The two-day event kicks off on today, with discounts on everything from Peloton to KitchenAid products.
"The misleading discount displays that we discovered are difficult for shoppers to detect because that would require tracking both prices and the presence of discount displays over time," Jinhong Xie, a professor of marketing at University of Florida and one of the co-authors of the new study, said in an email to CBS MoneyWatch.
"However, shoppers can avoid this trap by checking prices more thoroughly before they buy," Xie added.What time does Prime Day start in October? The event kicked off at 12 a.m. Pacific time on October 11 and will run through the end of the day on October 12. The two-day event is aimed at convincing Amazon Prime members to start their holiday shopping early on the site. Like its summer Prime Day event, the two-day sale is also geared toward convincing people to sign up for Amazon's Prime membership, since the deals are available only to Prime members.
a price-tracking service. You'll have to sign up for the site's free login, but after that you can enter an Amazon URL for a product and the service will give you the price history for that product. is promoted as a Prime Exclusive Deal, selling for $8.47, or a discount of 42%. And putting the URL into CamelCamelCamel shows that the product recently sold at $14.48, but that its price also dipped as low as $7.56 in October 2021 via a third-party seller.
Deutschland Neuesten Nachrichten, Deutschland Schlagzeilen
Similar News:Sie können auch ähnliche Nachrichten wie diese lesen, die wir aus anderen Nachrichtenquellen gesammelt haben.
This generator is more than $500 off during Amazon October Prime DayThis may be the best deal during Amazon’s October Prime Day.
Weiterlesen »
Amazon Prime Day in October 2022 is live: Here’s where to find deals, big discounts right nowHere's how to get the best deals during Amazon Prime Early Access Sale in October 2022
Weiterlesen »
How to shop Prime Day deals without paying for Amazon PrimeThere's a secret to getting Prime Day deals without Prime. Believe it or now, Amazon is giving away 30-day Prime trials for free!
Weiterlesen »
The Best Preview Deals of the Amazon Prime Early Access Sale (Prime Day 2.0)Amazon’s hosting a huge Prime Early Access Sale October 11 and 12 (we're calling it Prime Day 2.0), and we have all the details, including the best kitchen deals already available.
Weiterlesen »