Amazon is the world’s largest marketplace known for its quality and prices. If you ask any online shopper what will be their first choice for online shopping, 90% will say Amazon.
Have you ever thought about what the reason is?
This is because Amazon does its best to stay competitive against all other marketplaces. Amazon changes its prices nearly 2.5 million times a day to offer the best lowest prices to its customers. Not only that, Amazon is always open for suggestions; you might have noticed that below every listing, there is a feedback section under which you will be asked to tell us about the lower price.
Now, what does lower price means here?
If you find this similar product anywhere at a lower price, submit your feedback, and Amazon will try its best to match that price.
Some of you might have also heard about the Amazon price match or price adjustment feature, which is our topic.
What does Amazon Price Match Mean?
Amazon price match means Amazon matches its prices with other stores and websites. The purpose of a price match is the same to stay competitive against all.
How does Amazon Price Matching Work?
Amazon price match allows the buyer to return the item if they find a similar product at a lower price anywhere. But for that, the buyer needs to submit the proof. Amazon will verify that and will do a price adjustment according to that.
In 2016, Amazon announced a policy by the name of post-purchase adjustment. This means that you can adjust the price of the product after purchase. But one very important thing is that Amazon does not provide this option for all categories. Amazon price match is only applicable on television.
There are some limitations to using this policy. You can only use the price adjustment policy within 7 days after the product has been delivered to your address. Another important thing is that Amazon only offers a price adjustment policy on those products sold and shipped by Amazon. The products sold by other sellers but shipped by Amazon are not applicable for Amazon price match.
However, there are some exceptional cases in which provide Amazon provides price adjustments to their loyal customers. Although it’s for one time, a buyer will get refunded in the form of a gift card even if he buys the product from another seller on Amazon.
How to Price Match on Amazon?
Here is a step-by-step guide on how you can request for a price match on Amazon.
- Log in to your Amazon account.
- Go to your account click on “Orders” and choose “Manage orders”.
- From here click on the “Order details” you want to request for a price match.
- Find the link that says “Found a lower cost or better price?” a click on that link
- The window will open like this, fill out the necessary information.
- Enter the additional information and submit your request.
How Will You Know if I Buy Something on Amazon and the Price Drops?
This is the most asked question we get what if someone bought something on Amazon and the price dropped? How will we know?
This is important as we discussed that Amazon changes its prices more than 2.5 million times a day. How any customer can check it again and again. Don’t worry; we also have a solution for that. There are many tools in the market that help you monitor price fluctuations on Amazon.
CamelCamelCamel
CamelCamelCamel is one of the most popular Amazon price tracking software used. It’s very simple and easy to use as it comes in an extension for chrome. Safari and Firefox. The tool is completely free to use, and you need to register for it. It supports various markets, including the US, Canada, Australia, France, Germany, Italy, etc.
Now, to keep track of the product you are interested in
- Enter the URL or keyword of that product.
- Set the length between one to seven days.
- Click on the “start tracking” on the right side.
- You will be notified when the price drops.
Keepa
The second great Amazon price tracking software is “Keepa .”It has a smooth interface, and you can it’s a free trial, but for accessing other features, you need a subscription. It supports various markets, including the US, Canada, Australia, France, Germany, Italy, India, Japan, Mexico, Spain, Brazil, etc. You can also add their extension to your chrome, edge, opera, and Firefox.
To track the product, enter the product keyword r link and click on the product. Keep will notify you via email when the price changes.
Honey
The third one is “Honey .”Its extension is available on google chrome. Once you add the details of your product, the honey will compare the prices with the bunch of retailers and will notify you. It’s very easy and convenient to use. It’s free to use, and its extensions are available for Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Safari, and Opera.
The best thing about this tool is that it finds teg promo codes and automatically adds them to your cart when you do shopping.
Waatcher
The fourth and the last on our list is “Watcher.” It’s worth checking out because it tracks the price of your product and automatically places an order on your behalf when it reaches the desired price you want. But for that, you need to set the target price you want for that product. If you don’t want to miss out on any deals, this is great tracking software, especially on Black Friday or Cyber Monday.
How Can You do Amazon Price Matching After Purchase in 2022?
Unfortunately, Amazon does not offer any price match or price adjustment policy in 2022, as it was stopped in 2018. But you don’t need to worry; there are still many tricks and tips that we will tell you.
- The first method is the one that I mentioned at the start “About the lower price”.
If you find a similar product at a low price, submit the feedback with valid proof. However, it’s not confirmed that Amazon will lower the price of that product, but they try their best to remain competitive.
- The The second method is that if you have bought something on Amazon, and later on you find that price dropped, you can return that item as Amazon offers a 30-day return policy and buy the one with the lower price. The advantage of this method is that the price match or price adjustment policy was only for television, but here you can return any item from any category.
FAQs
Conclusion
Even though Amazon does not offer any Amazon price match policy after purchase in 2022, Amazon still offers the best competitive prices. To keep an eye on changing prices, you can use various tools to purchase on your get your desired target price.
If you still have any questions, feel free to ask. We will be happy to help you. Keep following Bizistech to stay updated.
That’s great A new regulation known as post-purchase adjustment has been announced by Amazon. This implies that the item’s price is liable to fluctuate following completion of a transaction. However, it’s vital to keep in mind that not all Amazon categories have this choice. Usage TVs are the only products whose prices Amazon matches.