Oh well, no rice

[thistlechaser]

After reading a post by Tersa, I decided to get a crock pot. I hit Amazon, and surprisingly found what looks like a good one for $22.

Amazon has this fun "goldbox special" thing, where they give you special deals on stuff. I was happy to see a rice cooker on sale! An $80 unit for just under $50. I added it to my shopping cart, but couldn't check out because my gift certificates were at home. When I got home I logged on and went to check out... and saw that the total was $30 more. The special price had expired. BAH! I don't want a rice maker bad enough to pay $80 for it.

So I have the crock pot and a book in my shopping cart, but now I'm annoyed and don't feel like going through the checking out process. Let Amazon wait for my money. :P

Comments

[gconnor.livejournal.com]

Something similar happened to me this weekend, I got a 10% off special mailed to me, and added the item to my cart, went to check out and the higher price was listed. It's probably a bug, but if it's a sinister plan to see if people don't notice their discounts disappear, it would look the same :)

I was able to get the discount by removing the item from the cart and finding it again in the Your Discounts area or something. Hope you find it again...

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[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

It's probably a bug, but if it's a sinister plan to see if people don't notice their discounts disappear, it would look the same :)


I did wonder if it was on purpose, just to see if people would notice... but in this case I know there's a time limit on accepting an order... I guess it means you need to actually pay for it within the hour, too. Bah. :)

[tersa.livejournal.com]

I know this goes against your anti-people tendencies, but you can buy both rice cookers and crockpots at some major grocery stores, Target, or Wal-Mart. :) Instant gratification, too!

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[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

Heehee. I know. There's a Target near work, I've been considering going in and seeing what they're like...