Amazon Discount Finder: Find hidden 75%-off deals & more. This hidden rulebook for giant web store Amazon has 14 top tricks to slash prices.
This includes our Amazon Discount Finder Tool, which instantly finds secret 75%+ off bargains, including electronics, cameras, clothes, TVs and more. You can also track price reductions, grab free gift vouchers and beat delivery charges. 1. Don't assume Amazon's cheapest Take 20 seconds to check elsewhere The Amazon* business model is that it's a one-stop shop. Never assume Amazon Marketplace prices are always the same as buying direct from the seller.
In the same amount of time as it takes to search Amazon, you can use shopbots (shopping robots) that whizz through scores of internet retailers to find the cheapest price. The same rule applies if you're buying Amazon Marketplace gear, where external sellers supply new and second-hand stuff. For a full guide to slashing the cost of buying anything and everything online, see the full 40 Online Shopping Tricks guide. 2. 3. Try the browser plug-in. Hot bargains, deals & steals. How it works Morrisons' Fuel Saver deal gives 1p/litre off petrol, diesel or LPG for every £10 of gift cards bought in-store.
There are 38 retailers to buy gift cards for, including Homebase, Debenhams, Currys, PC World, Next, House of Fraser, Halfords, and iTunes, plus new retailers TK Maxx, Oasis, Warehouse and Waterstones. The offer's ongoing, but doesn't include Morrisons' own gift cards. If there's a large purchase you are going to make anyway - eg, £500 on a computer at PC World or a garden shed at Homebase - get it via buying the gift cards and you'll bag 50p/litre off. If you bought £1,400 of gift cards, it'd effectively make a £1.40/litre tank FREE. Use gift cards quickly Gift cards are non-refundable, and it isn't a good idea to put money on the card to drip-spend over six months.
It's also worth noting third party retailers (Morrisons in this case) don't have any responsibility to refund you if a gift card's retailer goes into administration. Full terms on the Morrisons website. Groupon told to clean up its act by OFT. Daily deals giant Groupon is to improve its practices following action from the Office of Fair Trading, it has been announced today.
The regulator has accepted undertakings from company MyCityDeal Ltd, which trades as Groupon, to change some of its business practices following an OFT investigation, which found widespread examples of Groupon breaching consumer protection regulations. The OFT specifically raised concerns over practices including reference pricing – adverts that compare an original reference price against Groupon's sale price. The OFT was concerned that in some cases the reference price was inaccurate, so could potentially mislead consumers. Concerns were also raised by the OFT that in some cases Groupon's refund policies and cancellation rights were not in accordance with Distance Selling Regulations, which gives consumers a legal right to send most goods back within a week, for a full refund, even if there's no fault. What changes is Groupon making? Comment/Discuss. Local eBay Deals Mapper. Sellers often specify that bulky, heavy items must be picked up in person.
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