On Wed, 03 Jan 2007 23:02:47 -0800, Mark Thorson >
wrote:

>Hey, look at this! Amazon has a secret pricing policy
>(but probably not for long):
>
>http://www.slate.com/id/2156900/
>
>About a year or two ago, Amazon suddenly stopped
>working for me when they changed their software.
>Netscape Communicator 4.6 hangs when I try to access it.
>That seriously reduced my interest in their service.
>
>Which is a shame. They used to be the best
>e-tailer on the web. I could order from them
>with Java and cookies blocked.

When an item I bought from Amazon last month dropped $61 (to $199 from
$260) within 2 weeks of purchase I e-mailed and asked if I could get
the lower price and sure enough, they gave it to me.

I did not know about the policy, but it never hurts to ask. Other
than the fact that you have to notice and ask for the refund (which
seems pretty standard for most stores) it beats me why the Slate
article tries to make it sound so sinister!

I love Amazon.com. They make it so easy to... buy things

Sue(tm)
Lead me not into temptation... I can find it myself!