WFMW: Amazon.com

Jenny and I thought long and hard about the assignment for this week’s Works for Me Wednesday – writing about our favorite online store. We kept coming back to our first thought, though – Amazon.com.

It’s just hard to beat Amazon! The prices are great and shipping (on most things) is free with a purchase of $25 or more.

There’s a lot more to Amazon than just books! They pretty much have everything… from plumbing fixtures to diapers, treadmills to iPods. I just placed an order last week that contained “Baby Bargains” (had to have the updated edition!), a Hannah Montana t-shirt, and a set of Fred Bombed Beer Bands (a Valentine’s gift for my husband. Romantic, eh? Thanks to Pinks & Blues for finding these!) Random, huh? But like I said, they have everything! And did I mention the prices are great?

The everyday prices rock, but there are real deals to be found on Amazon as well. Before Christmas, Jenny & I stumbled upon their toy clearance section and pretty much bought everything they had for our kids and spent like $30. They have a page called “Deals of the Day,” where they have random products on a great sale, but only limited quantities for a limited time. AND, Amazon frequently drops prices, and if you find that something you’ve bought in the last 30 days listed for less than your purchase price, all you have to do is email their customer service department and they’ll credit you with the difference! Pretty sweet, especially during holiday sales.

Amazon is also a wealth of information. As I may have mentioned before, I am addicted to reading user reviews, and there is no better place to find them than Amazon. Even if I’m not planning to purchase whatever I’m looking for from Amazon, you can bet that I’m on there reading about what everyone else has to say about that product.

Even though Amazon is more than books, it is still a great place to find and buy them. Again, the prices are great. I don’t generally buy a lot of books, but I’ll go on Amazon and search for a book that I liked, click on the “more like this” button, and instantly have a new reading list. Then I just head over to my library’s website and put them all on hold! Books are the one thing that I don’t read user reviews for, though – that is, until I’ve read the book. I’ll look at the user star rating, sure, but I often find that the reviews are full of spoilers.

This is Jenny now, putting in my two cents. One of the big reasons I love Amazon is that they sweeten their deals with FREE SUPER SAVER SHIPPING on orders over $25 much of the time. As Emily said, she and I did a lot of our Christmas shopping on Amazon. Thanks so the great prices and free super saver shipping, I got presents for 7 of my nieces and nephews, Sophie, and Emily’s little girlie Kate for about $60 shipped. And the kids all really liked their presents and some of them were even unique and educational!!

You can also find nice name-brand stuff at Amazon for less. I love, love, LOVE Robeez shoes. I usually get Sophie’s Robeez used on ebay, but last week I decided to see if they had any on Amazon. I was thrilled to find that they had brand new Robeez for 40% less than retail!! Woohoo! The selection is a little more limited, but since all Robeez are SO DARN CUTE, it wasn’t really an issue. 🙂 I even picked up these for my friend Andrea’s baby boy who is due in June (sorry to reveal the price Andrea but I KNOW you’ll be happy that I got such a good deal):

Anyway, Amazon is pretty awesome. Take some time to look around – I’m sure you’ll find things on there you didn’t know existed!

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