'1-Click' , how do I avoid beeing fooled again.

[jpaul]

Amazon 1-Click -
I usually use normal checkout, but shopping basket was full and could not be faffed to move/empty it into the 'save for later' category leaving the one (bicycle tool) I wanted, so turned on 1-Click

It was a third party shipped product, the shopping baseket does not reveal shipping costs and 1-Click does not remind you either, so the email bill was the item price, plus an unanticipated £3 p&P
- It would then have been cheaper to purchase from Amazon.

Had tried to cancel this about an hour later, when I reviewed the email receipt.

Speaking to Amazon hours later, who gave me a £5 credit, they told me that there was a 30minute cancel window on 3rd parties, and they could not explain why they had no record of cancellation attempt.

Anyway why can Amazon not make the shipping charges clearer for 3rd party items, prior to checkout?
you can reveal them by reviewing vendor alternatives as I do below (w/something else), but if they made it obvious in the basket I would never have contemplated the purchase.
I told them I want 1-Click that becomes 2-click if postage is not free. ie hidden costs.

 

[Rroff]

Yeah you always have to double check the shipping on Amazon especially from 3rd party sellers :s one of the reason I have 1 click off.

 

[Sui]

Mine normally shows shipping price next to the price under where those ‘share’ buttons are, unless it’s changed.

 

[andicole0]

Have you thought of asking Amazon
Andi.

 

[pepp77]

This is what I see

 

[Holst1981]

Same here.
See the postage in small unhelpful grey under the price.

This one is third on the list and the top one is cheapest.

I have probably made the same mistake and not noticed

 

[adolf hamster]

surely the simple option would be to require all products sold to include the shipping cost to the customers location in the list price.

in the short term do you have an adblocker? you could try using that to block the 1 click button

 

[jpaul]

Have you thought of asking Amazon

I asked amazon they gave me £5 compensation

@pepp77 indeed if I go to vendors store front first and search from there I see the clip you show, but once in basket, basket does not show P&P,
when I click on item in basket, NOW it does show P&P, but had not earlier in image I posted in op.

you could try using that to block the 1 click button

yes but, if you always have other stuff in your basket (I probably have 10+ 30 or so items in save for later) then you have to empty basket before purchase of a singleton.

 

[adolf hamster]

yes but, if you always have other stuff in your basket (I probably have 10+ 30 or so items in save for later) then you have to empty basket before purchase of a singleton.

just use their wishlist instead of keeping stuff in your basket?

it's not that big of a hassle just to save a bunch of stuff for later.

 

[Minusorange]

but shopping basket was full

How does one fill a virtual shopping basket ?

 

[Destination]

How does one fill a virtual shopping basket ?

Pondered the same, rather than remove items you do not wish to buy, you instead switched on an entirely different process.
Was this really faster?
I tend to leave nothing in any basket for fear it gets processed when i purchase something.

 

[jpaul]

How does one fill a virtual shopping basket ?

metaphorically speaking - but lots of things I need to throw out, to leave just the item i wanted to purchase

you instead switched on an entirely different process.
Was this really faster?

No , but tried and tested process is laborious, and I always hope Amazon web site evolved. (ebay changed list management)
But it seems you + others use regular checkout.


I would have thought amazon telemetry, would have revealed to them if customers move basket contents before a purchase ..
but maybe they want people to checkout everything.

 

[Kenai]

Most people probably aren't filling their baskets with stuff they don't want to buy yet, so I doubt this is a common problem. Use the wishlist / shopping list functions, this is what they are for.

 

[Daaaavvveee]

Surely you just browse, add to basket, then buy? Why would you leave stuff in there?

 

[Minusorange]

metaphorically speaking - but lots of things I need to throw out, to leave just the item i wanted to purchase

Why are you putting things you don't want to buy in your basket

Either use the wish lists or open multiple tabs of those items or "save for later" them

 

[Kronos]

I have never understood why Amazon does not have delivery cost clearly stated on an items page?

 

[Diagro]

Heh, I only order from Prime sellers.
That way I know for a fact that I get my item within 48hours and shipping is included on the displayed price.

I order so many things per week that the membership pays for itself.

 

[jpaul]

I have never understood why Amazon does not have delivery cost clearly stated on an items page?

their excuse when I spoke to them (Ok not Bezos) was the inevitable until you consider the totality of the basket and the users specific delivery options, cannot determine shipping,
but I ended up buying from a 3rd party as a result of their 'system'

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Most people probably aren't filling their baskets with stuff they don't want to buy yet

Why are you putting things you don't want to buy in your basket

I'm not part of generation Prime, so there are very few needed that yesterday purchases,
so basket has potential purchases, and if I still covet it several months down the line, I might buy, or, if when logging into system, it notifies me price dropped to what I think its worth.

.. but if like other vendors, amazon sent limited time vouchers on unchecked-out items I might be pursuaded. ]

edit : how do you track offers on consumable items eg water filters, razers, toothbrushes ... if you don't have them in a list.

 

[Minusorange]

how do you track offers on consumable items eg water filters, razers, toothbrushes ... if you don't have them in a list.

Use Camelcamelcamel and set email notification for the prices you want to be notified for or don't worry about trying to save 50p to £2 on those things and just pay whatever the price is when you need them ?

 

[Nikumba]

I have never understood why Amazon does not have delivery cost clearly stated on an items page?

I think very few sites do, OCUK don't until their know what you need, weight, size etc postage costs very hard to calculate

Kimbie