Amazon is an internet success story. They weathered the .com bust and have gone from strength to strength and their fairly agressive but highly focused marketing often impresses me.
I get quite a few e-mails from them with suggested products and most of the time their suggestions are very relevant. Over Xmas, after buying a Wii as a present for the family I received lots of e-mails with suggestions of games and accessories. I often get e-mails with cyling equipment, GPS devices, Apple products and software. I can understand this, if I look at certain products then Amazon have that info, can see what I’ve bought or looked at in the past and can offer suggestions of products I may be interested in. Much better than sending me a list of random products I have no interest in.
Sometimes though I get suggestions of things that makes me think they could be stalking me! I’ve been having a few issues with a new hard drive. I think the firewire port or cable is a little dodgy and it therefore disconnects itself. I’ve done nothing about it yet (other than fiddle with cables), I certainly haven’t looked online for a new one, but today I received an email from Amazon with a list of Hard Drives for under £100. I’m sure it was just a coincidence, but maybe they are stalking me!
Anyone who knows me will know that I am always on the look out for ways to save money. I just feel better knowing that I got the best deal.
One of the best places for information is MoneySavingExpert.com. There are loads of tips and advice and the website is really easy to navigate. The weekly newsletter always has the latest deals and tips and there is usually something I’ll go on to look at in more detail. They even have a freebies section which has to be the best money saving ever!
My latest money saving success is the Nintendo Wii Santa is getting the Cole family for Christmas. ‘Santa’ bought it through a link from one of Al’s websites to Amazon so Al got commission. We also gave him vouchers to buy it with/ We get these vouchers from the company that provides our childcare vouchers and they have a deal where you save up to 7.5% on vouchers ordered through them. For Amazon you save 4%.
We also used some price comparison sites to make sure we have the cheapest price in the first place. I reckon we saved around £50 on the recommended retail price which has to be a good thing!
And my very favourite money saving tip 
Following up from my earlier post about planting palm trees in Ynyslas, I’ve noticed today that you can even buy them via Amazon! No need to even leave your house, just order them online and have them delivered to your door.
Definitely no excuses now!
Amazing what you can buy online these days.. I don’t know how good they are though, but at that price I might just give it a go, along with a few other items for the garden. Beats going all the way from the Isle of Man to get them!!!
