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Is anyone else upset about Amazon using extremely unethical practices to give "discounts" this prime day? This is ridiculous.

973 541 July 17, 2018 at 03:07 PM Amazon
I have seen this on countless products today. Let's take a look at a limited lightening deal for some hefty storage slider bags:

https://www.amazon.com/Hefty-Slid...B00NMVYPEG

Strike thru price = $30.86. "WITH DEAL" = $11.54. A savings of $19.32.

This was a front page amazon prime deal, stating 63% off.

This sounds amazing until we look into the price history of these bags.

I've attached the screenshots of Camel3 showing that these bags have hovered between $9.99 and $14.89 since 2015. Last week they put the price to $30.86 and then made it a prime day lightening "deal" down to $11.54.

I'm sorry, but not only is this unethical, but this is flat out manipulation.
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Landers
07-17-2018 at 03:23 PM.
07-17-2018 at 03:23 PM.
Isn't it great you get to decide not to buy from a specific company if you want?
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elbercho
07-17-2018 at 03:33 PM.
07-17-2018 at 03:33 PM.
Many B&M stores have been caught doing the same.

During their Prime day coverage last night my local TV new showcased a few examples of a deal not really being a deal and a few that were. The suggestion was to check Camel-Camel before purchasing.
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Iaaaiws
07-17-2018 at 03:40 PM.
07-17-2018 at 03:40 PM.
They do this every day, not just on Prime Day. I looked at a couple of things that were supposed to be Prime Day deals and they were about the same price as the last time I bought them so I quit looking. I had better things to do with my time.
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ProfessorChaos
07-17-2018 at 03:46 PM.
07-17-2018 at 03:46 PM.
And this is a surprise because....?
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bengalih
07-17-2018 at 04:35 PM.
07-17-2018 at 04:35 PM.
You - "unethical"

Inigo - "You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means."
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Steeve
07-17-2018 at 05:47 PM.
07-17-2018 at 05:47 PM.
Quote :
I've attached the screenshots of Camel3 showing that these bags have hovered between $9.99 and $14.89 since 2015. Last week they put the price to $30.86 and then made it a prime day lightening "deal" down to $11.54.
​The price hike before lightning deals is often large. Sales rank declines precipitously allowing inventory to surpass standard levels immediately prior to the lightning deal period.

$14.99 Aug
$13.75 Sep (4 days at 11.24-13.75)
$12.84 Oct (10 days at 14.99)
$12.42 Nov (7 days at 9.99)
$12.84 Dec
$14.99 Jan (14 days at 13.58)
$14.99 Feb (10 days at 14.54)
$14.99 Mar (3 days at 13.58)
$15.99 Apr (3 days at 14.99)
$13.58 May (7 days at 15.99)
$14.54 Jun (6 days at 16.16)
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$16.16 Jul 1-6
$23.37 Jul 7-9
$30.86 Jul 10-12
$24.02 Jul 13-16
$30.86 Jul 16-17
$11.54 July 17
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Iaaaiws
07-17-2018 at 06:48 PM.
07-17-2018 at 06:48 PM.
Quote from Steeve :
$14.99 Aug
$13.75 Sep (4 days at 11.24-13.75)
$12.84 Oct (10 days at 14.99)
$12.42 Nov (7 days at 9.99)
$12.84 Dec
$14.99 Jan (14 days at 13.58)
$14.99 Feb (10 days at 14.54)
$14.99 Mar (3 days at 13.58)
$15.99 Apr (3 days at 14.99)
$13.58 May (7 days at 15.99)
$14.54 Jun (6 days at 16.16)
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$16.16 Jul 1-6
$23.37 Jul 7-9
$30.86 Jul 10-12
$24.02 Jul 13-16
$30.86 Jul 16-17
$11.54 July 17
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​The price hike before lightning deals is often large. Sales rank declines precipitously allowing inventory to surpass standard levels immediately prior to the lightning deal period.
Good thing Walmart never thought of this with their Price Rollback sales.

Oh wait....
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Dr. J
07-18-2018 at 05:58 AM.
07-18-2018 at 05:58 AM.
So a company jacks up a price before a sale such that the sale price, while supposedly a HUGE discount, is actually normal price?

Bro, do you even Kohl's?
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Kabn
07-18-2018 at 08:42 AM.
07-18-2018 at 08:42 AM.
This is done on at least a semi-regular basis by pretty much every major retailer, especially before big sales events. I don't trust the "regular" price of any item on Amazon or most other online retailers.

I only bought two things on Prime Day, and I knew the price on one of them was a deal as soon as I saw it. Even if I didn't, it's easy enough to highlight the text of the item and do a Google search to see what others are charging for it or keep CCC open in the background.

You're right that this specific deal shouldn't have made the front page, but I'll forgive Slickdeals that for the simple scale of the "deals" available during that day. While it may be technically unethical on Amazon's side, it's akin to saying you're a criminal for driving over the speed limit.
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Frogstar
07-18-2018 at 10:00 AM.
07-18-2018 at 10:00 AM.
Not only am I not upset, I'm not even surprised.
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saint.
07-18-2018 at 01:08 PM.
07-18-2018 at 01:08 PM.
Quote from Frogstar :
Not only am I not upset, I'm not even surprised.
Must have at least cost you some sleep.
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07-18-2018 at 01:45 PM.
07-18-2018 at 01:45 PM.
Quote from saint. :
Must have at least cost you some sleep.
I was up for a few days, but I figured that was mostly the meth. I suppose there's no good reason I can't blame it on the devil Beelzebezos.
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07-18-2018 at 01:56 PM.
07-18-2018 at 01:56 PM.
Quote from Frogstar :
I was up for a few days, but I figured that was mostly the meth. I suppose there's no good reason I can't blame it on the devil Beelzebezos.
LMAO
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komondor
07-18-2018 at 05:26 PM.
07-18-2018 at 05:26 PM.
Go check mattress sales and prices, they will bring in a different model number with a $1000.00 price tag have it at that price for a couple of weeks then offer it at 70% off. It will go on sale every quarter and they will never sell one at full price.
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