Team-BHP - The Online Shopping Thread

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Originally Posted by smrtdvl (Post 3750705)

Bought a 3M helmet cleaner from Amazon at a discounted price of Rs.166 from the listed price of Rs.175. Got the product delivered today and when checked the MRP printed on the can is Rs.149. Did not expect this from the seller cloudtail which is Amazon itself. Is it not illegal to sell a product above MRP? Attachment 1390842 Attachment 1390841

Raise an issue with Amazon. A fellow member here got a very good refund from Amazon for misrepresentation of the prices on their website.

That said, I have this helmet cleaner. And somehow, it's the first 3M product I absolutely hated! It's like scented snow spray. And it sprays all over the place! :Frustrati

Works well for me. Keeps the insides smelling good. It's 149 mrp. Few days back they were selling it for 105 after discount. Raise a case. They will refund. Easier if it's amazon fulfilled.

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Originally Posted by Sojogator (Post 3750747)

Works well for me. Keeps the insides smelling good. It's 149 mrp. Few days back they were selling it for 105 after discount. Raise a case. They will refund. Easier if it's amazon fulfilled.

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Originally Posted by ashwin.terminat (Post 3750733)

Raise an issue with Amazon. A fellow member here got a very good refund from Amazon for misrepresentation of the prices on their website.

They did offer me a GC for Rs.100 which I promptly refused but asked them to change the price on their website if it was a error. But the product 24hrs after my complaint is still retailing at Rs.166 which raises a doubt from my side if the jacked up MRP is a deliberate ploy.

https://www.amazon.in/gp/mobile/dp/B...tag=your_order

Does anyone have any experience with a remote (electrical) light switch? I am planning to install one for the light in our uncovered garage - it is annoying to go inside to switch on the light while putting the car in at night, especially in rain. I see some options on Snapdeal for Rs 1-1.5k but am reluctant to order something that is untested or unreliable. The idea is to wave the remote and switch on the light on reaching home without leaving the vehicle (I will be within 15-20 feet of the point where a receiver can be safely mounted)

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Originally Posted by Kumar R (Post 3750991)

Does anyone have any experience with a remote (electrical) light switch?

I use this extensively at home. I have remote controlled sockets with RF remotes that have longer range than infrared remotes. Got them cheap from the UK and are now available in India too or you can source them from aliexpress. Alternately you can use battery operated led motion activated lights. You don't need a remote and on low light it comes on when it detects motion.

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Originally Posted by smrtdvl (Post 3750705)

you could raise a note with amazon and get refund of excess amount or if you really up the ante , you can file a case with Legal Meterology Dept ( Weights & measures dept ) , they will issue showcause notice and fine will definitely be between 25-50k or more depending on the inspector .

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Originally Posted by rm_arjuna (Post 3751874)

Sent a mail to Inspector of legal metrology of Haryana with the pics of the bill and the MRP on the product since the seller cloudtail has his regd address in Haryana. Thanks for the guidance.

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Originally Posted by smrtdvl (Post 3752159)

Sent a mail to Inspector of legal metrology of Haryana...

Any idea if the product price has increased on new stock and the item you received is from older stock? This happens very often in local supermarkets like Spencers, Niligiris etc. I dont see Amazon doing this intentionally otherwise...

This may be oversight to give benefit of doubt to amazon,however most erp systems have provision to maintain different price with different ean code .However it has become a norm by FK & Amazon to inflate prices and markdown to offer higher discount.

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Originally Posted by Mr.Boss (Post 3665545)

For those who are interested in basic navigator, Garmin Nuvi 42LM is available in SnapDeal for 5555 INR (costs around 8k at other sites)

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Mr.Boss .. how are those 42LMs working out?
How are map and/or software upgrades doing?

The deal is still going on with Snapdeal and looks enticing, were just wondering if there were any caveats??

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Originally Posted by diyguy (Post 3752163)

The product I received was Dec 2014 manufactured and the ref sticker on the product matches with the ref number on the invoice so I don't think there has been a goof up. But the sad part is one of their CS mails me that since VAT has been added the product has exceeded it's MRP :banghead:

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Originally Posted by deepv (Post 3752180)

Mr.Boss .. how are those 42LMs working out?
How are map and/or software upgrades doing?

The deal is still going on with Snapdeal and looks enticing, were just wondering if there were any caveats??

Device & Interface : 5/5
City use : 3/5 (Used in Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai, Trichy, Cochin. I'm finding my 5year old Nuvi 250 is easy to pick the address / landmark within city)
Highway use : 4/5 (It takes a while to recognize and recalculate the alternate routes)

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Originally Posted by SunnyBoi (Post 3749761)

Use 17track. It combines both and shows you the latest update. Ypu can even drill down to individual updates from either sites.

If your status has not updated since 30June, its either in transit or reached the destination port and awaiting to be processed by customs.

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Originally Posted by a4anurag (Post 3749763)

Did you try this website?

17Track

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Originally Posted by ajaypjayaraj (Post 3749790)

I was in the same boat without updates anywhere in any sites mentioned above. 2 shipments from aliexpress. Almost 2 months passed and I had given up on those 2 shipments. Go

Thanks guys. I tried that site now (last weekend it seems site was not reachable.)
The status is same as seen elsewhere. No update after 30 June.
Keeping fingers crossed.

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Originally Posted by smrtdvl (Post 3750972)

I've seen and fallen for this and have been warning everyone about this on Amazon. I bought a NEWNIK V108 VAPORIZER for 1249/- wheras the MRP on the package was 1149/-.
I wrote back questioning these tactics and the cool reply was "we'll refund the 100/-" and to my horror a cheque for 100/- was dispatched via Fedex. Now talk about good customer service.