Matt Lentzner
02-23-2007, 8:51 PM
I don't if this is common knowledge or not, but I thought I'd share. It's saved me literally hundreds of dollars.
Amazon is very good about refunding money if they lower the price within 30 days of a purchase. All you have to do is send them an email to their customer service department and they will put the credit back on your card - usually within 2-3 days. I have done this several times. I even forgot to claim the 20OFFPTA discount on a saw blade I bought and was credited the difference when I brought it to their attention. I've also received a refund when the table saw I purchased was changed to free shipping and I had already paid for shipping when I purchased it. Great stuff - The only downside is that you have to ask.
The tricky part is how do you know when the price has changed? Nobody wants to spend time surfing throught the site to find the stuff you bought and continually monitor it. The trick is to add the item to your shopping cart right after you purchase it and immediately move it to the "Save for Later" list. You're not going to ever actually buy it again, but you will get alerts every time you visit your cart if the price changes. That way, you can keep track of a whole mess of items from one easy to find place. After 30 days just remove the entry from your "Save for Later" list.
Hope that helps somebody.
Matt
Amazon is very good about refunding money if they lower the price within 30 days of a purchase. All you have to do is send them an email to their customer service department and they will put the credit back on your card - usually within 2-3 days. I have done this several times. I even forgot to claim the 20OFFPTA discount on a saw blade I bought and was credited the difference when I brought it to their attention. I've also received a refund when the table saw I purchased was changed to free shipping and I had already paid for shipping when I purchased it. Great stuff - The only downside is that you have to ask.
The tricky part is how do you know when the price has changed? Nobody wants to spend time surfing throught the site to find the stuff you bought and continually monitor it. The trick is to add the item to your shopping cart right after you purchase it and immediately move it to the "Save for Later" list. You're not going to ever actually buy it again, but you will get alerts every time you visit your cart if the price changes. That way, you can keep track of a whole mess of items from one easy to find place. After 30 days just remove the entry from your "Save for Later" list.
Hope that helps somebody.
Matt