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I've yet to find a reliable, reputable retailer that comes close to price-matching Amazon. Much less beating them. Walmart and Best Buy come closest, and they
by StevePerkins 7y ago
I've yet to find a reliable, reputable retailer that comes close to price-matching Amazon. Much less beating them. Walmart and Best Buy come closest, and they're usually in the ballpark of 5% higher.
If you're bringing up the issue of counterfeits and knockoffs, yet also suggesting ALIEXPRESS (!) as an alternative, then I don't know what to respond with other than laughter.
- oceliker 7y agoBest Buy in my area (Cambridge, MA) price-matches Amazon when you show them the same item on the app. It has to be sold by Amazon (not "fulfilled by Amazon"). Saved me a couple of times when I needed something urgently and couldn't wait for shipping.
- look_lookatme 7y agoYes I did this for a Garmin Instinct watch this last week. It was 30% cheaper on Amazon (80ish dollars) and the Best Buy cashier looked at it on his phone, called over his manager and she price matched it. It was a pretty nice experience actually.
- freehunter 7y agoI’ve tried this a few times but big companies tend to have exclusive SKUs for each major vendor, so the HP laptop sold on Amazon might be the same hardware that Best Buy has, but they’re different SKUs so Best Buy refuses to price match. Sometimes it works out. But not always.
- ThePowerOfFuet 7y agoYou realize that's the whole point of dedicated SKUs, right?
- heavyset_go 7y ago> I've yet to find a reliable, reputable retailer that comes close to price-matching Amazon. Just search for the product using your search engine of choice. Google's Shopping search isn't too bad. I often find what I'm looking for from a retailer nearby, and more often than not, that product is available for purchase on their website. At least for the products that I purchase, it's been several years since Amazon's prices have been competitive. > If you're bringing up the issue of counterfeits and knockoffs, yet also suggesting ALIEXPRESS (!) as an alternative, then I don't know what to respond with other than laughter. I'm under no impression that what are listed on AliExpress are anything but products meant to be resold by white-label resellers on other sites like Amazon. I just buy the white-label products directly instead of through a middleman. When it comes to things like cables, accessories, and electronic components, it's often much cheaper. When it comes to authentic products from high quality brands, I choose to buy from trusted retailers, or from the manufacturer's website itself.
- remlov 7y agoAgree with every point including white label versions of electronic components being more cost effective from AliExpress. You just have to trade the cost savings with a little bit of time if you don't need it immediately. Also with home products, fixtures, and some furniture, AliExpress has a ton of overlap with items on wayfair.com
- Rebelgecko 7y ago>I've yet to find a reliable, reputable retailer that comes close to price-matching Amazon I don't know if that's a fair comparison... do you consider Amazon reliable and reputable?
- elif 7y agoMy response is a facepalm, as i've grown tired of explaining "Amazon Marketplace" listings and the button you can push to hide all of them.
- x0x0 7y agoYou seem to be unaware that even if you don't buy from the amazon marketplace, amazon will happily ship you something from an amazon marketplace vendor. So it really makes no difference.