Too Good to be True
Back in early January, I saw an announcement on TMP regarding an Amazon offering of a Winsor & Newton Series 7 Four Brush Gift Set. All included in a handsome box too. The price of four such fine, Kolinsky sable brushes? An unbelievable price of USD$17.50 was all that was asked. Four W&N Series 7 brushes for USD$17.50? Amazing!
The caveat was that shipping date was listed as between March and April 2016. I am patient, I can wait. So, I ordered two sets each one day apart. Well, yesterday and today, I received notifications from Amazon saying,
Lack of availability? I wonder if Amazon ever had a supplier lined up to offer these sets for under USD$20? Hard to imagine. Perhaps, it was a pricing error?
Anyway, this set retails for over USD$100 but can be found online for about USD$75.
When the price seems too good to be true, sometimes it is!
They got me too. Very disappointing.
ReplyDeleteThat's at least two of us.
DeleteSame here...
ReplyDeleteand three...
DeleteI was hoping for it to be awesome. Still, I am interested in what inspired the original offer. What was the angle?
DeleteWhat a shame... Amazon pulled a similar trick on me last year, when I book that I had been searching for came up at $40 for a new copy when used ones go for $150+. Needless to say it did not happen; Amazon eventually cancelled the order!
ReplyDeleteFrustrating, for sure. It would be interesting to know the back story to both of our experiences.
DeleteThat is disappointing! I would be pretty crestfallen.
ReplyDeleteChristopher
Hi Christopher! For me, it is more of a windfall not materializing. I lost nothing since I buy the W&N Series 7 anyway. But, as Pavlov's dog, I do salivate at the sight of a bargain.
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