Tag: Amazon
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Amazon Auto-buy: A Slick New Feature
For half a year now, I have been using a third-party site (Keepa) to track movie prices on Amazon (and a few other sites), waiting for them to drop to the price I will pay. New movies are often released on physical media at fairly absurd rates. Almost fifty dollars for a new release when…
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Another Wave of Random Thoughts
ATM ATMs have way too many options for many users, and definitely for most uses of the machines by volume. Sometimes, when I put my card in, why are you asking what language I want to use? The same one as last time maybe? And for someone who has the same exact transaction 95% of…
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Smile! And your favorite charity benefits.
[Update: In 2023, Amazon discontinued the Smile program unfortunately. Many of us feel it was the wrong decision.] Recently, Amazon implemented a program called ‘Smile’ that allows you to select a charity who will get a small portion (0.5%) of your purchases. The beauty of this program is that you select your charity one time.…