No, Amazon is not always the lowest place to shop. I always check Walmart and any other place I can online. I much rather buy from Walmart if I can.
With that said, of course, Amazon is a great place to check prices and in many cases they do have the lowest but many other times other sites have the lowest and you can get the shaft if you dont check.
Perfect example is today! If I bought from Amazon without checking other prices I would have paid $180.65 more for a printer that I just bought.
I bought a Canon Laser Printer = Canon Imageclass MF445dw I guess its at the end of its run, came out late 2017.
Amazon price = $385.64 (ships and sold by Amazon)
I purchased it on sale at Office Depot/OfficeMax for $204.99
I saved $180.65 by not trusting Amazon was the lowest price. I picked it up today and have it in my home 10/18/19 @ 1PM
The reason I post date and time is because Amazon does play games with pricing, heck they admit it and the Office Depot/OfficeMax sale is going to end soon, many places out of stock already, I think online two but two locations in my area still had one left of which I bought one of them! *L*
I could give other examples, like a GE LED headlight that would work perfect for motorcycles (Harley Touring) to replace the standard one. Walmart online less then $100, Amazon over $300.
With that said, of course, Amazon is a great place to check prices and in many cases they do have the lowest but many other times other sites have the lowest and you can get the shaft if you dont check.
Perfect example is today! If I bought from Amazon without checking other prices I would have paid $180.65 more for a printer that I just bought.
I bought a Canon Laser Printer = Canon Imageclass MF445dw I guess its at the end of its run, came out late 2017.
Amazon price = $385.64 (ships and sold by Amazon)
I purchased it on sale at Office Depot/OfficeMax for $204.99
I saved $180.65 by not trusting Amazon was the lowest price. I picked it up today and have it in my home 10/18/19 @ 1PM
The reason I post date and time is because Amazon does play games with pricing, heck they admit it and the Office Depot/OfficeMax sale is going to end soon, many places out of stock already, I think online two but two locations in my area still had one left of which I bought one of them! *L*
I could give other examples, like a GE LED headlight that would work perfect for motorcycles (Harley Touring) to replace the standard one. Walmart online less then $100, Amazon over $300.
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