Getting more out of Amazon! (Nectar Estores)

lizzywig

The other day I went into a high street shop to buy some wax strips and at £8.50 a packet I thought not. So then I had a sudden thought, Amazon do health and beauty stuff and on there they were £5.50 a packet. This got me to thinking about all the other sorts of things that I pay for like razor blades. Mine in the shops £7 on Amazon £4.50, hubby's in the shops £9 and on Amazon £5.01. I started having a root around and everything is so much cheaper than in the shops. Obviously I knew books and dvds were but I had no idea other things were so heavily discounted. Perhaps I'm the last horse at the hurdle so to speak.

So now I'm going to buy most of my beauty products through Amazon, as an added bonus if you log onto Nectar estores you can collect Nectar points when you shop at Amazon too.

Lugh_Chronain

Not everything on Amazon is always cheapest so make sure you check elsewhere before deciding to make any purchases.

Their prices also have a tendency to go up as soon as looking at them too, so make sure to double check beforehand. Might help if you try searching the MegaShopBot whenever you're after something, HotUKDeals is also a good one for searching for latest offer as well, and also worth checking mySupermarket. Make the most of them if you can.

Have a look here as well, this should help you track Amazon's prices.

It may also be the possible to get a little cashback from time to time as well. No current cashback offers for Amazon though. Incidentally, Nectar points are only worth approx. £0.0865p, might get more cashback shopping elsewhere and utilitilizing the Cashback-Sites Maximiser.

You could also post a request on the I wanna buy-it or do-it board as well if you can't find what you're after cheaper elsewhere.

Lugh_Chronain

Should have also metioned as you've mentioned getting cheaper razors for yourself and your husband, has he ever thought of considering looking into shaving with a double edge razor? 30 blades could cost as little as £5.99 were as blades in the supermarkets can cost up to anything from £2 to £7 each.

Have a look at this post posted by huxley309. Not sure about ladies razors though I'm sure huxley won't mind you contacting him if you think it's worth it. Might be worth a shot.

Any

I agree - it's not always cheaper. But some things are, it is true. I recently bought there replacement heads for Oral B toothbrush which were much cheaper.. But shampoos etc weren't so I placed big order with Superdrug as well.

Lugh_Chronain

Yeah, I never thought you could get groceries from Amazon which is a bonus as sometimes they are even cheaper than in the supermarkets. I've not bought any from them yet but if I spot anything I most definately will.

It's also worth considering the well known uber-cheap supermarkets such as Aldi, Lidl and Netto, which, even if you don’t want to use them all the time, are great for a monthly stock up of staple goods, at substantial savings. They can be a bit hit and miss though. Have a look at the Great What/What Not to Buy at Lidl, Aldi and Netto Hunt thread.

There’s also a great website, SupermarketOwnBrand, that reviews supermarket own brands, pitting them against their brand name rivals.

Enterprise_1701C

Last time I got wax strips I got Superdrug's own for 99p for a good few strips.

moneypooh

The breathe right nose strips are cheaper on Amazon by up to £4 per pack. I found them by accident and even with offers from chemist stores they are always cheaper on Amazon. I'm happy with that as they are expensive.

Lugh_Chronain

Breathe Right Nasal Strips can also be found for 99p for a 10 pack at Home Bargains from time to time.

Unfortunately for me the nearest store is 16 miles, not that I need any Breathe Right Nasal Strips. Amazon's offer does appear good though as they currently cost only £8.95 x30 (29p/strip) as opposed to ASDA who are selling 3 x10 for £10 (33p/strip).

Incidetally, Amazon have previously sold these for as little as £6.64, I believe it was back in June.

You could try tracking the price of these by using camelcamelcamel.

Home Bargains store finder can be found here

Stompa

Lugh_Chronain wrote: »

Yeah, I never thought you could get groceries from Amazon which is a bonus as sometimes they are even cheaper than in the supermarkets. I've not bought any from them yet but if I spot anything I most definately will.

I've bought a few things. The only downside seems to be the absolutely vast amount of packaging they use.