The 5 Things Every Amazon Shopper Needs to Know!

#9

great tips!!!

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#10

Great tips!

I would add the subscrive & save option as well, for those items that you buy on a regular basis - diapers for parents, for exemple. There are many products that allow subscription, it’s worth a look.

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#11

Price tracker…
Keepa is very good, and keepa have a addon for chrome, and firefox

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#12

Thank you for the great links! I used to search for the pages but now have them bookmarked

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#13

I’ve traded my previous two phones in on Amazon, and they gave me the best deal on my iPhone SE. I scroll through the deals every few days (got a Powerline+ II lightning cable for CHEAP), and I’ve purchased things that were listed as having opened packages (Sony blu-ray player, Anker CD Slot Car Mount Holder) and they work perfect. I have no issues looking for deals on Amazon to help save a buck or two!

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#14

Unless you need the item quickly, I highly recommend taking the “No Rush” shipping offer.

I’ve found in most cases the item still arrives in 3-4 days, plus you get a bonus credit for things like movies, music, etc.

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#15

Nice article :ok_hand:

#16

I was going to mention that. I use Keepa with the Safari extension. It allows me to see what the lowest price has been and decide if I should wait or get it then. It also track Amazon’s Lightning Deal prices.

Another tip is to join Facebook groups that offer deals. I’ve purchased a bunch of items that were anywhere from 25-80% off. Of course you have to catch the deals quickly. Make sure you don’t do any reviews for these items because Amazon will bring the thunder on you…they don’t like when you do reviews on items you get at a discount or for free.

I do this a lot. I end up using my credits for things like movie streaming.

Btw, @AnkerOfficial, great article. Shopping on Amazon can be quite addicting :stuck_out_tongue:

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#17

I’ve been using Amazon for over 10 years and we don’t really use Prime. We use my parents family prime when needed. Its a great service but only one person in your family need it.

I’ve been thinking about trying out CamelCamelCamel for items I want but want to see if I can catch it at a lower price.

We use Subscribe and Save and found it can a great option and it saves you a few dollars the more you have listed. But you have to be careful, sometimes these items are more expensive than your local store and sometimes you can find it cheaper on Amazon listing.

#18

nice tips although now days most big stores (target/walmart) will price match Amazon pricing…and even though I’m in one of the city that offer same day it’s just not what it is anymore.

#19

Oh I have another one. Use AmazonSmile to help contribute a portion of your purchase (At no cost to you) to one of the listed charities.

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#20

I need to do a better job of couponing and using price trackers. Thanks for the advice!

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#21

Thanks Anker. Very helpful :raised_hands::clap:

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#22

Came here to say this. Also if you’re buying multiple things, check out individually instead of all together. You’ll get more credits :smiley:

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#23

This is an amazing amount of content that helps shoppers to the maximum value for their dollar. Very Anker of you.
Thanks. :sunglasses:

#24

Thanks for sharing! Would you mind adding the link here?:wink:

#25

Here it goes, for Amazon US: https://www.amazon.com/Subscribe-Save/b?ie=UTF8&node=5856181011

And Amazon Canada: https://www.amazon.ca/Subscribe/b?ie=UTF8&node=6583741011

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#26

agree, I’m a huge S&S user. I save 15% monthly and find its cheaper than pantry for most of my items. Everything from normal consumables like TP and paper towels, to dog food and automotive oil/air filters.

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#27

I’ll add a couple more:

For Prime users, they have a movie and music catalog. It’s not up to the standards of Netflix or Apple Music, but still pretty good for free!

Prime members also get unlimited photo storage. Another really nice feature to have that automatically backs up the photos on your phone to their cloud (just need to download the app).

Finally, consider the Dash buttons. Even if you only use them once, it’s a good way to save some $$$.

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#28

Great tips! Thanks for sharing.:grin:

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