Prime Day

[SamSpade]

Although I always pay attention when it arrives - I've almost never found anything close to a deal I just couldn't pass up. Back when all of my kids played with Fire tablets - maybe. But we found them notorious for breaking down easily. For a while, I used to keep a STACK of failed tablets, till I realized it was in the long run CHEAPER to buy a more expensive one that lasted longer.

But I also recall in the past - Amazon would advertise their best offers way ahead of time.

Not really seeing it. It's like they expect me to just bust out on Prime Day with all my cash on something really good, because I'm an idiot impulse buyer who doesn't do his homework and has a ton of cash to just piss away without any thought.

 

[Clem72]

In my opinion Prime day is only useful if you were planning to buy Amazon branded or associated stuff. If you want a new kindle, a firetv device, or an alexa device then you can find a good deal, otherwise like you said there isn't anything really great.

I think the only thing I bought this Prime day (because apparently it's an entire week if you have a prime subscription) is the Amazon brand 12 pack of low self discharge AA nimh batteries.

 

[OccamsRazor]

It's like they expect me to just bust out on Prime Day with all my cash on something really good, because I'm an idiot impulse buyer who doesn't do his homework and has a ton of cash to just piss away without any thought.

You mean like 90% of Amazon buyers?

 

[vraiblonde]

I'm not much of a consumer. I was more acquisitive when I was young, but at some point you realize you don't need a bunch of stuff to be happy. If something I already have on my wish list is on sale, I'll get it but I won't be scouting for deals.

 

[SamSpade]

I do recall WAY BACK around the first one or two Prime Days, it was like Black Friday deals - stuff like laptops and computers were maybe discounted 20-30%.

Not seeing deals now, at all.

 

[OccamsRazor]

All the commercials say Prime Day is July 11-12

 

[SamSpade]

All the commercials say Prime Day is July 11-12

Yep. Just - surprised - I can't find their best deals that AREN'T Amazon products.

 

[Kyle]

... - I've almost never found anything close to a deal

 

[DaSDGuy]

... I'm an idiot impulse buyer who doesn't do his homework and has a ton of cash to just piss away without any thought.

You just defined their business model.

 

[SamSpade]

You just defined their business model.

(shrug) I guess I just don't see that as great business, when you have an established base of millions.
It's one thing to sell stuff at checkout counters based on impulse buying - it's another to hinge your entire business on it.
You can't bet forever on it, especially when you have competition.

Temu is already wiping up the market of "cheap, eye catchy crap that you'll buy on a whim".

 

[Kyle]

Temu is already wiping up the market of "cheap, eye catchy crap that you'll buy on a whim".

Chinas answer to Amazon.

Their ads are ####### annoying.

Half the time I can't even tell what the picture is supposed to be.

 

[PrchJrkr]

Chinas answer to Amazon.

Their ads are ####### annoying.

Half the time I can't even tell what the picture is supposed to be.

I fell for their gimmicks and ordered some gas can spouts. I'll report back on the quality when they get here.

 

[spr1975wshs]

Half the time I can't even tell what the picture is supposed to be.

A lot of their ads are starting to look like softcore porn.

 

[vraiblonde]

You just defined their business model.

We have a ton of Amazon shopaholics where I live, especially the winter snowbirds. Some of them get 5 or 6 packages every single day. It's madness.

 

[SamSpade]

I did actually buy a few things, But two of them were things I was planning to buy and waited for Prime Day to get a discount.
Another was something that I buy regularly, so I ordered it on Prime Day to get 40% off.

The last thing was, I finally succumbed and bought one of those Echo Dot things. Since we already use others in the house to respond to Alexa and Echo - mine responds to "Ziggy".

 

[Kyle]

I did actually buy a few things, But two of them were things I was planning to buy and waited for Prime Day to get a discount.
Another was something that I buy regularly, so I ordered it on Prime Day to get 40% off.

The last thing was, I finally succumbed and bought one of those Echo Dot things. Since we already use others in the house to respond to Alexa and Echo - mine responds to "Ziggy".

I sprung for a pair of electronic ear protection headset. It was already in my wish list so...

The one I have was flaking out.

 

[GURPS]

I bought a couple of 256 gb flash drives for 1/2 off

 

[Clem72]

I bought a couple of 256 gb flash drives for 1/2 off

I considered it. The two samsung drives were "40%" off or whatever, but were actually only $3 cheaper than the last time I bought them 6 months ago and they weren't on sale then.

I will wait for 512GB drives to fall under $25 before I buy any more I think. Good drives with 400+ MBs read rates, not lexar or PNY or the myriad no-name crap drives.