Amazon.com has 'best ever' sales in 2006

[bigjimslade]

SEATTLE - Amazon.com Inc.'s 2006 holiday season peaked with more than 4 million orders placed on Dec. 11, the Web retailer said Tuesday. That broke last year's single-day record of more than 3.6 million orders set on Dec. 12.

 

In its 12th holiday season, Amazon.com said it again had its "best ever" sales and that it shipped more than 99 percent of orders in time to meet holiday deadlines around the globe. As many as 3.4 million units went out in a single day.

 

The company said it sold 1,000

Xbox 360 game consoles in 29 seconds as part of a promotion that slashed two-thirds off the regular retail price. Demand for the Microsoft Corp. machines was so high that Amazon.com's site bogged down briefly on Thanksgiving Day, generating bitter complaints from shoppers and forcing the retailer to change procedures for subsequent promotions.

 

Amazon.com also said customers ordered enough orange-flavored Airborne cold-fighting supplements to supply every passenger on 192 Boeing 747 planes.

 

Apple Computer Inc.'s iPods, Canon Inc.'s Powershot Digital Elph cameras and Garmin Ltd.'s navigational devices using Global Positioning System technology were among the best-selling consumer electronics items. Amazon.com also sold the most expensive digital music player to date, for $19,999.

 

Among the top-selling DVD titles was "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest," starring Johnny Depp. Best-selling books included Barack Obama's "The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream" and "You: On a Diet" by Mehmet C. Oz and Michael F. Roizen.

 

Shares of Amazon.com dipped 56 cents to $39.68 in midday trading on the Nasdaq Stock Market.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061226/ap_on_hi_te/amazon_com_retail_sales

[dmmiller]

I know they got a chunk of my money this year. LOL

[amyers12345]

Sounds like a good investment! They got a LOT of my money too. I think about 75% of our gifts came from amazon this year. I had only ordered from them once before this season. I will definitely be a regular customer.

[mh1973]

I know I got alot of great deals from Amazon this year, and their customer service is fantastic in my opinion.

[Floridasunshine]

yep, their wonderful customer favorite promotion sucked $295 out of me, when I think I probably had not spent a total of $50 with them before!

[elena_398]

I've never ordered so much as I did from Amazon online this year. I loved their sales and clearances.

[kstategrad]

My husband says that the reason they did so good this year is because of me, LOL!

[angel428]

Me Too Alot of Money from me especially if you include the PS3 60GB and the games I ordered and preorder today they were as cheap as TRU's 15% when you figure no tax or shipping. I LOVE Amazon.

[Kayakmom]

I'm just trying to figure out what to do with all of these giant Amazon boxes until recycling day next week.

 

Ds5 asked hubby today, "Daddy, where did you get all of these air bags that are in your room?" DH had to think quickly and said, "From the other room." I guess ds5 bought it, lol.