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Amazon Prime Day - your loot ?

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I would have thought that their interface

 

ie what you see , and the buttons you push

 

would have been their intellectual property.

 

several of the ' clones '  seem to have a very very similar interface.

 

annyway the folks at iPot revolutionize pressure cooking in a very intuitive way.

 

and a very easy to use interface and total system.

 

good for them.

 

Im sure they had their financial  rewards 

 

which they deserve .

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the WSJ a few days ago had an analysis of Prime Day :

 

w/o going into the details 

 

and there are several layers of JB:Amazon on its business model 

 

this year is was not at ' Spectacular ' as previous years

 

in an economic sense for AMZN etc.

 

quite some time ago

 

a WSJ article broke down ' Prime ' costs re :

 

average single purchase , cost of shipping that purchase etc

 

the margins on this were very very thin , and a bit negative indeed

 

anyway , PrimeDay this year was not an economic blockbuster

 

for AMZN  , as before.

 

AMZN is not hurting in the ways so many other business's are

 

it gets its Prime Fees , it gets its ' partners ' %  etc.

 

the WSJ , in terms of Bizz  economics 

 

Black Friday is still out there   etc

 

I am please I got 2 3 qt iPots

 

one for me and one for elsewhere.

 

cheers

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Bought a 4 pack of Nuun hydration tablets (DH drinks it after golf in the Summer), probably covered for 2 years...

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I had decided that a 3 qt Ultra Instant Pot would be better for the trailer than the 3 qt Duo in there now.

Behold, they'd sold out at that price! So I settled for a handheld carpet cleaning gizmo. Nothing else spoke to me.

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55 minutes ago, ElsieD said:

I usually buy something but not this year not a single thing "spoke" to me.

My older brother is new to Amazon, if you can believe it (plus he and his wife are Prime members). He told me he was upset because nothing "spoke" to him during the Prime Day sale. He said he didn't want any of the Amazon electronic devices which were featured, of course, and marked down.

I told him he should be happy he didn't spend a penny. I told him to make use of his Wishlist and put things on it that he might like. Then, wait for Black Friday or the holiday sales beyond and check to see if any item he wanted was on sale. That made a lot of sense to him so he's biding his time. I will be interested to see what he ends up with (if anything) at Christmas.

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That Air Fryer I got at Kohl's for Jessica's Xmas gift?  This is how I found it on our porch:

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Opening the box:

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That's how it came - no padding, no paper.  

 

The actual box:

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So we just went up to Kohl's to return it and purchased one that they had in stock to replace.  This is the last thing I buy at Kohl's for a while.  As much as possible, we are not shopping IN stores.  The last thing I ordered from Kohl's was an IP for Mr. Kim's mother's BD.  It came with a giant dent in the side.  So, no more online shopping from there and since we aren't store shopping, no Kohl's for us.  Wish now I'd bought on Prime Day - our Amazon stuff usually comes very well packed.  But this was SUCH a good deal! 🙄

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Talk about Kohl in the stocking...

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ElsieD

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I forgot about American Thanksgiving.  There are a few things I'd like so I will do as @Toliver suggests and put them on my wish list and see if any of them show up on sale days.  I am a Prime member should that make a difference.

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Toliver

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Not sure if I complained about this yet...

Due to COVID, my company closed our lobby and the receptionist is taking calls working from home...and has been since March.

I used to order a lot of stuff from Amazon and had it sent to my workplace which was so convenient. The mail delivery and UPS delivery for my home is terrible which is why I sent Amazon stuff to my workplace.

Once our lobby was shut down I knew Amazon had lockers and thought I could ship my Amazon stuff to a local locker.

The big problem is that the Amazon lockers here in town are inside of local Rite Aid stores which means I can only pick up my Amazon order when the Rite Aid is open.

The other MAJOR problem is that I used to order medical products (Tylenol, etc) from Amazon. Now when I order it from Amazon, I get an error message stating that Rite Aid won't let medical supplies (or anything else they sell) be shipped from Amazon to their lockers inside Rite Aid.

WTF? Amazon is letting Rite Aid tell me what I can or cannot order from Amazon?

Now normally, I would understand...Rite Aid doesn't want the competition from Amazon. HOWEVER, like Walmart, Rite Aid doesn't keep their shelves stocked. I would go in to Rite Aid looking for Tylenol only to find it sold out and only Rite Aid's generic pain reliever brand was being stocked.

I am royally ticked off at this and my orders from Amazon have all but stopped because of this.

I wonder if Amazon has even noticed how this situation is impacting their bottom line...

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Brian: Peter, those are Cheerios.”

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2 hours ago, Toliver said:

Not sure if I complained about this yet...

Due to COVID, my company closed our lobby and the receptionist is taking calls working from home...and has been since March.

I used to order a lot of stuff from Amazon and had it sent to my workplace which was so convenient. The mail delivery and UPS delivery for my home is terrible which is why I sent Amazon stuff to my workplace.

Once our lobby was shut down I knew Amazon had lockers and thought I could ship my Amazon stuff to a local locker.

The big problem is that the Amazon lockers here in town are inside of local Rite Aid stores which means I can only pick up my Amazon order when the Rite Aid is open.

The other MAJOR problem is that I used to order medical products (Tylenol, etc) from Amazon. Now when I order it from Amazon, I get an error message stating that Rite Aid won't let medical supplies (or anything else they sell) be shipped from Amazon to their lockers inside Rite Aid.

WTF? Amazon is letting Rite Aid tell me what I can or cannot order from Amazon?

Now normally, I would understand...Rite Aid doesn't want the competition from Amazon. HOWEVER, like Walmart, Rite Aid doesn't keep their shelves stocked. I would go in to Rite Aid looking for Tylenol only to find it sold out and only Rite Aid's generic pain reliever brand was being stocked.

I am royally ticked off at this and my orders from Amazon have all but stopped because of this.

I wonder if Amazon has even noticed how this situation is impacting their bottom line...

 

You should be able to get your amazon packages delivered to Whole Foods.

 

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Toliver

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15 hours ago, JoNorvelleWalker said:

 

You should be able to get your amazon packages delivered to Whole Foods.

 

- sigh - 

There is a Whole Paycheck over on the opposite side of town. Convenience will get thrown out the window if I send packages to that store but I guess it's doable. Thanks.

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“Peter: Oh my god, Brian, there's a message in my Alphabits. It says, 'Oooooo.'

Brian: Peter, those are Cheerios.”

– From Fox TV’s “Family Guy”

 

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7 hours ago, Toliver said:

- sigh - 

There is a Whole Paycheck over on the opposite side of town. Convenience will get thrown out the window if I send packages to that store but I guess it's doable. Thanks.

 

While you're there Jeff hopes you will pick up some stuff for dinner.

 

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On 11/3/2020 at 6:11 PM, Toliver said:

Not sure if I complained about this yet...

Due to COVID, my company closed our lobby and the receptionist is taking calls working from home...and has been since March.

I used to order a lot of stuff from Amazon and had it sent to my workplace which was so convenient. The mail delivery and UPS delivery for my home is terrible which is why I sent Amazon stuff to my workplace.

Once our lobby was shut down I knew Amazon had lockers and thought I could ship my Amazon stuff to a local locker.

The big problem is that the Amazon lockers here in town are inside of local Rite Aid stores which means I can only pick up my Amazon order when the Rite Aid is open.

The other MAJOR problem is that I used to order medical products (Tylenol, etc) from Amazon. Now when I order it from Amazon, I get an error message stating that Rite Aid won't let medical supplies (or anything else they sell) be shipped from Amazon to their lockers inside Rite Aid.

WTF? Amazon is letting Rite Aid tell me what I can or cannot order from Amazon?

Now normally, I would understand...Rite Aid doesn't want the competition from Amazon. HOWEVER, like Walmart, Rite Aid doesn't keep their shelves stocked. I would go in to Rite Aid looking for Tylenol only to find it sold out and only Rite Aid's generic pain reliever brand was being stocked.

I am royally ticked off at this and my orders from Amazon have all but stopped because of this.

I wonder if Amazon has even noticed how this situation is impacting their bottom line...

 

There are Amazon lockers at some 7-11 and Circle K's and Carl's Jr's.   Maybe you have one of those locations closer to you.

 

Toliver

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1 hour ago, lemniscate said:

 

There are Amazon lockers at some 7-11 and Circle K's and Carl's Jr's.   Maybe you have one of those locations closer to you.

 

 

1 hour ago, rotuts said:

and some gas stations

 

might there be a Web look-up

 

based on an address ?

The Rite Aid in question is a stone's throw from my residence, which is why other options weren't considered. But looking for another answer is what I will have to do.

Regarding other lockers, I'd seen outdoor lockers at a 7-Eleven in San Diego while visiting family. That would have been ideal. There is a 7-Eleven that has lockers here but it's on the other side of town where Whole Foods is located. It could be an option since it doesn't involve having to go inside a store to retrieve packages. It's just a "slog" to get there.

The fact that I can't order what I want to order from Amazon is what was ticking me off. And that Amazon is buckling to Rite Aid's list of verboten items is ridiculous and surprising.

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Brian: Peter, those are Cheerios.”

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So based on this discussion I must be thankful that they drop at my door (up a narrow long driveway). Falastin today by 9pm. That will irritate the night critters. 

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for completeness sake only :

 

JB dumped 3 billion USD Amazon stock , 'recently'

 

JB's WF aside :

 

is he thinking his RocketShip

 

vs ElonM's RocketShip

 

[ed.: each going to NoWhere ]

 

is going to have FirstClass ?

 

leftover WF Asparagus water ?

 

too bad the Boys can't grow up.

 

one RocketShip to NoWhere 

 

is all we don't need.

 

cheers

 

 

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This was posted on the Mashable web site: A one-day sale on Amazon for the Ultra 10-in-1 Instant Pot.

 

The 6 qt. is about $50US off (click) (eG-friendly Amazon.com link)

 

The 8 qt. is just a wee little more expensive (click) (eG-friendly Amazon.com link)

 

“Peter: Oh my god, Brian, there's a message in my Alphabits. It says, 'Oooooo.'

Brian: Peter, those are Cheerios.”

– From Fox TV’s “Family Guy”

 

Tim Oliver

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