Amazon Deal of Day October 1 2014

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  • phrog
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    • Jul 2005
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    • Chattanooga, TN, USA.

    Amazon Deal of Day October 1 2014

    The Amazon Deal of the Day is a Bosch Benchtop Router Table for $117.50. Don't know if this is a deal but thought someone might be interested. It looks pretty nice for a small router table.
    Richard
  • durango dude
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    • Mar 2011
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    #2
    noticed decent prices on both of Bosch's bench top tables.

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    • Carpenter96
      Established Member
      • Aug 2011
      • 178
      • Barrie ON Canada
      • BT 3000

      #3
      I recently saw a great deal for a Porte cable 7518 on Amazon for $135.17 CDN it said there were 3 in stock so I immediately ordered 1. They said 4 to 5 days to ship great! 5 days after the ship date I contacted them to ask where is my stuff? They said they would check with shipping. A week later they sent me an email saying that my order had been cancelled because their supplier was backordered. Here is the rest of this story the day after I ordered the price was now $487 and still showed 3 in stock. after many emails they admitted that they had made a pricing error and would not honor their posted price. I know millions of customers have great experiences with Amazon but because of how my situation was handled I will never Try to buy anything from Amazon. Sometimes it works and in my case they decided to lie to me instead of fixing the problem.

      Regards Bob

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      • phrog
        Veteran Member
        • Jul 2005
        • 1796
        • Chattanooga, TN, USA.

        #4
        Originally posted by Carpenter96
        I recently saw a great deal for a Porte cable 7518 on Amazon for $135.17 CDN it said there were 3 in stock so I immediately ordered 1. They said 4 to 5 days to ship great! 5 days after the ship date I contacted them to ask where is my stuff? They said they would check with shipping. A week later they sent me an email saying that my order had been cancelled because their supplier was backordered. Here is the rest of this story the day after I ordered the price was now $487 and still showed 3 in stock. after many emails they admitted that they had made a pricing error and would not honor their posted price. I know millions of customers have great experiences with Amazon but because of how my situation was handled I will never Try to buy anything from Amazon. Sometimes it works and in my case they decided to lie to me instead of fixing the problem.

        Regards Bob
        That's awful, Bob. I will take that into account the next time I have an urge to buy something from Amazon.
        Richard

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        • woodturner
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          • Jun 2008
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          • Western Pennsylvania
          • General, Sears 21829, BT3100

          #5
          Originally posted by Carpenter96
          Here is the rest of this story the day after I ordered the price was now $487 and still showed 3 in stock. after many emails they admitted that they had made a pricing error and would not honor their posted price.
          Unfortunately, Amazon seems to rarely honors price mistakes. If you read the deal sites, there are a lot of price mistakes and a lot of cancellations.

          The problem is knowing what is a price mistake and what is just a great price. I've gotten great deals from Amazon, and more than a few cancellations.

          Maybe think of it like a tool - works great when we understand the "rules" for using it and use for the intended purpose, not so much when we "misuse" it.
          --------------------------------------------------
          Electrical Engineer by day, Woodworker by night

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          • philba
            Handtools only
            • Sep 2014
            • 1

            #6
            Agreed, Amazon is what it is and if you understand how they work, you won't be disappointed. Frankly, I would have looked at the price and been very skeptical that I would ever see it. The 7518 goes for 300 USD or more online. I might believe 250 but that price was simply too low to believe. It's kind of like those "iPads for $10" kind of ads - uh, sssuuurrrreee. At best it was a mistake, at worst it's outright fraud. In either case, you will never see the product.

            Another point to consider is if it is an Amazon sale or one of their affiliates. Amazon is usually pretty reliable but their affiliates are all over the map.

            Finally, I never fully believe the claims in an Amazon product description and do my own extra research to determine what the exact product they are selling and it's features. Caveat Emptor has never been more applicable...

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            • Carpenter96
              Established Member
              • Aug 2011
              • 178
              • Barrie ON Canada
              • BT 3000

              #7
              For me it's not that they did not honor the price (everyone makes mistakes)it's that they lied about the availability of the product as the reason to cancel the order.

              Regards Bob

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              • phrog
                Veteran Member
                • Jul 2005
                • 1796
                • Chattanooga, TN, USA.

                #8
                Originally posted by Carpenter96
                For me it's not that they did not honor the price (everyone makes mistakes)it's that they lied about the availability of the product as the reason to cancel the order.

                Regards Bob
                I agree with everything you've said.
                Richard

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