2kids-3dogs Posted January 10, 2008 Posted January 10, 2008 This is how I order almost all of our shoes now - I learned it from another web site several months ago and have saved a lot of money on some great shoes. Zappos.com and Shoes.com have a 110% and 115% price guarantee respectively. If you find shoes you want on any web site, check Zappos.com and Shoes.com for the same shoe. If the same shoes are more expensive on Zappos.com/Shoes.com, order them from Zappos.com/Shoes.com, and then call for a price match. The representative will ask for the web site name to verify the price difference. NOTE: The shoes have to be the EXACT same color and size (so if you buy 8M and all that Amazon has is 8W then NO price match.) They take the difference between their full price & the cheaper price you found on another site & multiply it by 110/115. They credit your account that amount. Example:<a href="http://s136.photobucket.com/albums/q165/sillychiky/?action=view¤t=shoes4.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q165/sillychiky/shoes4.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>Charles by Charles David Women's Carumba FlatThese shoes on Amazon = $20.98 Size 6M, green (I know - not the most beautiful shoe)Same shoes on Shoes.com = $91.99 Size 6M, green$91.99 - 20.98 = $71.01 price difference$71.01 * 115% price guarantee = $81.66 credit $91.99 - 81.66 = $10.33 Final price of shoes If Amazon has a shipping charge, that amount is added to the price of the shoes, so the shoes plus shipping amount is used to calculate price difference / price guarantee. Amazon had a huge shoes clearance a while back and I got several brand name shoes for 90+% off. You can start here for an entry into the clearance zone based on your size. I hope I wrote that so it is clear and is not too confusing. I have saved so much money from gottadeal.com - I hope I can help someone else save, too! (I could not find this “process” previously posted, but sorry if it's a duplicate.)
Azzycat Posted January 10, 2008 Posted January 10, 2008 If Amazon has a shipping charge, that amount is added to the price of the shoes, so the shoes plus shipping amount is used to calculate price difference / price guarantee. I didn't know this about the shipping charge. How do they know if Amazon charges you a shipping charge or not? Do they just assume if you spend under $25 you'll be charged and then compute that into the price? Any good codes lately? I'm anxious to get myself some crocs for Valentine's Day I never have had a pair but think that it is about time I have a pair for spring/summer :)
pleasant Posted January 10, 2008 Posted January 10, 2008 Wow! Thank you for the info. I just bought shoes from shoebuy.com...I doubt they do this but will check it out.
pleasant Posted January 10, 2008 Posted January 10, 2008 Just a FYI...shoebuy.com also has a 110% Price Guarantee. Offer is valid for 10 days after purchase. Of course, my purchase was 11 days ago! LOL But I'm so cheap that I highly doubt I would've found these shoes cheaper elsewhere! I will def. keep this in mind the next time we need shoes!
Rockfordmom Posted January 10, 2008 Posted January 10, 2008 You couldn't pay me $91.99 to wear those green shoes OP but thanks for the info!
KitaKaT Posted January 10, 2008 Posted January 10, 2008 You couldn't pay me $91.99 to wear those green shoes OP
2kids-3dogs Posted January 10, 2008 Author Posted January 10, 2008 LOL! Ok - y'all have a good point - those shoes are pretty bad!Here's a better example (these are my style of shoes)... <a href="http://s136.photobucket.com/albums/q165/sillychiky/?action=view¤t=shoes1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q165/sillychiky/shoes1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>Beverly Feldman Women's Play-Along Platform PumpAmazon price = $52.49Shoes.com price = $174.99$122.50 difference122.50 * 115% = $140.88$174.99 - $140.88 = $34.12 Final Price <a href="http://s136.photobucket.com/albums/q165/sillychiky/?action=view¤t=shoes_iaec1057804.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q165/sillychiky/shoes_iaec1057804.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>Beverly Feldman Women's Amazing T-Strap PumpAmazon price = $68.99Shoes.com price = $229.99$161.00 difference$161.00 * 115% = $185.15$229.99 - $185.15 = $44.84 Final Price There's a lot more cute ones, and I'd love to post them, but I gotta get up and go to work. Regarding the shipping question - I have Amazon Prime and I just tell them that, but sometimes there are shoes on Amazon from another retailer when Prime doesn't cover the shipping charges - that's when I add the shipping amount to the price of the shoes.
TAJ mommy Posted January 10, 2008 Posted January 10, 2008 I did a price match from Uggs to Zappos right before Christmas, however my deal wasn't that great. What Zap did is take their price $188.xx and Uggs $184.xx..................the difference was only $4.xx that I got back. It wasn't that fantastic of a deal as I thought it would be. If there is shipping Zappos does take in account for the shipping charges from the matching site. The shoes must be in the same size as well.
MoOn-BaBy Posted January 10, 2008 Posted January 10, 2008 Maybe the difference is you did a price match, and didn't ask for the Price Guarantee?
TAJ mommy Posted January 10, 2008 Posted January 10, 2008 Maybe the difference is you did a price match, and didn't ask for the Price Guarantee?no it was the price guarantee.
dkctoo Posted January 10, 2008 Posted January 10, 2008 I've been fooling around with this and there definitely are some savings to be had! The sites I checked (Shoes.com & zappos) do limit you to one price adjustment on one pair of shoes per month, so keep that in mind before you go too crazy!
delsuburban Posted January 10, 2008 Posted January 10, 2008 You couldn't pay me $91.99 to wear those green shoes OP but thanks for the info!Even the designer of those green shoes named them "Caramba" which in Spanish means, "Oh gosh!" Well, maybe not literally, but kind of!
cheetodip Posted January 11, 2008 Posted January 11, 2008 wow, great idea, i wish i would have known this before i ordered (and received) my Lifestride sherbrookes from endless.com- oh well, i guess i was happy that i got them for $15.
jdrd90 Posted January 11, 2008 Posted January 11, 2008 Okay I am off topic, but when I first glanced at the green shoes I thought it was a slice of watermelon lol I thought wth does watermelon have to do with shoes!
Sue-Z-Q Posted January 14, 2008 Posted January 14, 2008 OK, I think I am over (or under) thinking this. Could someone break this down for me so I can see the math, please? I found a pair of shoes for $99.95 and see on another site where I can price match it for $74.99.
2kids-3dogs Posted January 14, 2008 Author Posted January 14, 2008 It depends on what the percentage of price guarantee. Here's 2 different break-downs depending if it's 110% or 115% (it's not HUGE savings, but every little bit helps, right?): 110% Price GuaranteeSite X = $74.99Site Y = $99.95 (Site Y must be the price-matching site)Difference = $24.96110% = $27.46Final Price from Site Y = $72.49 115% Price GuaranteeSite X = $74.99Site Y = $99.95 (Site Y must be the price-matching site)Difference = $24.96115% = $28.70Final Price from Site Y = $71.25
ogreenlee Posted January 14, 2008 Posted January 14, 2008 I've noticed that Amazon prices their shoes according to size. My size = 9, which almost always guarantees full price (or highest price).
Sue-Z-Q Posted January 15, 2008 Posted January 15, 2008 It depends on what the percentage of price guarantee. Here's 2 different break-downs depending if it's 110% or 115% (it's not HUGE savings, but every little bit helps, right?): 110% Price GuaranteeSite X = $74.99Site Y = $99.95 (Site Y must be the price-matching site)Difference = $24.96110% = $27.46Final Price from Site Y = $72.49 115% Price GuaranteeSite X = $74.99Site Y = $99.95 (Site Y must be the price-matching site)Difference = $24.96115% = $28.70Final Price from Site Y = $71.25Thanks! I was over thinking it. Sorry, it was 110%
Sue-Z-Q Posted January 15, 2008 Posted January 15, 2008 I've noticed that Amazon prices their shoes according to size. My size = 9, which almost always guarantees full price (or highest price).I have noticed that too. It's also what seems to sell of faster too.
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