https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 22 May 2026 03:57:44 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-trust-amazon-dot-com-prices#post-1948699 Tue, 18 Nov 2014 09:41:18 +0000 Ginabean3 1948699@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Agree with PP....I find Amazon to be the cheapest when the item is being sold by them and not a third party seller just using the Amazon Marketplace. Perfect example, I was looking at those Little People play sets and found one I liked and checked Amazon...it was $94!! What? Then I realized it was being sold by a third party....I did a Google search and found it at Toys R Us for $45....</p> <p>I always Google search to price compare! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-trust-amazon-dot-com-prices#post-1948588 Tue, 18 Nov 2014 08:27:21 +0000 Anagram 1948588@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I usually comparison shop. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-trust-amazon-dot-com-prices#post-1948563 Tue, 18 Nov 2014 07:48:30 +0000 anonysquire 1948563@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This came up this weekend because my husband was telling me that walmart price matches amazon. So we were browsing for Christmas stuff and I told him to compare to amazon and everything was atleast $10 more. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-trust-amazon-dot-com-prices#post-1948288 Mon, 17 Nov 2014 20:29:46 +0000 fairy 1948288@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I always price check using the PriceJump extention. Amazon is almost always cheapest (if the items are sold by Amazon, not 3rd parties like the item you linked), but sometimes I can get a better price at Target because of my redcard. I never just assume that Amazon is cheapest though. However, if I am unsure of prices in-store I am always checking Amazon on my phone. :P </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-trust-amazon-dot-com-prices#post-1948249 Mon, 17 Nov 2014 20:00:34 +0000 Charm54 1948249@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If it's not sold by amazon directly I always compare as it can sometimes be much more expensive, especially on Amazon.ca </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-trust-amazon-dot-com-prices#post-1948236 Mon, 17 Nov 2014 19:50:55 +0000 BSB 1948236@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I usually look to see how the sale price compares but don't look into how the regular price compares. Usually Amazon beats the price, but Target or Costco sometimes wins. </p> <p>Also, the link you showed above is not an item that 'Amazon' has in it's warehouse. It's another company. Maybe that's where the price gouging is... with the 3rd party company. </p> [attach=147/14/nf7mh6.297x68.CaptureD.JPG] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-trust-amazon-dot-com-prices#post-1948177 Mon, 17 Nov 2014 18:41:57 +0000 Mrs.KMM 1948177@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I never assume that Amazon has the best prices (so I check other places to make sure) but I do tend to find that they usually do (or it maybe costs a couple bucks more but with their free shipping, you end up paying less). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-trust-amazon-dot-com-prices#post-1948104 Mon, 17 Nov 2014 17:18:16 +0000 MapleMoose 1948104@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't think Amazon always has the best prices but I tend to buy from Amazon anyways because I want the item now and they usually have the fastest shipping. Plus I don't have much time to browse around for price comparisons. I usually throw an item in my cart, another item later, maybe another, then just click buy. They make it very convenient for busy mamas :wink: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-trust-amazon-dot-com-prices#post-1948077 Mon, 17 Nov 2014 16:48:20 +0000 kes18 1948077@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Overall, I find amazon has pretty good prices. But I tend to check BRU and BuyBuyBaby or Target as well to make sure, because sometimes amazon can be a little more expensive. I've found some differences sometimes. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-trust-amazon-dot-com-prices#post-1948075 Mon, 17 Nov 2014 16:45:03 +0000 loveisstrange 1948075@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>First rule of online shopping is to shop around! I always double check to make sure Im getting a good deal. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-trust-amazon-dot-com-prices#post-1948055 Mon, 17 Nov 2014 16:26:59 +0000 josina 1948055@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I created a baby registry on Amazon and Target, and found a lot of the same items at Target for the same or cheaper price. So I guess I just don't assume Amazon is the cheapest anymore, although I definitely used to! It is convenient to be able to place one order for so many different items though. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-trust-amazon-dot-com-prices#post-1948052 Mon, 17 Nov 2014 16:25:16 +0000 Raindrop 1948052@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sunny: Good to know that info too! Thank you. :)</p> <p>@JerricaBenton: Yeah that was a crazy hike up for this item I shared. If I'm lazy I will at least check out the ones not sold directly by amazon from now on. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-trust-amazon-dot-com-prices#post-1948036 Mon, 17 Nov 2014 16:14:23 +0000 JerricaBenton 1948036@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I generally find the prices are better on Amazon, but that's for items actually sold by Amazon. All bets are off with other sellers and I check other prices in that case. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-trust-amazon-dot-com-prices#post-1948035 Mon, 17 Nov 2014 16:12:22 +0000 Raindrop 1948035@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lilyofthewest: Sweet I will look into the plug in. Thanks. :)</p> <p>@78h2o: Yeah the 2 day shipping is so temping! But my example... the non-sale price at BRU is cheaper than amazon's sale price... jeez. If it was only a few dollars off I would totally be okay getting it from Amazon.</p> <p>@MrsBrewer: Good to know! :)</p> <p>@Bubbles: Yeah not going to a store and getting your item in the mail quickly does make you want to buy it from amazon! Haha.</p> <p>@PurplePumps: I'm totally going to do that now. I'm glad otehrs are doing that now! :)</p> <p>@mediagirl: Yeah I'm actually going to go to target tonight to get the replacement toy because that's where we originally bought it but didn't want to make the trip if I could just get on amazon. Now I know it's probably cheaper there anyways!</p> <p>@mrsjazz: Ah the writing world thinks amazon is evil. I can see that.</p> <p>@Greentea: I'm goggling articles now. Haha.</p> <p>@Kimberlybee: Wow that's quite a difference! Yikes. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-trust-amazon-dot-com-prices#post-1948032 Mon, 17 Nov 2014 16:11:12 +0000 sunny 1948032@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Greentea: I respectfully disagree. I have many friends that work at Amazon and they've done lots of good in the region. </p> <p>@Raindrop: I have found that if something is sold by a 3rd party, the price can be really out of whack with reality. In general though, Amazon (and many of the marketplace sellers) use autopricing so prices are generally good. Its never a bad idea to do a sanity check search though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-trust-amazon-dot-com-prices#post-1948028 Mon, 17 Nov 2014 16:06:50 +0000 Kimberlybee 1948028@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No, I always leave the items in my cart and check out local stores first. For example, I am glad I didn't buy a set of replay plates for kids priced on Amazon for $15. I bought it at Kroger's for $5.00. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-trust-amazon-dot-com-prices#post-1948023 Mon, 17 Nov 2014 16:04:05 +0000 Greentea 1948023@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Raindrop: yeah! I have noticed them marking things up but also there was an article in my local paper recently about their business practices... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-trust-amazon-dot-com-prices#post-1948022 Mon, 17 Nov 2014 16:03:55 +0000 mrsjazz 1948022@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I always comparison shop (not for books) and don't take Amazon's price as the best price. Many times I've found things for cheaper elsewhere, but most of the times I end up ordering on Amazon because of my two-day shipping.</p> <p>As someone in the writing world I know I'm supposed to think Amazon is evil...but it also has made my life easier. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-trust-amazon-dot-com-prices#post-1948020 Mon, 17 Nov 2014 16:02:33 +0000 Mrs. Chocolate 1948020@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Greentea: Can you elaborate Id like to know more</p> <p>I price check a lot on other sites. A lot of times I find that with deals and stacking and coupons Kohls (gasp) can be a great place for toys! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-trust-amazon-dot-com-prices#post-1948019 Mon, 17 Nov 2014 16:01:11 +0000 mediagirl 1948019@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I find a lot of toys are cheaper in store than on Amazon. I remember last year I wanted the B Parum Pum drum for my lo and was shocked at how expensive it was (on Amazon) until I went to Target and saw how cheap it was! A lot of toys Target sells, they will sell for much more. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-trust-amazon-dot-com-prices#post-1948018 Mon, 17 Nov 2014 16:01:04 +0000 PurplePumps 1948018@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Amazon usually has pretty good prices, but I always double check by googling what ever it is I want to buy to see if other reputable sites come up. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-trust-amazon-dot-com-prices#post-1948017 Mon, 17 Nov 2014 16:00:07 +0000 Bubbles 1948017@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I usually assume when buying on Amazon that I could probably get it cheaper elsewhere if I looked hard enough - but a lot of the time it's just too damn convenient to resist! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-trust-amazon-dot-com-prices#post-1948015 Mon, 17 Nov 2014 15:59:50 +0000 Raindrop 1948015@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@snowjewelz: I'll have to find that extension! Thanks. But now I'm just using Google's shopping tab to double check prices now.</p> <p>@Adira: I glad I'm not the only one that double checks these prices... Dang... I feel so lame. I thought I was savvy.</p> <p>@JennyPenny: Thanks for the tip! I did think of that because it wasn't even prime shipping. Some other people are abusing the Amazon site. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-trust-amazon-dot-com-prices#post-1948014 Mon, 17 Nov 2014 15:59:12 +0000 MrsBrewer 1948014@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Most of the time I notice that Amazon has the best prices. Especially with dog toys! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-trust-amazon-dot-com-prices#post-1948013 Mon, 17 Nov 2014 15:59:00 +0000 78h2o 1948013@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've found their prices to vary...sometimes they are much cheaper than any other option, other times they are more. I usually do have to compare prices. Often the convenience of Amazon puts them ahead though, even if they are a few bucks more. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-trust-amazon-dot-com-prices#post-1948012 Mon, 17 Nov 2014 15:58:40 +0000 lilyofthewest 1948012@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I use a browser plugin called Invisible Hand that does a lot of price comparison checking for me. For many, many items, Amazon is the best deal -- or is within such a small margin that it is worth faster shipping and not having to create an account and enter all of my information with another retailer. Other times...Amazon is a big false markup ripoff. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-trust-amazon-dot-com-prices#post-1948010 Mon, 17 Nov 2014 15:57:05 +0000 JennyPenny 1948010@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've noticed that a few times and every time it is an item not sold by Amazon. In your example it's sold by Klipple group, so it's just some other store using Amazon as their marketplace. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-trust-amazon-dot-com-prices#post-1948009 Mon, 17 Nov 2014 15:56:40 +0000 Adira 1948009@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I trust Amazon when it comes to books and movies, but definitely some of their items are ridiculously priced! I bought a couple of those ice bucket bin things to store breastmilk in, only to realize they're like $4 in store and I paid like $12 through Amazon! And I just bought these cute little toy cars from Xander - $5 from BRU but over $10 from Amazon!</p> <p>But I still often forget to shop around sometimes and end up paying Amazon's price (especially if it has Prime shipping)! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-trust-amazon-dot-com-prices#post-1948008 Mon, 17 Nov 2014 15:56:36 +0000 snowjewelz 1948008@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I always double check prices before I buy anything anywhere! I think there are extensions you can add to your browser that helps you check prices at other sites before you buy on Amazon too! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-trust-amazon-dot-com-prices#post-1948004 Mon, 17 Nov 2014 15:56:02 +0000 Raindrop 1948004@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Greentea: Really!?! I feel so naive now! </p>