to see what kind of crazy outfit I could come up with. Balaclava, chef's hat, fingerless gloves, granny panties and maternity t-shirts. Thinking back, maybe I should have gone for it.
I stayed up for the sale and this thread sums it up completely. They may have more deals, but there is not more savings. Plus they're selling shit no one wants or they have like 5 of in stock - good shit sells out in under a second - they don't have the numbers, they are just cleaning the warehouse and duping people into thinking they are getting a deal. These prices I am seeing for stuff I'd want to buy are higher than other sites everyday price.
Prime Day is a freaking joke. Next time something happens in my life that sucks the hair off my balls, I'm announcing it must be PRIME DAY ALL OVER AGAIN.
@Mehphistopheles You must have missed the refurbished receiver they were selling directly from Woot as a Prime Day special. It was 67% gone when I looked.
@OldCatLady Honestly, it feels like all of Prime Day was Woot leaking into Amazon
@Mehphistopheles seriously... you think something sucking the hair off your balls is a bad thing? you poor feller.
@Noddy93 I took the comment to mean "rips the hair". But, you do make a hell of a good point.
It was all a lie wrapped in donuty goodness.
In retrospect I should have said "Amazon Prime Day Licked the Donut". Maybe @JonT can update the title for me.
I just watched a 64GB Class 10 Sony Micro SD card go from selling at $29.99 regular price to ~$23 and as fast as the deal refreshed, I clicked to buy (and I'm on 1GB speed here) and the wait list was full. MILLISECONDS after I clicked buy, the deal is gone like a fart in the wind.
Meh.
@Pavlov Nah, I like the title as it stands ;)
@Pavlov I wouldn't lose sleep over that "deal". Prices have been heading toward that that turf.
This week they were also selling a SanDisk micro/full size USB 3.0 64 GB thumb drive for $24.
@RedOak I didn't care if I got the deal or not, I've got more SD cards than Carter's has pills. I chose a product and tried to put it in my cart - was using it as an example. The Sony Alpha Amazon had went for $199 in only a couple of minutes, and people thought they were getting some kind of great deal. I was going to pick one up for my son - he's got the photo bug ands the NEX I gave him is seeing its last days. The Alpha I wanted sells for that same price, everyday, on Jet.com. Not a deal. - Not much in this sale is a deal except the few heavily advertised loss leaders.
@Pavlov I was randomly clicking on some of the crappy items. Half the time it would take me to an item that was completely different than what the picture displayed.
@Pavlov I had to look that reference up... was lost for a bit there.
Nothing shouts healing like a raven selling pills ;)
@thismyusername
Carter's Little Liver Pills predated the other available forms of bisacodyl and was a very popular and heavily advertised patent medicine up until the 1960s, spawning a common saying (with variants) in the first half of the 20th Century: "He/She has more ___ than Carter's has Little Liver Pills".
Heard it said a lot in one form or another in the middle of Nebraska growing up . . . that and a whole lot of other shit (some of which I have no idea where they come from) . . .
A sampling:
"You lie, your feet stink, and you don't love Jesus."
"Well, Hot-damn Martha and her Polkateers."
"Your butt sucks pond water."
"You can lead a horse to water, but it seeks its own level" - this said by a former friend of a friend mixing up the two sayings, and still to this day I use it quite often. Usually I'll start it and someone I know that has heard me say it before will finish it.
Maybe this should be its own thread some time . . . I've got a "long ton more than this boxcar can hold".
@Pavlov i grabbed one of those!
@Pavlov I always liked: "You can lead a whore to culture, but you can't make her think."
Which may orcmay not have been a Heinleinism.
I'm so glad this sucks. Was afraid I was missing something wonderful in the world of shopping. I love shopping. I love shopping more than donuts.
@Teripie Please take that back, I am confident you maligned donuts in error...
We stayed up far too late last night because it's never too early to get a start on Christmas presents. Given that we are on the west coast, you'd think midnight isn't so bad, and it's not, I'm a night owl. But then we spent 2 more hours trying to find anything, anything at all, that wasn't complete shit.
Also, I want you to know that I've been calling myself AriannasDonut on agar.io. People actually seem to be avoiding me.
The one thing I wanted, the only thing I wanted, went on sale about 15 minutes ago according to Twitter. I didn't see it in time, and even though it claims 0% were claimed, the waitlist was full. Dammit.
I thought it was just me. For all the build up that got, it sucked. A lot.
@pitamuffin Amen.
@pitamuffin
I spent all day refreshing and I saved 2.00 on my allergy pills, Thanks again Amazon
@gnext2 sounds like you're about as baller as me. I bought some slightly discounted sunblock that I would have bought anyway.
WORST WOOT OFF EVER!
Oh wait....
I was waiting for expo markers to go on sale. (Dorky I know but im a teacher) I sat there the second they went on sale and clicked purchase when it said 0% sold. Yet it instantly turns 100% and doesn't let me buy saying waitlist full! I go back and still says 0%. 10 minutes later still 0% but when you try it wont allow it.. It was only saving 3 dollars, no way these markers were a hot item.
Something fishy is going on...
@bruinscbr It did the same thing for the TV I wanted. Although, for that, I assumed that everyone had added to their carts but were still within their checkout window. Although, I think you're right about the markers. That seems screwy.
@bruinscbr I was having that problem as well. I tried to buy a baking mat. Something I was sure would not sell out instantly, because its not a $1 discounted TV. But somehow it was always 0% yet also waitlist full. I think their site was just failing under the load.
@bruinscbr Oddly enough, I was also waiting for those markers. My daughter is a marker aficionado, anyway, I clicked the button as soon as it turned yellow - before I could even read what the button said. I was immediately put on the waitlist. In less than one second it was 100% sold out. For markers! While I waited on the waitlist, I found the discount was all of $3.00.
Just as I was about to head to bed (East Coast time here), Amazon notified me that I had two minutes to checkout or I'd lose my spot on the waitlist. I checked out and got the markers, but it was not worth the hassle. Lesson learned. I'll stick with Meh.
You mean to say you weren't looking forward to stocking up on weight lifting gloves and compression socks?
You need to learn to live, man.
@Purplefeather I do love me some compression stockings.
@Pavlov note to self..Pavlov's birthday is next week, needs compression socks ..
@mikibell I think we need to put together a birthday box for him.
@mfladd I agree..but no mailing address..just an email address..:( BTW, you are a bad influence! 😉
@mfladd but then we would have to do one for you...this is getting expensive... 🎁
@mikibell Ha! never for me. I just like making other people happy!
@mikibell You can always just send Amazon gift cards over to the address, with suggested gifts.
I saw nothing I needed. I was considering a Fire tablet, but the only good deals were on the crappy ones. Even the warehouse deals supposed additional 15% off sucked. My buddy said the prices he had been watching on used or returned stuff went up by 30% overnight just to get marked down 15%. This was a lot of marketing money spent as a prime membership drive. Still like my prime though, but I keep learning that an Amazon hyped deal just isn't actually a deal most of the time. What you need to do is find the deals no one knows about...
Would you lick this donut?
@donutworship Even I find this mildly disturbing.
@donutworship This is the first thing that loaded on this page. o_0
@donutworship This. Has. Gone. Too. Far. Disgusting!
I observed Amazon Prime Day by ordering some stuff from walmart.com.
@awk tru dat! I bought a TV from Costco.
@awk walmart and amazon throwin' jabs at each other, the only real loosers are our wallets.
Amazon really lived up to Meh's stated ideals with this one. I didn't really see anything worth getting even remotely excited for. I did buy a BBQ Dragon for $10 off, but only because I've been wanting one and I figured for all the time i spent looking through their site today I'd better buy something to make it worthwhile. That item also rarely has a deal price that I've seen.
And, while I played with Prime's shipping options, i managed to get a guaranteed 5 day delivery instead of 2 when I switched back to prime shipping. I did the the $3 credit on the starter cubes add on, which they had split into its own shipment. Not sure how that works.
I also set a calendar reminder to cancel my prime trial. The most valuable thing it's done for me so far is give me Black Orphan to watch. I'll have to think about whether it's actually worth paying for. (I've never considered canceling VMP, though. I think it's a matter of expectations, and today didn't help Amazon's case.)
I'm more excited about using my $3 prime credit than the $4 wine vacuum sealer I bought. Amazon said it was 79% off, but that was off the falsely inflated list price, just like the TOCCS cables had. It's currently selling for $5 without the prime deal... Whatevs...
I didn't spend much time looking (cause the stuff is endless) but what I did see, as others have said, was nothing I really wanted or needed and the prices seemed higher then I remembered seeing those same items for sale before. I like amazon, but we all know you got do research before you buy shit from any of these sites. A while ago I saw a watch on woot for 69.99, reg retail 895.00. I googled the watch and it was on a few sites for alot more money. On amazon the same watch and # was posted for $ 450.00, reg. retail 895.00. I told woot and asked if it was the same exact watch, they said it appears to be and that I found a good buy. Now no sells a watch worth 895.00 for 69.99. So I then asked about "grey markets" that other people had mentioned. I don't know exactly what grey market means, but I am assuming that it means those items are fake or seconds (maybe someone here knows and can tell me) Anyways, woot did not replay to that question. But, yeah the amazon prime sale. Not so much.
@mick Grey market typically means they're imported or otherwise sold by an unauthorized vendor. Generally that means real products, but with no warranty or other support from the manufacturer or official distribution channels.
@brhfl I think those citizens watches falls under that as only "authorized dealers" are allowed to sell 'em; meh not being one of them.
@brhfl Thank you.
@mick I have a lot of experience with grey market when it comes to camera equipment.
If you are looking for Canon equipment, there are two versions. One that is manufactured for the USA market and one that is manufactured for everyone else. If you buy the USA version, you get a USA warranty and it is handled by Canon USA. If you buy the international version, you must ship it off to Japan for all your warranty needs.
There usually isn't any difference between the two models except for warranty. It's not illegal to sell grey market items and they are usually cheaper.
One of my favorite companies, B&H Photo, sells both and gives you the option. You can save a lot of money with grey market items but then you may have more difficulty later with the warranty so it's a risk you need to weigh.
Amazon is feeling threatened by the sales on other deal sites and is trying to become the new king of all mediocre deals.
I've been in Amazon Prime forever & it has been wonderful for me. I live in a city & don't have a car. I'm also so old it's silly. So being able to have big bags of cat food & cat litter delivered to my apartment at no charge is a real benefit for me. I also watch the Prime movies & listen to the wide range of music they have, & that's a treat.
So I'm really puzzled about why Amazon built up expectations about Prime Day (more deals than Black Friday!), undertook a TV ad campaign even, & then sorta wimped out. Amazon prices, on the whole, are pretty good...so I thought Prime Day prices would be stellar. Nope. Nor were there exciting offerings. And WTF was the whole "wait list" thing? I mean, do you think that they assumed we'd all be excited about getting on the wait list for an item that's being offered at three bucks off?
Much of what Amazon does it does well. But Prime Day isn't among their successes.
@Pavlov
I don't know 'bout any donut, but they can lick my hole.
It's Prime.
Well at least we got a preview of what's going to be on Woot over the next few months.
I picked up two things, averaging about 30% off the normal "good" prices. They were more impulse buys than anything else as I didn't follow the lightning deals at all.
I nearly started buying the ridiculous articles of clothing just to see what kind of crazy outfit I could come up with. Balaclava, chef's hat, fingerless gloves, granny panties and maternity t-shirts. Thinking back, maybe I should have gone for it.
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