Tristan Lynch, CEO, Roseland Furniture:
While Amazon Prime Day can be an excellent way to find bargains on home furnishings, there are some warning signs to watch out for.
Save £100s by buying outdoor furniture in autumn and winter
If you’re looking to upgrade your garden with some new outdoor furniture for the warm summer months, autumn and winter may be the perfect time to grab an unbeatable deal. With summer gone and the cold weather setting in, garden furniture like sofas and tables are usually at their lowest price as retailers seek to clear stock and make room for new items more suitable for the season. While this may mean you need to store your furniture safely until summer rolls around, it could save you hundreds of pounds.
Check competitor websites to make sure you have the best deal
You may feel like you have the best deal for your product, but simply using a price comparison engine or browser extension will help give you extra confidence in your purchase. Sites like Google Shopping and Honey will help you assess the market for other retailers that may have your product at an even better price. Shoppers are also reminded to do a quick manual search online, because as useful as these engines are, they are simply not capable of finding the price at every retailer.
Use a price tracker to find the real deal
Retailers are prone to slashing prices of products which appear to give you incredible savings. But, in some instances, this may be misleading. By using an online price tracker, you can monitor the price history of your product to see if this new deal is actually saving you money. Resources like CamelCamelCamel will allow you to identify when the item has fallen and risen in price to help you spot if the huge discount is legitimate. Simply post the URL of the item to sites like CamelCamelCamel, and you will be provided with an extensive product price history that will help inform your next bargain purchase.
Spot a fake seller fast
Sometimes, you spot a bargain on Amazon that seems too good to be true. Well, it just might. If you need clarification on the seller and item, there are a few steps you can take to vet them. Browsing a product’s reviews can give you an indication of fraudulence. Are the reviews very broad with little specificity? Are the reviews overly enthusiastic? If the answer is yes to these questions, it is best to proceed cautiously or find a more reliable seller. To source a reliable seller and product, it is ideal to find reviews that vary in content and share specific details about the products and their qualities/drawbacks. Buyers are also warned that verified reviews do not guarantee legitimacy, and to exercise caution when dealing with a buyer they are not confident of.
Stay safe, stay on the platform
A common tactic for Amazon scammers is phishing emails. With the volume of people using the online retailer, especially during popular days like Amazon Prime Day, scammers will be sending emails to catch you out. These can vary from new deals, tech support, gift cards, mystery boxes, and more. While they will direct you to a fake Amazon site that looks like the real deal, look out for things like typos, grammatical errors, and pixelated images – this is a telltale sign that you are dealing with a scammer. To protect yourself from any form of scam, don’t click on links you are not confident of. Instead, navigate to the Amazon website directly via Google or use the app.
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