I will literally buy anything on Amazon (well almost
anything). From food (non-perishables of course) to makeup to furniture, I've
bought it there. I’m huge on internet shopping, especially living in a big
city. Why lug a big box of toilet paper around when you can get it shipped
straight to your door at a great price? Amazon may seem like a difficult-to-shop website with a mish-mash of random products but here are some of my tips on
finding what you want at a great price:
1.
Amazon Prime - Amazon offers a great service called Prime.
For a subscription fee of $79 a year, items that are sold by Amazon can be
shipped to you within 2 business days, with no shipping minimum. You also get
access to select movies, videos, and Kindle books. I know this may seem unnecessary
to some but I’ve been a member for two years and really do value the speed of
shipping. It cuts down on a lot of trips to the store to pick up things you
forgot on your last trip.
2.
Subscribe
& Save – Many items on Amazon are eligible for Subscribe & Save,
which means you can receive 5% off if you sign up to receive an item on a
regular basis (for instance, you can sign up to receive a bottle of dishwashing
soap every 2 months). You can decide on the quantity and the frequency. You can
literally just set it and forget it (which can be dangerous too but you can
always cancel your next shipment if you don’t need it). Also, if you have 5
items shipping to you in a given month, you’ll receive 15% off instead of 5%.
3.
Marketplace
– Thousands of people and businesses sell on Amazon marketplace so you’ll
most likely find what you’re looking for, no matter how random it is. This also
makes pricing very competitive. If Amazon doesn’t sell it themselves, you’ll
find a marketplace seller that has it 99% of time. A lot of these sellers are
small businesses trying to get into the .com space so it’s nice to give them
business as well.
4.
Customer
Service – I’ve heard some negative things on Amazon’s customer service and
I can’t really understand why. For the most part, they provide quick and
efficient service. They have live chat available, which can connect you to
someone almost instantly. If you prefer to speak with someone, you can request
to have someone call you (and they
actually do!). I’ve had issues to packaging and delivery in the past and they’re
always resolved and replaced it without
a fuss.
5.
Know what
you want or figure it somewhere else – Once of Amazon’s pitfalls is it’s
tough to navigate site. It’s not the most consumer intuitive and I end up have
to do a search for it instead. They’re product description are also lacking –
sometimes there’s just not enough info or it’s incorrect all together. While
brick-and-mortar stocks hate this and I’m am guilty of it, try to figure out
exactly want you want either in another store or on another website. Match up
the product numbers or UPCs. Then comparison price shop on Amazon.
Now I know what people say…Amazon is the Walmart of the
internet. I can’t say I disagree so I say this all with a grain of salt. Try
not to forget the mom and pop stores.
*This is not a sponsorded post. I just really like to shop on Amazon.
*This is not a sponsorded post. I just really like to shop on Amazon.
