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Old 01-01-2005, 10:42   #7
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Re: Amazon zShops
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Originally Posted by ianathuth
Amazon are probably one of the few companies that have woken up to the fact that internet customers soon learn how to shop around for the cheapest prices. They realise that it is better to take a small percentage of a lower price than they sell it for than to get nothing if the customer buys elsewhere.
Sounds reasonable to me. However, how do some of these zShops make such massive savings? In the example I mentioned, the RRP is £49, W H Smith sell it for £39.99, Amazon sell it for £32.49 (p&p free) whereas a number of zStores are selling it for £17.99. Even with p&p (about £2.50, I think) it's still a massive saving. I assume that some of them are selling from the Channel Islands, which would save the 17.5% VAT (and simply ignore the £18 HMCE limit?).

EDIT D'OH!!! Cost = £17.99. Limit = £18. I blame that New Year scotch!
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