Amazon admits Prime Day offers not necessarily the cheapest

Buyers participating in Prime Day from Amazon, Amazon said that the offers offered are not the cheapest available.

Amazon claimed to have never claimed that Prime Day was necessarily the cheapest for shopping on its site.

He comes after consumer group Which? they warned customers that good deals are not always as good as they seem.

He stated that some goods may actually be cheaper at other times of the year, and advised consumers to do their research

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Offers are limited in time, buyers being informed that certain items are only available within the limits of available stocks.

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However, Which? warned that some goods could be purchased cheaply outside the promotional period.

"Although these time-limited sales may offer significant discounts, not all offers will be as good as they seem." publisher of consumer rights.

"It can be easy to be swept away by the hype and excitement of the day, so we recommend you get ready in advance and do some research on what you want buy, in order to be able to make a difference. "

" Bombing "

Other consumer groups wondered whether the targeted sales messages on people's mobile phones should continue to be relentlessly published.

"There is so much data that retailers can work" James Daley, the founder of Fairer Finance

"It turns into a bombardment of high-pressure sales messages that can lead people to take bad decisions. "

In response, Amazon stated that customers could see for themselves if they made a good deal .

Online shopping is that customers can quickly "For most of our transactions, the new price and the previous Amazon price can be viewed on the product detail page so customers can make an informed decision."

Amazon Prime Day is accompanied from a big marketing budget.

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readers with direct links online to the site of purchase.

Many of them make a small amount of money on every sale.

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