Comments on: Do You Know Why I Kind of Don’t Order Stuff From Amazon?

By: Wessel

Wessel — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 23:48:00 +0000

I never heared of The Book Depository before, their price is lower than Amazon UK, and they don’t charge shipping and handling seperatly. If I decide to order the Pro Ogre book it will cost me € 8,66 less. Thanks. :)

On your point of pennies, saving 8 euros might not sound like much, but if you approach all your spending like that you will save a ton of money in the long run, as you’re spending it more efficiently. Or maybe it’s just me being typically Dutch. ;)

By: Lorenzo Gatti

Lorenzo Gatti — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 10:24:36 +0000

I don’t consider Amazon shipping charges a serious annoyance; comparing offers is a job for a spreadsheet in any case.
What’s good about Amazon is predictability of customs taxes, which in reality can be horrible and exceed shipping costs.

Amazon has other issues: some weeks ago they emailed me to ask for a review of a rare book I bought, and they expected me to enter all sort of personal details into a demented personal profile page for the privilege of posting a review.

By: Juuso

Juuso — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 06:08:49 +0000

I’m in Finland. I never remember delivery rates. It’s just matter of convenience:
- book from play.com: 48 eur
- bookdepo: 39 eur
- amazon: $39 something + $10? or $20 or who knows what + conversion to eur equals to… I dunno.

Like… why buy book from play.com for 48 eur when you can get it for 39 eur. :P

Yeh, supposedly for one book it doesn’t matter so much but for the amount of books I’m getting the “time spent” + “eur difference” equals to = perhaps worth doing.

Okay. In reality it’s close to playing with pennies. I admit. Old habit ;)

By: Sebastien Larocque

Sebastien Larocque — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 03:36:09 +0000

I usually buy from amazon.ca and the prices seem right. The final price has the taxes not shown on the page. This is normal practice in Canada. Also, we need to pay the shipping if the order is less than $39, but that is clearly stated. Even if I am not logged in, I am still able to know what I will pay (or a raw estimate).

By: mirlix

mirlix — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 22:06:49 +0000

Strange, maybe I dont get what you are saying, but I see the prices quite clearly when I look at the product page without logging in. Maybe the german amazon is different, but even trying amazon.com I see the prize directly.
Maybe you mean something different with the price of the product?

By: Jake Birkett

Jake Birkett — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 18:47:48 +0000

Well it doesn’t change much by the time you get to the final page, and if you want the books, what does it matter?

By: Gustav Dahl / Wikzo

Gustav Dahl / Wikzo — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 15:20:17 +0000

I agree. I hate to have to log in before I can see the final price on Amazon.