Save 25% today! (j/k, it's only 5%)
Save 25% today! (j/k, it's only 5%)
Went to order some cat treats and saw that I could get a 25% discount when I sign up for Amazon's subscribe feature.
So I clicked on it and the total in my cart didn't reflect a 25% discount.
When I went back to see what was up, I noticed that the discount went down to 5%.
Unclicking the box will show a 25% discount again...
UPDATE: A commenter mentioned that the text reads "up to 25%", so I went to a different item, added it to my cart and got:
But clicking on that checkbox also brings it back down to 5%.
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I'd file a report to the FTC or whatever your governing body is for deceptive billing practices, provide all the proof possible then immediately cancel any and all Amazon accounts and never look back.
Scamazon provides nothing of benefit.
Scamazon provides nothing of benefit.
Unfortunately, they are still the most affordable place to shop for many of the things I need. Our local walmart has the same treats for $1 more "on sale" and our local petsmart is $2 more. 💀
Nuts, seeds, and dried fruit are significantly more if I get them locally.
I have to pick one evil.
I mean, the top says “up to”, which technically means Amazon doesn’t even need to apply a discount. I would be more concerned if it said “save 25% today” and then dropped to “save 5% today.”
But it's not a slot machine. It's not "click and see what discount you get".
And for what it's worth, I went to a different item, added it to my cart, got the following:
Clicked on it and it went to 5% 🤷♂️
Ok now I'm invested. What happened to up to? That's supposed to be their excuse, that there's some sacrificial lamb out there, which knocks a quarter of the price off for subscribers, this one just wasn't it. Now you locate the rare holofoil "no up to" Amazon listing and you don't get the 25%? Tyranny I say! We must overthrow! We demand up to 100% of the means of production!
The one missing "up to" was the same product, but a different flavour.
I feel like I'm in some weird a/b testing, but it looks super deceptive regardless.