Amazon[amazon.com] has the Everyday Essentials All-Purpose Solid Cast Iron Kettlebell (25-Lbs) for $26. Shipping is free. NLA
Amazon[amazon.com] has the Everyday Essentials All-Purpose Solid Cast Iron Kettlebell (10-Lbs) for $13.47. Shipping is free with Prime or $25+ orders.
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The 25-lb kettlebell is $50.99 lower (66% savings) than the $76.99 list price.
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Model: Everyday Essentials All-Purpose Solid Cast Iron Kettlebell, Gray
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These prices make no sense . This 25 lb weight is about $1 per pound and heavier weights are priced at MORE per pound. Heavier weights obviously cost more but typically cost LESS per pound.
Amazon's pricing is largely automated and adjusted up/down by demand. If there is a higher demand for higher weights for a given time period, the price goes up.
These prices make no sense . This 25 lb weight is about $1 per pound and heavier weights are priced at MORE per pound. Heavier weights obviously cost more but typically cost LESS per pound.
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Amazon's pricing is largely automated and adjusted up/down by demand. If there is a higher demand for higher weights for a given time period, the price goes up.
I suggest using the built in price tracker KEEPA to monitor these changes.
Amazon's pricing is largely automated and adjusted up/down by demand. If there is a higher demand for higher weights for a given time period, the price goes up.
The single biggest flaw with Amazon, IMO. Target and Walmart are smart enough to know that putting LCD price signs on their items and changing the price based on demand would be reputational suicide. Yet Amazon keeps it up…
(The libertarian/economist side of me says that price rationing is perfectly logical, but I still think people should be more up in arms about it.)
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The single biggest flaw with Amazon, IMO. Target and Walmart are smart enough to know that putting LCD price signs on their items and changing the price based on demand would be reputational suicide. Yet Amazon keeps it up…
(The libertarian/economist side of me says that price rationing is perfectly logical, but I still think people should be more up in arms about it.)
I'm not sure I'm store electronic signage (lcd and/or eink) have been implemented by the retailers you mentioned to enable real time demand optimized pricing. Instead the primary justification is a reduction in labor and materials to replace signage on a weekly (sometimes even more frequent) basis.
Once the infrastructure is in place, they surely could implement real-time demand optimized pricing but I don't think they will. Unlike a webstore, it's very difficult to enact hard cutoffs on pricing as customers navigate the store and take varying amounts of time between item selection at shelf to reach checkout. Again, not impossible but also not likely in the short to mid-term
Amazon's pricing is largely automated and adjusted up/down by demand. If there is a higher demand for higher weights for a given time period, the price goes up.
Largely automated, yes. Up and down based on demand, not entirely wrong but probably not exactly what you are thinking.
More like up and down based on some quantity threshold, a bit closer to "we have too many in inventory so let's clear some out until we reach a certain inventory level" or " we'll put 100 out at a special price and back to normal after those are sold". Fairly typical retail pricing logics but employed more dynamically.
Largely automated, yes. Up and down based on demand, not entirely wrong but probably not exactly what you are thinking.
More like up and down based on some quantity threshold, a bit closer to "we have too many in inventory so let's clear some out until we reach a certain inventory level" or " we'll put 100 out at a special price and back to normal after those are sold". Fairly typical retail pricing logics but employed more dynamically.
I was an Ops Manager for Amazon, so I'm familiar with how it works (though that was done at corporate, so I can't tell you exactly how it works). There are other factors that come into play such as clearing an item out of a given FC also. It's a complex algo and Amazon isn't telling anyone exactly how it works.
I'm not sure I'm store electronic signage (lcd and/or eink) have been implemented by the retailers you mentioned to enable real time demand optimized pricing. Instead the primary justification is a reduction in labor and materials to replace signage on a weekly (sometimes even more frequent) basis.
Once the infrastructure is in place, they surely could implement real-time demand optimized pricing but I don't think they will. Unlike a webstore, it's very difficult to enact hard cutoffs on pricing as customers navigate the store and take varying amounts of time between item selection at shelf to reach checkout. Again, not impossible but also not likely in the short to mid-term
Electronic price tag can at least enable daily adjustment vs the more traditional weekly sale cycle.
I was an Ops Manager for Amazon, so I'm familiar with how it works (though that was done at corporate, so I can't tell you exactly how it works). There are other factors that come into play such as clearing an item out of a given FC also. It's a complex algo and Amazon isn't telling anyone exactly how it works.
😄 hello ops manager! Former corporate manager here 🤣
😄 hello ops manager! Former corporate manager here 🤣
Maybe an Amazon insider can help me understand. How does Amazon ship something this heavy for free? Always wondered about them shipping big and heavy things. Thanks.
Maybe an Amazon insider can help me understand. How does Amazon ship something this heavy for free? Always wondered about them shipping big and heavy things. Thanks.
Haha. That's actually exactly my expertise. Simply put 1) amazon does loose money on some of those orders. That happens. Not something amazon likes but does happen and amazon accepts that as a cost of doing business. 2) to reduce the cost of shipping and to get products to customers faster, amazon try to keep inventory close to the consumers so the cost of last mile delivery is relatively low even for heavier items with next day delivery.
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I'm not sure I'm store electronic signage (lcd and/or eink) have been implemented by the retailers you mentioned to enable real time demand optimized pricing. Instead the primary justification is a reduction in labor and materials to replace signage on a weekly (sometimes even more frequent) basis.
Once the infrastructure is in place, they surely could implement real-time demand optimized pricing but I don't think they will. Unlike a webstore, it's very difficult to enact hard cutoffs on pricing as customers navigate the store and take varying amounts of time between item selection at shelf to reach checkout. Again, not impossible but also not likely in the short to mid-term
All true.
The question I'm ultimately asking is "Why does Amazon do this just because they can?"
Others could easily follow suit (think about gas stations). They just don't because they value not pissing off customers. Amazon knows they have plenty of volume that they can be jerks about a select few things because they're delivering so well in so many other areas.
I still shop there, and I have since 1998. And I've been invested in them for almost 15 years. One of those two relationships has made me happier than the other
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The 26.5lb is $17.99
(The libertarian/economist side of me says that price rationing is perfectly logical, but I still think people should be more up in arms about it.)
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(The libertarian/economist side of me says that price rationing is perfectly logical, but I still think people should be more up in arms about it.)
Once the infrastructure is in place, they surely could implement real-time demand optimized pricing but I don't think they will. Unlike a webstore, it's very difficult to enact hard cutoffs on pricing as customers navigate the store and take varying amounts of time between item selection at shelf to reach checkout. Again, not impossible but also not likely in the short to mid-term
More like up and down based on some quantity threshold, a bit closer to "we have too many in inventory so let's clear some out until we reach a certain inventory level" or " we'll put 100 out at a special price and back to normal after those are sold". Fairly typical retail pricing logics but employed more dynamically.
More like up and down based on some quantity threshold, a bit closer to "we have too many in inventory so let's clear some out until we reach a certain inventory level" or " we'll put 100 out at a special price and back to normal after those are sold". Fairly typical retail pricing logics but employed more dynamically.
Once the infrastructure is in place, they surely could implement real-time demand optimized pricing but I don't think they will. Unlike a webstore, it's very difficult to enact hard cutoffs on pricing as customers navigate the store and take varying amounts of time between item selection at shelf to reach checkout. Again, not impossible but also not likely in the short to mid-term
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Once the infrastructure is in place, they surely could implement real-time demand optimized pricing but I don't think they will. Unlike a webstore, it's very difficult to enact hard cutoffs on pricing as customers navigate the store and take varying amounts of time between item selection at shelf to reach checkout. Again, not impossible but also not likely in the short to mid-term
The question I'm ultimately asking is "Why does Amazon do this just because they can?"
Others could easily follow suit (think about gas stations). They just don't because they value not pissing off customers. Amazon knows they have plenty of volume that they can be jerks about a select few things because they're delivering so well in so many other areas.
I still shop there, and I have since 1998. And I've been invested in them for almost 15 years. One of those two relationships has made me happier than the other
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