Grrr

[layne67]

I got this email from a local DVD distributor that said they're currently taking orders for the LOTR trilogy Limited Edition at 20% discount. And I was just about to do the head-desk and facepalm things when I noticed that the price was actually almost double the price of the DVDs that I ordered from Amazon! That's taking into account that the Amazon price was inclusive of postage, for overseas delivery.

What a rip-off.

Comments

[majblomma2000.livejournal.com]

It's irritating isn't it! They do the same here mostly. Or they don't have them at all. *sigh*

[shirebound]

That's a great "buyer beware" example.

[i-o-r-h-a-e-l.livejournal.com]

Thank goodness. That kind of thing often happens here too. :(

[mews1945.livejournal.com]

There's a store at the local mall that sells DVDs and music CDs and their prices are so much higher than Amazon's, even with postage added, it pays to buy from Amazon.

[honeyandvinegar.livejournal.com]

Aw MAN. Suckage!! I got mine on Amazon, and it cost a wee bit more than WalMart prices. Not... SO bad, but...

[lbilover.livejournal.com]

Wow- almost double! I was kind of shocked when I went to Best Buy to get mine and found a boxed set of all three for $71 while buying each one individually totalled up to just under $60. *shakes head*

[layne67.livejournal.com]

And I honestly thought that they would be cheaper if I were to buy them at a local store. The reason I bought from Amazon was that I don't think they'd be selling them here. I guess the 'Limited' wording is just to get people to buy them fast. But anyway, I'm glad that I did buy online, because that was almost 40USD saved. Phew!

[layne67.livejournal.com]

Yup, I noticed the 20% discount first. The other thing is that magic phrase 'Limited Edition'.

Another example is when they put up notices at the supermarket that certain things are limited to 2 ( or 3 ) per customer and you end up buying 2 ( or 3 ) when you actually only need one! :D

[layne67.livejournal.com]

These people, they're making money like crazy. Grrr.

[layne67.livejournal.com]

But unfortunately Amazon doesn't always ship dvds overseas. In fact I was very surprised when my order went through because usually I got the message 'We do not ship outside of the USA'.

[layne67.livejournal.com]

Oh, but my Amazon-ordered DVD is cheaper, way cheaper than the one advertised by the local distributor and I thought it should be the other way around!

[layne67.livejournal.com]

Uh-huh. 108USD to Amazon's 68USD. Exorbitant! But uhm, my set is still cheaper than yours? ^-^