USA Flag - Inflation or price gouging

IveBeenRued said:
This screenshot is for the Grace Alley, it looks like typical Amazon dynamic pricing. Long story short, the machine is watching you and knows that you want to purchase this product or a similar product. The system will purposely increase prices in order to get you to think that prices are rising. Humans tend to pull the trigger quicker when they feel the pressure of potential price increases. Learn to never sign into Amazon to browse and always do your research in a private browser window.
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That's an interesting chart.
Looks like it covers a (7) year period.
What I usually do is compare Amazon with E-Bay and Walmart / then just buy the least expensive.
On Amazon, if a person watched the price range, they could get a good deal, but generally I can't wait for a price drop in 6-12 Months.

But for some items I will use down the road, it makes sense to watch Amazon prices.
Another way to save is to buy in quantity.
 
MasterSolenoid said:
That's an interesting chart.
Looks like it covers a (7) year period.
What I usually do is compare Amazon with E-Bay and Walmart / then just buy the least expensive.
On Amazon, if a person watched the price range, they could get a good deal, but generally I can't wait for a price drop in 6-12 Months.

But for some items I will use down the road, it makes sense to watch Amazon prices.
Another way to save is to buy in quantity.
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You my friend need to be introduced to CamelCamelCamel.com

Long story short:
1. Go to Amazon (in a private window) and find the product you want.
2. Copy the Amazon address bar into memory.
3. Go to camelcamelcamel.com
4. Paste the Amazon address into the search bar of camelcamelcamel.
5. Look at the chart to see if it’s a good deal, if it isn’t, set an alert. If it is a good deal, but it
 
IveBeenRued said:
You my friend need to be introduced to CamelCamelCamel.com

Long story short:
1. Go to Amazon (in a private window) and find the product you want.
2. Copy the Amazon address bar into memory.
3. Go to camelcamelcamel.com
4. Paste the Amazon address into the search bar of camelcamelcamel.
5. Look at the chart to see if it’s a good deal, if it isn’t, set an alert. If it is a good deal, but it
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Thanks for the camel.com strategy.

I bought paper plates this morning at $21.00 ...... later the same day, the price was $31.00
But, checking the price on camel.com showed me I was getting a good deal at $21.00

I bought my 3x5 flag at $23.00 ...... weeks later it was $45.00 ...... today it's at $38.00 (what will it be 'after' July 4th?)
I bought (10) rolls of white-out at $12.00 ...... 4 days later it's $21.00
 
MasterSolenoid said:
Thanks for the camel.com strategy.

I bought paper plates this morning at $21.00 ...... later the same day, the price was $31.00
But, checking the price on camel.com showed me I was getting a good deal at $21.00

I bought my 3x5 flag at $23.00 ...... weeks later it was $45.00 ...... today it's at $38.00 (what will it be 'after' July 4th?)
I bought (10) rolls of white-out at $12.00 ...... 4 days later it's $21.00
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Glad I could help out. When you see a product that don’t really need but kinda just want. Throw a crazy low price alert on there. Sometimes the algorithm glitches and if you are quick, you can get some sweet deals.
 
An American flag made in China ... always hit me as the ultimate irony. :sneaky:

Yes, even stuff made in China is going up due to inflation. Pretty much a world wide phenomenon because economies are not isolated like a 100 years ago.
 
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