I only needed one more item to “unlock extra savings up to 15%”, so I added an extra item to see what the savings would be. I didn’t think the savings matched what was advertised, so I removed an item to see what the difference was (making sure to screenshot before/after this time). Turns out the price of 3 out of 4 items is the same after an extra 5% discount.
That’s not right at all! Ask customer service what they think and post their response.
The most frustrating thing about S&S for me is that the prices fluctuate wildly from delivery to delivery. I have to waste so much time combing through my subscriptions every time a new one is about to ship, just to make sure I’m not paying extra that week.
Eventually, I ended up having to cancel it all after a few times when I couldn’t double-check and ended up paying more for a few items.
I found it better to simply set up a price alert, and buy non-urgent things when they are at a low price, stocking some extra if necessary.
I find it cheaper and more effective to subscribe and use the initial coupon (usually 25% off), then immediately cancel the subscription after they ship it. Most likely there will be another coupon next time I need the product
The only thing I had as a really reocurring subscription was my cat’s kibble but then I noticed that on some deliveries the price was considerably higher so I switched to buying it at the store market
I can’t praise chewy.com enough. I have a dog, a cat, and parrots and I save so much money not going to PetSmart or PetCo.
I find it cheaper and more effective to subscribe and use the initial coupon (usually 25% off), then immediately cancel the subscription after they ship it.
Does that actually work without raising any red flags on their end?
yup, no issues at all. that’s how i get cheap syrup for my soda stream, every time. the last time it was more than half off, so i bought 5x my normal amount and cancelled the subscription, and then my prime account.
I tried doing subscribe and save when they first introduced it, but it doesn’t lock in a price, and if it’s out of stock one month when it’s time to ship, it just cancels the whole thing even if it’s back in stock a week later. And the discount isn’t even that great. Frankly the whole program is shit imo and I’m amazed it’s still so shitty however many years later.
Did you actually trusted Amazon bro 💀
It’s a total scam. They just raise the price after one month.
I roll with no tracking/cookies/accounts. I check out as a guest. Prices change depending on location and purchase history. The best pricing is when the site has never seen you before. This also works for things like ISP new customer promotions and stuff.
I do the same. Using VPN, proxy, Firefox container, tracker blocking, the whole 9 yards. I haven’t seen price change based on location/purchase history. I’ve been looking for signs of this for a while. Prices do fluctuate quite a bit though. The site might have auto-selected a different “ships from” option for you, depending on how you’re logged in.
This isn’t the first or even second case I’ve heard about this this week.
