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Sep 1, 2008 Update: Unfortunately, Amazon ended its Post-Order Price Guarantee policy on August 31, 2008.

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Most people don’t realize it, but Amazon.com has a Post-Order Price Guarantee that allows customers to get some money back when the price of an item they purchased drops within 30 days of the purchase. More details are listed here, where it says:

Amazon.com’s prices for released items will change from time to time based on a variety of factors. If Amazon.com’s price for an already-released item decreases within 30 days after we ship the item to you, we’ll be glad to refund the difference in price if you contact us.

The most important point listed in the restrictions on that page is this: “Applies only to items sold by Amazon.com, and not to items (or prices) offered by other sellers on our site.”

Anyway, all you need to do is contact them by e-mail or request a call back, and they will give you a credit equal to the price difference. And I believe although it’s not listed at the link above, you can also call Amazon Customer Service directly at 1-800-201-7575 to request the credit.

There are quite a few products sold by Amazon.com that go on sale frequently or drop in price for a short period of time and then go back up later. So this post-order price guarantee policy can be very handy in some cases. Here again is a link to the Amazon page with the details:
Amazon.com Post-Order Price Guarantee

If you end up saving money using this information, feel free to fill out the comment form below and let us know.

March 25th, 2007 | Category: General, Amazon | Comments (2)

Click to see the Amazon.com Friday Sale Deals

Today is Friday, which means another set of great deals from Amazon. Every Friday, they have discounts in several categories, including Apparel, Home & Garden, Kitchen & Housewares, Sporting Goods, and Tools & Hardware…and this Friday is no different.

Some of the more interesting deals:
- A few Prada wallets and bags at 50% off Amazon’s usual price
- Feather and Down Comforter, $29.99 for any size including King
- Omron HBF-400 Body Fat Monitor and Scale for $33.27
- Omron HEM-637 Wrist Blood Pressure Monitor for $69.73
- Movado Men’s Watch #0690301 for $159.99
- Senseo Single Serve Gourmet Coffee Maker for $49.99
- Kitchenaid Hand Blender for $29.99
- Coleman Propane Grill Stove for $64.99
- Rubbermaid Deluxe Custom Closet Kit for $79.99

There’s lots of stuff to check out in this week’s Friday Sale! So browse around and there might be a deal you find interesting.

January 19th, 2007 | Category: General | Leave a comment

Feb 8 update: The $20 coupon mention below has expired, but the Equus 3130 diagnostic code reader is now available for $169.99 (even lower than the after-coupon price earlier).

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If you’ve had the Check Engine light go on in your vehicle, you know that it takes time and/or money to take the vehicle somewhere just to find out why the light is on. Once or twice is not too bad, but if you have to do it more than that it gets frustrating. Not too long ago, I purchased an Equus OBDII code reader for my cars and already it has paid off in the convenience it has offered me. These days code readers are inexpensive, easy to use, and very informative…for many car owners, it makes sense to have one available in case it is needed.

Amazon.com currently has some excellent deals on ODBII/CAN diagnostic code readers for a few different brands and models. If you purchase over $99 in automotive parts and accessories sold by Amazon.com (third-party sellers are excluded), you can save $20 instantly. Just use the promo code ILW7MGWS during the checkout process. More details on this coupon are available here. And as usual, orders over $25 get Free Shipping and for most states there is no tax.

So here are some of the deals you can get at Amazon.com with the help of this $20 off offer:
(click on any of the links for full details)

Equus 3100 Innova Diagnostic Code Reader with Memory Backup
$79.99 after $20 coupon

Equus 3110 Innova Diagnostic Code Scanner with Freeze Frame Data
$117.99 after $20 coupon

Equus 3130 Diagnostic Code Scanner with Live, Record and Playback Data Capability
$179.99 after $20 coupon

Actron CP9125 PocketScan Diagnostic Code Reader
$51.99

Actron CP9135 AutoScanner Diagnostic Code Scanner with On Screen Definitions
$89.99
(add $10 more from Auto Parts & Accessories, then you can use the $20 coupon)

Actron CP9175 AutoScanner Diagnostic Code Scanner with Freeze Frame Data
$108.88 after $20 coupon

Actron CP9145 AutoScanner Diagnostic Code Scanner with Live, Record and Playback Data Capability
$168.88 after $20 coupon

If you need some help deciding which one to pick, there’s a brief guide at Amazon.com that might help you out. Personally, I like to also take into consideration which ones are selling well because the more popular ones tend to be a better value; you can click here to see the list of bestselling ODBII readers.

January 14th, 2007 | Category: General | Leave a comment