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!
What 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!
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.
They got me too. Very disappointing.
ReplyDeleteThat's at least two of us.
DeleteSame here...
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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.
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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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