Amazon Prices - Noticed they are higher in many cases.

[TractorTYMe]

I've gone back to mostly local purchase where I can. Or ANY other but Amazon and box stores.

 

[rScotty]

Amazon remains about the easiest place to order from, even if they may not be the absolute cheapest. It’s a one or two click task vs having to set up an account, password, credit card info, etc.

The main exception in my world is Auto parts. Can’t beat Rock’s catalog, and their delivery time and cost is competitive, all in. Amazon’s auto parts lookup just plain sucks, by comparison.

Amazon also sucks for Milwaukee power tools.

Buying locally is a poor optio by comparison, consider the poor stocking level and high prices.

I do the same. The online retailers and delivery have completely changed this rural lifestyle. We used to go to town far more often. Now weeks pass without even considering a trip to town.
rScotty

 

[Locoweed]

Cancelled my Amazon acct some time ago. Price isn't the only metric I use to determine where I shop. One of the major things that Amazon does that rubs me the wrong way is to list many things that do not resemble what I put in search. Another is to list things they haven't had in stock for years. There are many others. I really got tired of fighting with their site.

 

[Mtsoxfan]

Free shipping/free returns wwith Amazon is a plus. I do order from thm, just do additional searching because of their rising pricees. "Heard" they are increasing Prime membership. Just the sign of the times...

 

[Paystar]

I did a search looking to see if I could find a brochure from when my 67 Ford 3000 was new.
Found a reprint on Amazon. By the time I paid shipping it would have been over $70 Canadian.

I had to restrain from purchasing on principle alone, LOL

 

[hiddentacocatneddih]

I have had issues with counterfeit items on amazon. sd card. Bearing. Carburetor. I have really slowed down amazon shopping

 

[Paystar]

I have had issues with counterfeit items on amazon. sd card. Bearing. Carburetor. I have really slowed down amazon shopping

Yes, other problem is you get same looking part but from different vendors.

I once ordered wheel bearings for my Polaris Sportsman because Polaris and their dealer really P'd me off so I no longer give them my money. First set I got lasted a long time. Got another set from same seller for my other one and they were shot after a couple rides.

And got a complete set of driveshafts and u-joints for the 500 H.O. and they didn't last one ride. Now they have as much play and slop as the wore out ones I replaced.

 

[5030]

Interesting. I just bought and received a dozen nylon blades for my Stihl FS 66 brush trimmer and last time I bought them, they were 15 bucks for 3 dozen. This time, 15 bucks for a dozen and made in India, last set I bought was made in Germany. I realize inflation is bad but 1/3rd the quantity for the same money... crazy.

You really have to watch Amazon as they are the Wal Mart of the Internet.

 

[Paystar]

Interesting. I just bought and received a dozen nylon blades for my Stihl FS 66 brush trimmer and last time I bought them, they were 15 bucks for 3 dozen. This time, 15 bucks for a dozen and made in India, last set I bought was made in Germany. I realize inflation is bad but 1/3rd the quantity for the same money... crazy.

You really have to watch Amazon as they are the Wal Mart of the Internet.

Pretty much have to watch everything now.....including the dealers. Sad but true.

I HATE working on my vehicles now. I buy new with warranty and I have so much distrust now I don't even take them to dealer. Any issue that comes up, I fix myself.
EVERY time I take something to a dealer in my area, I end up up home fixing more issues they didn't have before the visit to the dealers.

 

[Richard001]

EVERY time I take something to a dealer in my area, I end up up home fixing more issues they didn't have before the visit to the dealers.

I've had similar experiences with my local Chev dealer. I take the car in for a issue, and when I get home and look under the hood. I see several items that are loose, broken or just not connected up correctly.

 

[Paystar]

The most troubling thing is it isn't just a rare occurrence. It's every single time.

 

[5030]

Not sure about every time but close. Happy about one thing and that is Green Manufacturing is local for me so I can buy their carbide teeth for my stump cutter direct from them (factory) and a reduced cost.

Everything is going skyward concerning the price of admission, from tractors to motor fuel and I don't see wages keeping pace with the rate of inflation, so basically what you have is a wage decrease as inflation goes up.

Amazon and other online sellers are no exception.

 

[Paystar]

Well that's because the closest town to me is Sault Ste. Marie.....the home of incompetency. LOL

I have amassed a bigger tool collection though because the dealer "techs" also leave tools under the hood every time I get home also. LOL

The worst though was when dealer put the hoist through the floor of my wife's car doing an oil change. All that was left was the carpet. I only noticed it because a bunch of dash warning lights came on due to the severed wire harnesses.
They're answer......."your wife must have run something over."

 

[Williy]

I have noticed that before you could purchase the larger
box/container was cheaper than purchasing two small ones
now that's not true any more as the two smaller ones are cheaper
and the single packs are more $$$$ and the contents are less!
For amazon sometimes the price might be a dollar or two higher
but free shipping and purchasing some other company maybe a
dollar or two but the shipping makes the price higher than amazon

willy

 

[MAX-24-Dean]

Cancelled my Amazon acct some time ago. Price isn't the only metric I use to determine where I shop. One of the major things that Amazon does that rubs me the wrong way is to list many things that do not resemble what I put in search. Another is to list things they haven't had in stock for years. There are many others. I really got tired of fighting with their site.

I had the same experience with ebay, search engine works the way they want it to. Trying to get you to buy what comes up in the search, It's the definition of futility (The quality of having no useful result; uselessness.) in my opinion. A lot of search results don't even display what you searched for, just other misc. items.
Just don't visit ebay anymore. But I do purchase direct from companies that used to be on ebay.

 

[Torvy]

I had the same experience with ebay, search engine works the way they want it to. Trying to get you to buy what comes up in the search, It's the definition of futility (The quality of having no useful result; uselessness.) in my opinion. A lot of search results don't even display what you searched for, just other misc. items.
Just don't visit ebay anymore. But I do purchase direct from companies that used to be on ebay.

I also ran into more questionable sellers on ebay. It often felt like it was like buying from a fence. I know some are just legitimate businesses trying to have a web presence.

 

[Hay Dude]

It’s all going according to plan for them. They first put much of their competition out of business by selling extra cheap. Once a lot of the competition was out of the way, that clears the path to start charging more.
I’m making a return to local stores and giving them my business. They have a small business model approach I like better than Bozos anyway.

 

[AndyMA]

Pretty much have to watch everything now.....including the dealers. Sad but true.

I HATE working on my vehicles now. I buy new with warranty and I have so much distrust now I don't even take them to dealer. Any issue that comes up, I fix myself.
EVERY time I take something to a dealer in my area, I end up up home fixing more issues they didn't have before the visit to the dealers.

Its unfortunate that that happens to you. All of my dealers, Tesla, Tractor & Honda SXS do excellent work.

Andy

 

[Gem99ultra]

Good buying practice dictates checking multiple vendors for price as well as delivery. Amazon, once perceived as the price-buster, now has real competition with Walmart, Sam's, Home Depot, and yes - even occasionally Chewy for pet food. EBay prices and/or delivery is all over the place. Usually we'll find multiple listing for the same item at different prices from Low to Outrageous.

Amazon's famous 2-Day Delivery is now a myth. They still say that but it's very rare that it happens. Typically, the minute they claim "shipped" we'll get a notice that delivery is postponed for any number of days. Additional follow-up notices for further delays are not uncommon. Walmart and Sam's Club isn't so liberal in tossing out those fast delivery claims but they do often deliver much faster than Amazon.

The drawback there is that they are declaring more and more items "Available for In-Store or Pickup Only, especially for heavier items. Obviously, they are working toward reducing their shipping cost. Free Shipping is getting to be more and more difficult to find.

 

[dodge man]

I recently bought a grinder stand from Home Depot. Going by memory $60. On Amazon it was almost double the cost. I also used to think Amazon was cheaper or very close. Now not so much.