Why you can get back a small fortune on your Amazon Purchases

Whilst talking with a friend of mine on IM the other day he mentioned that he'd made a cool find about Amazon.  But one that they want to keep quiet !

You see, he was searching through the terms and conditions on Amazon's website and noticed this point:

"Amazon's prices for released items will change from time to time based on a variety of factors. If Amazon's price for an already-released item decreases within 30 days after we ship the item to you, we'll be glad to refund the difference in price if you contact us within that 30-day period."

Amazing !

So if I buy something today and next week Amazon drop the price by 20% then I can claim that 20% price reduction !  I can see why they've hidden that deep in their Terms and Conditions.

But the question is how do you find time to keep going back and checking and rechecking to see if their Amazon buys have gone down in price?

This made me start scouring the Interweb for a way around this.

It appears that up until recently the only way that these price drops could be detected was either by recalling every purchase you’ve made or by wading through all your email confirmations line by line. And then going to Amazon to check if the price has dropped. Tiresome!

Then I found Price Protectr.

All you have to do is to enter the Amazon item code, the value paid, the date you bought the thing (get these from your Amazon account page) and your email address. The site will then email you as soon as the product drops in price 30 days after you purchased it.  Then all you do is ask Amazon for the refund by filling in a simple form.

It's so straight forward it’s brilliant !

So if you fancy saving some money test out the price protector site and saving money!