mmmmm new TV

Monday August 6th 2007 09:15 AM PST

The other day i was looking at a new 1080p 40 inch TV on amazon. Amazon has a nice little trick they pull. They make you actually add the item to the cart so that you can see the price. They've done the numbers, and they know that if they get people one click closer to checkout, there is a higher percentage on conversion. DUH! That's because once its in your cart you sometimes forget about it, and keep shopping. Then every time you come back to the site, they can tell you about price updates on the item, OR they can send you emails telling you that the item is now less expensive.

But in my case I left it in the cart and Jen bought a $10 book and checked out without looking at the subtotal.

:)

I got the confirmation email and laughed. $1,609.34. And its all ready to ship. I knew exactly what had happened, so i called Jen and told her. She almost had a heart attack.

So i canceled the order.... but i'm thinking about it now.... i could have had a new TV and Jen would not have been able to give me shit.

update
So the original Amazon cancel didn't go through and they actually passed it off to the third-party vendor. I got another email confirming the credit card charge and the shipping ready to happen.

Jen flipped out

So a phone call later with the vendor... and a little laugh from them when i explained the cart mix-up... I'm not getting a new TV. :(

Comments:

Well, it was a nice thought! (Or try!)

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