How to save money by buying on Amazon

2024 Author: Malcolm Clapton | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:44

Amazon has a variety of ways to attract customers, most of which involve discounts on products and favorable shipping terms. One thing is bad. These methods work if you live in the US, UK, or Canada. For these countries, there are partner programs, subscriptions, and the opportunity to participate in the trade-in program. But the rest of the world can save quite a lot if you buy it right.

1. Track price dynamics

Prices for the same product are constantly changing, such are the market mechanisms. When you want to buy cheaper and you have the opportunity to wait, use one of the services that allow you to view the dynamics of changes in the cost of goods. There are not so few of them, the most famous are Camelcamelcamel and the extension for Firefox and Chrome Keepa.

You enter the URL of the product, and the services show how its cost has changed. Take a look and decide whether to wait for the best deal or buy now.

2. Look for discounts

Another example of a large group of services is Amazon Discount Finder. With their help, you can find discounted products without flipping through hundreds of pages in Amazon search results. They work according to the same principle: you enter a group of products and search keywords, indicate the percentage of the discount that you want to receive, or set the maximum price for which you agree to buy the product. The service (for example, Amazaving.com) will show you which purchases will meet your expectations. Enter as many keywords as possible so that the search doesn't show you a ton of related products.

3. Compare prices

Amazon doesn't always have the lowest prices. Sometimes other stores offer to buy cheaper. To understand where it is more profitable, compare prices using special services. The pluses are obvious, the minuses too: the price difference is rarely a few dollars, and the delivery options for purchases in other online stores are limited. But what if you manage to find a super-profitable offer? For example, using Savings.com.

4. Receive alerts

Control of price dynamics can be automated. OnlinePriceAlert monitors when the cost of the goods drops to the value you have determined, and sends a message to the mail.

5. Use the Deal of the Day section

Every day in "Deals of the Day" you can find an interesting offer. Unfortunately, if you do not just wander through the catalog of an online store, not knowing where to spend your money, but are looking for a specific product, then this section will not help you in any way. Only Amazon marketers can predict what will be on sale and when.

6. Buy at "garage sales"

Amazon Warehouse Deals - A section of the store with items that customers have returned to the store. The reasons for the return can be very different, for example, damaged packaging or a minor cosmetic defect. There is a risk of purchasing a product that you will not like, but if you carefully read the descriptions and spend time searching, then a completely new thing will get at a bargain price.

7. Buy surplus

The Outlet section is a treasure chest that stores surplus goods left over from sales. Sometimes prices are lower than the sales themselves. So before buying anything, check if there are analogues in this section of the online store.

8. Use coupons

Check out the Coupons section before shopping or install a browser plugin so you don't forget about this feature. You can save from a few cents to several tens of dollars.

9. Sign up for Amazon Prime

For Amazon Prime members, prices for some products are significantly lower. In addition, fast and free shipping works. You can use the benefits of a subscription for free for a month, after a year you will be entitled to a repeated free subscription. Nuance: all this is for US residents. The way out is to use the services of intermediaries for the delivery of parcels so that the purchases arrive at the address indicated by them, and then they are sent to you. And do not forget to exit the program after a month of use so that you will not be charged for participation during the year ($ 99).

10. Postpone the purchase

Wish List exists not only for convenience, but also for economy. Add items to your wishlist and wait. Amazon may offer a discount on selected items if you have been hesitant to buy for some time. Of course, this method does not always work, you may not wait for an invitation to buy at a cheaper price. But if you have time, why not give it a try?

11. Compare prices yourself

Another way not for the lazy, which does not give one hundred percent guarantee of the result, but has the right to exist. The prices that Amazon offers to registered users can be higher than the prices that the online store lures potential buyers with. Open Amazon in another browser, do not enter your username and password. Perhaps you will see that you have something to save on.