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01-09-2019, 02:40 PM
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Amazon spending
Did you know you can generate an Amazon order history report? You set the date parameters: https://www.amazon.com/gp/b2b/reports
I initially reviewed my Quicken Amazon transactions, but actually thought it was less that I'd have guessed. The Amazon report confirmed that my Quicken accounting was accurate.
I'll just say that I see a little room to trim our budget here.
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01-09-2019, 02:57 PM
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I used to foolishly think that UPS, FedEx, and the USPS were in our 'hood delivering stuff that included a fair amount of Amazon orders (including mine). Now that those Prime trucks and vans are here, I know that delivering Amazon orders was ALL that they were doing.
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01-09-2019, 03:32 PM
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Yes! I've been using it to track annual spend rates, and then create monthly averages at year's end. So far, since 2011, my monthly averages have ranged between $300 and $800...2019 was moderate, at $400. My number of orders peaked with my first year of Prime, at 88 in 2017. The number of orders went up substantially after I was married!
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01-09-2019, 03:47 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ...
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The download is in Excel, which I don't own. Wish I could figure out how to open it in Google Sheets.
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01-09-2019, 03:49 PM
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01-09-2019, 04:01 PM
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Woo-hoo, it worked! thanks!!
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Originally Posted by SumDay
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01-09-2019, 04:13 PM
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Actually, the reports come in csv format (comma delimited text.) Just about any spreadsheet program, or even word processor or text editor, can open them.
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01-09-2019, 04:15 PM
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I haven't bought anything from Amazon since the Instant Pot in 2017 or maybe it was Black Friday 2016. Their prices are too high and lots of items are out of date. I do better comparison shopping through other companies. Chewy, Target, and Staples are among the retailers' boxes that appear on my porch.
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01-09-2019, 04:35 PM
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I tried to run the report back to my first order in December 2005 and it failed in processing. So then I ran it back to 2009 and it worked. Total spent was just over $22,000 for over 700 orders. Wow.
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01-09-2019, 04:45 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Amethyst
The download is in Excel, which I don't own. Wish I could figure out how to open it in Google Sheets.
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Another alternative is Apache Open Office.
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01-09-2019, 05:02 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Amethyst
The download is in Excel, which I don't own. Wish I could figure out how to open it in Google Sheets.
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Or get this: https://www.libreoffice.org/ it's open source and works great. Has been around for years.
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01-09-2019, 07:13 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Another Reader
I haven't bought anything from Amazon since the Instant Pot in 2017 or maybe it was Black Friday 2016. Their prices are too high and lots of items are out of date.
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Interesting. I've found the exact opposite. Big box stores are usually way behind the times, especially with things like electronics and LED lighting, which are always changing.
I check Amazon for the reviews, product descriptions and customer Q&A's. More often than not, I buy it there because it's cheaper, too. Most days it's quicker to get 2-day delivery than to put it on my list for the next time I'm near the store.
I'm always game for piling on a big corporation, and Amazon certainly fits the bill. But they got that way by offering a good product, good prices and good customer service. I suspect they'll eventually go the way of all corporations and lose sight of their customer's needs. But meanwhile, it's hard for me to bash them.
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01-10-2019, 04:31 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by SumDay
Did you know you can generate an Amazon order history report? You set the date parameters: https://www.amazon.com/gp/b2b/reports
I initially reviewed my Quicken Amazon transactions, but actually thought it was less that I'd have guessed. The Amazon report confirmed that my Quicken accounting was accurate.
I'll just say that I see a little room to trim our budget here.
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Why trim your budget there if you are living within your means?
I did know about being able to access my entire order history and was amazed to discover that my very Amazon order included “A Millionaire Next Door”.
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01-10-2019, 04:40 AM
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I was a little annoyed yesterday to see that the Amazon Prime subscription price has gone up to $119, a 20% increase from last year. Bezos must need the extra $$ to pay his divorce lawyer😁
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01-10-2019, 04:47 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Golden sunsets
I was a little annoyed yesterday to see that the Amazon Prime subscription price has gone up to $119, a 20% increase from last year. Bezos must need the extra $$ to pay his divorce lawyer😁
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The $119 price went into effect in May of 2018, so maybe Bezos has been planning the split for months.
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01-10-2019, 06:17 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by CaptTom
Interesting. I've found the exact opposite. Big box stores are usually way behind the times, especially with things like electronics and LED lighting, which are always changing.
I check Amazon for the reviews, product descriptions and customer Q&A's. More often than not, I buy it there because it's cheaper, too. Most days it's quicker to get 2-day delivery than to put it on my list for the next time I'm near the store.
I'm always game for piling on a big corporation, and Amazon certainly fits the bill. But they got that way by offering a good product, good prices and good customer service. I suspect they'll eventually go the way of all corporations and lose sight of their customer's needs. But meanwhile, it's hard for me to bash them.
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Just priced an inexpensive all-in-one printer. $20 more at Amazon and a week to deliver because I don't pay for Prime. Staples will deliver in one day for free and it's at the lower price. 5 percent back for using the business card or I can stop by Best Buy when I'm out and use my cash rewards at the lower price. This seems to happen every time I need something and comparison shop. I check Amazon and buy elsewhere.
I think a lot of LBYM people do little to no business with Costco and Amazon because they rarely have the newest merchandise at the best prices. That's probably more true for those that live in areas with a high concentration of stores nearby. I belong to Costco for the gas, the Kirkland cat food, the cheap rotisserie chickens and the paper goods, when they are on sale cheaper than Target.
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01-10-2019, 07:08 AM
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I don't usually look at Staples, so I did a quick comparison. I chose a printer, more or less at random, based on similarity to the one I already own.
Amazon price: $399, could have it here tomorrow with Prime, plus 5% off for using my Amazon store coard.
Staples price: $399, could have it here tomorrow or pick it up in store, this includes $100 "instant savings," whatever that means. I don't have a Staples 5% off deal, although I could use my 2% cash back credit card.
Both places offer good customer service. It's the same product. I'd probably buy it from Staples if I was going that way anyway, or Amazon if not. Competition is a good thing.
We don't have a Costco near us, but I have a BJ's membership for cheap gas.
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01-10-2019, 07:27 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Another Reader
Their (Amazon's) prices are too high and lots of items are out of date. I do better comparison shopping through other companies. Chewy, Target, and Staples are among the retailers' boxes that appear on my porch.
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I agree. Amazon is most always the highest price. And their delivery stinks unless you give in and pay for 'prime' which, no one ever seems to amortize into the cost of the products they buy. Add the fact that they always charge state sales tax now and it's not even close. I can most always find better prices elsewhere including ebay.
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01-10-2019, 08:01 AM
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Amazon Prime is worth it to me for far more than the shipping. The Prime Video is just one: we have a couple of Amazon Firesticks and love Jack Ryan and the Marvelous Mrs. Maisel plus it's a gateway to Netflix and many other streaming apps. Not only that, but there's the music that comes with a Prime Membership. We have several Echo devices around the house and can have surround sound when we tell Alexa to play on all devices. I guess you could say we're fully Amazon assimilated.
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01-10-2019, 08:05 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by freedomatlast
And their delivery stinks unless you give in and pay for 'prime' which, no one ever seems to amortize into the cost of the products they buy.
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We use Prime for streaming almost every night ("Mrs. Maisel" is a hoot!) so I figure the amortized delivery cost of the 60 orders we placed with Amazon last year was $0, just a nice extra perk.
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