Amazon is not cheaper: the best shops for bargain hunters
There is everything on Amazon and often cheap, right? We rummaged through the competition and discovered many cheaper products. Here we show where you should strike as a bargain hunter and why many of us will probably still stay with Amazon.
The Amazon secret and why the competition is cheaper
Shopping at Amazon is a lot of fun, but it also costs money ... But the clever Amazon algorithm always manages to show us great products and nobody has to leave the site without having bought anything. Anyone who is a prime subscriber usually buys directly from Amazon and does not use price comparisons or other online shops. Amazon and many Amazon third-party providers know this too well and sell many products more expensive than the competition. The image "Buy cheap online" often no longer applies to Amazon.de. We have selected various Amazon products as examples and compared them with any other shop. Particularly surprising: In one case, Amazon even beats itself ...
Pet supplies at Amazon: Online pet stores make Amazon look old
For pets, it can often be branded feed and this is usually cheaper on the Internet. But if you order from Amazon, you often pay:
- Cat's Best Eco Plus cat litter: Amazon wants 16.79 euros for the 5 liter bag, and only 8.50 euros for the larger 10 liter pack. At Zooplus there is the same product for 3.39 euros (5 liters) or for 6.99 euros (10 liters) - so always cheaper.
- activa algae stop 2 pond care (500 ml): If you buy a bottle of algae stop, you pay 15.99 euros, at zooundco24.de only 7.99 euros. This makes a bottle at Amazon twice as expensive.
Books on Amazon: Amazon beats itself here
While the book price fixing applies to all German books, sellers can set their own prices for books from abroad. So if you need English books or specialist literature from abroad, you can often get them cheaper online. But Amazon isn't always cheaper. We searched for different books on Abebooks. Amazon bought the shop in 2008 - so the prices should be the same, right? Far from it, with Abebooks all the books we were looking for were cheaper ...
- Shadow Wave (Robert Muchamore): For abebooks, the hardcover book costs 7.14 euros including free shipping from the USA to Germany. At Amazon.de, on the other hand, you pay 15.99 euros for the same edition.
- Youth and Media (Andy Ruddock): Abebooks wants 24.69 euros for the specialist literature (new) and around 50 cents for shipping from England. Amazon sells the book for 37.82 euros - alternatively, the book is also available for around 28 euros (including shipping) from a marketplace provider.
Do-it-yourselfers don't buy from Amazon ...
... at least if you want the cheapest price:
- Bosch impact drill PSB 500 RE: While Amazon sells the impact drill for 44.99 euros, it is available at Bueromarkt-AG.de for 42.98 and free shipping.
- De'Longhi PAC N81 dehumidifier: At Amazon, the lowest price from a marketplace provider is 339 euros. Redcoon sells the dehumidifier for 299 euros including shipping.
Conclusion: Amazon is cheap, but it's worth comparing
- In many product comparisons, Amazon is also ahead, no question. But our list shows that a comparison is worthwhile.
- The easiest way to do this is through price comparison portals such as Bestcheck.
- On the way, you can use the Bestcheck app for Android and for iPhone / iPad.
- If a price is too high for you, you can set a price observer on it. You will then receive an email when a shop like Amazon goes down with the price. But sometimes it takes years ...
On the next page we have numerous great tricks on how to save money on Amazon.