07-15-2015, 09:14 AM
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Scoring Winger
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I agree that it is a lot of hype over nothing.
It would be interesting to see the figures of how many people had signed up for the Amazon Prime free trial in anticipation for the deals. Now how many casual users would remember to cancel before the $99 membership kicks in?
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07-15-2015, 09:14 AM
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#22
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Chicago
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Originally Posted by Igottago
Pretty useless sale. I was hoping they'd have great deals on electronics, i'm in the market for a new tv. You can't compare it to black Friday and then have nothing noteworthy on sale. I guess they drove a lot of traffic to the site today but its a big let down.
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Not sure what exactly you are looking for, but there are TV's coming up later as well as those currently offered.
Not a lot of models, but excellent value from what I can see.
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07-15-2015, 09:17 AM
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#23
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Chicago
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Originally Posted by KTrain
I use it lots as well. I think it's great.
The only downside is all the boxes. There's some guilt I feel for all the packaging. Recyclable or not.
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If do ever deliver exclusively with drones, I will order almost every day to start... 
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07-15-2015, 09:20 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Chicago
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Originally Posted by Bean
I agree that it is a lot of hype over nothing.
It would be interesting to see the figures of how many people had signed up for the Amazon Prime free trial in anticipation for the deals. Now how many casual users would remember to cancel before the $99 membership kicks in?
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Believe it or not, they email you before the trial ends, warning you that your credit card will be charged.
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07-15-2015, 09:21 AM
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Originally Posted by EldrickOnIce
If do ever deliver exclusively with drones, I will order almost every day to start... |
And all those lost jobs.
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07-15-2015, 09:24 AM
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Lifetime Suspension
Join Date: Sep 2005
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Originally Posted by peter12
And all those lost jobs.
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WEll if you didn't want to be laid off you shouldn't have devoted so much time to specializing in a skill like 'driving'.
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07-15-2015, 09:45 AM
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Scoring Winger
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Originally Posted by EldrickOnIce
Believe it or not, they email you before the trial ends, warning you that your credit card will be charged.
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Amazon has been fantastic to me and I think it's worth staying on for the delivery perks.
I presume there will be a backlash thread on RFD with people that are mad about the sale and/or subscription fee.
EDIT: Looks like it has already begun in the US. http://money.cnn.com/2015/07/15/news...day-customers/
There are so many larger problems in life. 
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07-15-2015, 09:51 AM
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Winchestertonfieldville Jail
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Any good deals anyone has come across on nice camera's like DSLR's?
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07-15-2015, 10:06 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Vancouver
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Originally Posted by Bean
Amazon has been fantastic to me and I think it's worth staying on for the delivery perks.
I presume there will be a backlash thread on RFD with people that are mad about the sale and/or subscription fee.
EDIT: Looks like it has already begun in the US. http://money.cnn.com/2015/07/15/news...day-customers/
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Backlash deserved. Like I said earlier, don't compare yourself to black Friday (which actually sees significant discounts for stuff people want), duping people to sign up for your prime service, and then proceed to list a few marginally useful items as amazing deals. No one will be bragging about the amazing stuff they snagged on "prime day".
Looking at it now it seems more like a stunt than a sale.
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07-15-2015, 10:13 AM
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Such a pretty girl!
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Calgary
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Total farce. I can't imagine how much all that advertising cost Amazon. I heard it everywhere, multiple radio stations, tv channels, paper, all saying it was going to be massive. They probably copied the US amazon ad, but didn't stop to think how crappy the amazon.ca sales would be.
I use my Prime account quite a bit, but oddly enough, will likely not use it all during this prime only sale.
This "sale" reminds me of browsing through a Liquidation World or the surplus section of Princess Auto.
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07-15-2015, 10:17 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Silicon Valley
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Not really surprised... Amazon is kind of well known for making really stupid decisions. And I don't just mean this Prime Days either. I wouldn't say I hate Amazon since I use it a lot, but I wouldn't exactly expect it to continue to as popular or innovative in the near future.
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07-15-2015, 10:23 AM
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Atomic Nerd
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Calgary
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Amazon.ca, much like a large chunk of Canadian online shopping, proves yet again to be a disappointment.
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07-15-2015, 10:31 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: St. George's, Grenada
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Was hoping for a good deal on a PS4. All they have today is 3 months of PS+ thrown in.
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07-15-2015, 10:52 AM
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Franchise Player
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Pretty decent deal on a Kindle....wondering if I should pick it up.
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07-15-2015, 10:59 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2005
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Originally Posted by corporatejay
Pretty decent deal on a Kindle....wondering if I should pick it up.
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I'm wondering the same thing.
Looking at a Kobo though for more features.
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07-15-2015, 11:16 AM
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Franchise Player
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Got in on the Yeti Microphone from $150 average for $45... Don't know what I needed it for...
Just nothing overall for anybody.
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07-15-2015, 11:37 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Calgary
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Originally Posted by corporatejay
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Crappy audio quality w/cranked up bass headphones at $0.01 off MSRP?? Wow Amazon! Where do I line up?
Beats are all marketing...
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07-15-2015, 11:37 AM
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Dances with Wolves
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Section 304
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Originally Posted by Brewmaster
If you like to order stuff from Amazon, it's worth checking out this site:
http://ca.camelcamelcamel.com/
It basically tracks and displays the price history of anything sold on Amazon. |
So far this is my favourite takeaway from prime day.
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07-15-2015, 11:50 AM
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Looooooooooooooch
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Originally Posted by Brewmaster
If you like to order stuff from Amazon, it's worth checking out this site:
http://ca.camelcamelcamel.com/
It basically tracks and displays the price history of anything sold on Amazon. |
Every time I verbally tell someone of that site, they don't think I'm being serious haha. 
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