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Beruthiel
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 Posted: Mon Jun 14, 2004 8:19 am Post subject: Amazon |
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Hi all,
I have a birthday coming up (Yay me!  ). And I expect to be spending a decent amount of money on books etc. using amazon.co.uk. The American .com site is useless to me: S&H is more expensive and it takes weeks for my purchases to arrive by snail mail. Is there any way you guys can still benefit if I use the English site? Or (dare I mention it) could you maybe set up a way of doing this via .co.uk? I am sure there are some fellow Europeans who would appreciate it!
Thanks.
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Yavanie
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| Posted: Mon Jun 14, 2004 8:50 pm Post subject: |
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ooh me too! June 16 and I have a gift cert to a book store, now if I can just get someone to mind the hobbits.....
Happy Birthday to US! 
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dolarabee
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| Posted: Tue Jun 15, 2004 2:07 am Post subject: Re: Amazon |
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| Beruthiel wrote: | | Is there any way you guys can still benefit if I use the English site? Or (dare I mention it) could you maybe set up a way of doing this via .co.uk? I am sure there are some fellow Europeans who would appreciate it! |
Hi Beruthiel,
But it's already setup... 
If you check the front page, just below the Amazon.com box, you'll find an Amazon.co.uk link and search field. (It's all on white background with some blinking orange effect on the title...)
And thanks for thinking of us!
Happy shopping - err, Birthday, I mean. 
do.
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Beruthiel
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| Posted: Tue Jun 15, 2004 2:21 am Post subject: |
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As I have said before (but maybe not here), I can be soooooooooooo dense sometimes.  Thanks Do, for pointing it out to me!!
Now to wait for July 7th and for my piggy bank to fill up.
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Leila
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| Posted: Wed Dec 15, 2004 11:38 pm Post subject: |
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How exactly does this work? Do I just click on the link, while logged on, to get to Amazon or is there something else I have to do? I was wondering b/c I might be doing some Christmas shopping on Amazon and wanted to help out the site in the process.
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SpaceWeavil
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So does that mean that if you search for something from that little box thing on the homepage, then you buy it, that OSA gets the benefit? I've used it a couple of times (and just bought something I shouldn't have just now  ) but I was never sure if I was doing the right thing so OSA could get something out of my compulsive spending and inability to resist anything that says 'Matrix Collector's Edition' on it.
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dolarabee
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| Posted: Sat Dec 18, 2004 4:09 pm Post subject: |
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| SpaceWeavil wrote: | | So does that mean that if you search for something from that little box thing on the homepage, then you buy it, that OSA gets the benefit? |
Yeppers. As far as I know anyway. It's Rob's domain. That's how it used to work and that's how it's meant to work and hopefully it still is (but Amazon like's to change their setup without telling anyone...). Same thing for the amazon.co.uk search box/link on the front page. Open Scrolls gets a little back from Amazon on each buy.
Thanks for the compulsive spending.
do.
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Yavanie
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| Posted: Sat Dec 18, 2004 4:47 pm Post subject: |
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ooh I get to feed my two compulsions: OSA and LOTR. Ordered my extended DVD collectors additon from the link from this site! so happy to support any way I can!!!
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Robbie
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It's there - we'll get a little bit of commission. Thanks!
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NeumeIndil
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Don't think this is answered elsewhere, but if it is I'm sorry I've missed it.
I know you get a comission from each sale made through the Amazon link. Do you get money if I click just to look, like the set up of the Hunger Site and such?
Also, an idea: Could you set up a similar link/deal with Ebay?
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Robbie
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| Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2006 6:36 am Post subject: |
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We get a percentage per purchase. (And then have to give it back if the item gets returned <grin>)
AS for Ebay, I've currently reported them to the Office of Fair Trading and my bank here in Australia for taking $250 from me. So I don't want to encourage others to use it.
(Note - that's Ebay itself that took money from my credit card - not a nasty auction that went wrong!)
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NeumeIndil
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Hmm. Well, I'll certainly keep that Ebay business in mind.
Thanks Rob.
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vladazhael
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| Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2006 9:23 pm Post subject: |
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Another question, as long as we're here...
Do you get more money or any other advantage if we use the links to the specific featured items, or is it the same as if we just use the general Amazon link to do whatever other shopping we need to do? (I have oodles of Xmas shopping to do there. )
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Robbie
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| Posted: Sat Dec 02, 2006 4:17 am Post subject: |
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Quick answer: Any item.
Full answer:
So long as you click on any link on this site into Amazon, and then do your shopping in that browser session - anything you add to your cart and then purchase, we get a percentage of the purchase. It doesn't matter what it is. Even "third party" items, electronics etc. Commission varies, but by type of item,
It costs you nothing extra, we get "commission" for referring you.
If you later visit Amazon and add other things to the cart, we don't get commission on those other things - but do on the items already in the cart. So just go to the bottom of any page and click on the link and shop from there <grin> each time.
Only buy what you would normally buy - Amazon prices, in my experience, are always reasonable and service good. So if you do want to buy something, and Amazon has the best price, go Amazon and help keep the site running.
Thanks!
P.S. As you can see by my comment about working with Ebay - If something's not good, we wouldn't suggest members use it!
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FatiferousPoet
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We're going to be ordering some Christmas presents in the middle of next week from Amazon! Still waiting a little bit on answers from Family - so I really am glad you clarified. DP and I were just having this discussion on how to do it if we came back!!!! This was helpful.
Thanks Robbie!!
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