Comments on: Amazon Deal on the New Harry Potter Book

By: Payday Loans No Teletrack

Payday Loans No Teletrack — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 07:51:54 +0000

It is the superb post. I am doinig walmart, since it is lower and I fetch it midnight. ——-Thanks

By: Laura

Laura — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 22:29:46 +0000

Small booksellers provide customer service and you pay for it. I am raising children not bookstores. I need to be able to afford books my children love to read. Its Walmart or the second hand book store for me, and I don’t feel bad about it…

By: Livingalmostlarge

Livingalmostlarge — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 18:29:08 +0000

I’m doing walmart because it’s cheaper and I get it midnight.

By: Jazz

Jazz — Fri, 13 Jul 2007 19:23:47 +0000

You do realize that you are screwing over small bookstores royally by doing this.
Stores like Barnes & Noble and Amazon actually LOSE money on the HP books, but they can afford to take that hit just to get people in the store (or, like on Amazon, make a minimum purchase).
There are pleny of independant bookstores that will be selling HP7 for 10 or 20 percent off. For a couple bucks extra, it’s worth it to me. Or else soon there won’t be any non-giant-chain-conglomerates left.

By: Karen

Karen — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 11:00:35 +0000

Nickel,
That’s called delayed gratification! And it’s a good skill to have. We home school and sometimes we need to book NOW….(or yesterday) and so we love the flexibility of amazon prime. I do agree it’s not for everyone, but we budget for the fee and it’s all good. The only downfall is when we need something and it says “This item is not eligible for amazon prime.” ACK!

By: nickel

nickel — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 21:35:51 +0000

Karen, I’ve come oh so close to joining Prime on several occasions, but haven’t done so yet. I don’t usually by extra stuff. Rather, I just wait until we have enough stuff to buy to get free shipping before I place an order.

By: Karen

Karen — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 21:32:33 +0000

fivecentnickel,
We are members of amazon prime, so we don’t always jack up our purchases in order to get free shipping. i like being able to buy just one book at a time and not HAVE to buy more in order to qualify for free shipping (which, typically, the free shipping is way too slow for my tastes)
Works out well because my parents like to order through amazon for birthday gifts, so i order it, have it shipped to them, and they pay me back.
some may balk at the amazon prime fee, but for us, i think it saves money because we can buy a $5 book and not have to spend $20 more just so we get free shipping.

By: Rich Schmidt

Rich Schmidt — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 18:10:50 +0000

We decided to just reserve a copy at our local Barnes & Noble. It’s a dollar cheaper than Amazon after the Standard Shipping, plus we’ll get it at 12:01 am on release day instead of (hopefully) by 7:00 pm on release day.

It’s worth missing out on the $5 gift card to get it earlier. We’re big (but cheap) fans.

By: kitty

kitty — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 16:32:24 +0000

I pre-ordered mine from the uk as well. I don’t like the idea of changing the language in British book on principle, and I cringe every time I hear “Sorcerer’s stone”.

By: plonkee

plonkee — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 16:00:56 +0000

I pre-ordered my copy on Amazon.co.uk a while ago.

I got an extra purchase that I had been planning for a while at the same time so that I qualified for the free delivery, and it’ll be delivered on the release date. It sounds like that is a pretty good deal.

By: Chris

Chris — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 14:53:05 +0000

I’ve always bought them at Walmart. They’ve had a palette of them available in hardcover the day they came out for around $20.

By: Blaine Moore

Blaine Moore — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 12:32:35 +0000

My wife was rereading the last couple of books and was hoping that the book came out a little earlier than it does; she has been flying through them which is unusual for her. She’ll be done reading the 6th one well before the 7th is released, but since it isn’t this weekend we kept it at the super saver shipping rate.

I didn’t know about the gift certificate bit; hopefully they forward it along once the book ships but if they don’t then I won’t worry about it. I used a different gift certificate to buy it for her in the first place.

By: nickel

nickel — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 12:31:28 +0000

Karen, good point. However, you need to spend $25 to get the Free Super Saver shipping, so spending less than that wouldn’t be much of a deal, anyway (you’d have to pay shipping). Like I said, if you have a use for this, it’s a good deal. Otherwise, maybe not so much.

By: Karen

Karen — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 10:58:16 +0000

Thanks! I looked at the fine print. “Upon redemption, minimum purchase amount of $20 is required.”

That’s why amazon is doing it. Hmmm….not sure I’ll redeem it. I’m trying to get away from spaving.