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For once, I did my big purchases on sites other than Amazon. It wasn’t a deliberate goal, even though I did have it in the back of my mind to give the competition some business. Still, this year the majority of the “big” gifts weren’t bought on Amazon, and I’m proud of it 😜.
You may not have noticed, but Amazon’s prices aren’t always the best. Like the big supermarket chains, Amazon has loss-leader prices 🏷 on a certain number of products — but not all of them. So be careful, compare prices before you commit. Just because you have a Prime subscription doesn’t mean you should do all your shopping on Amazon.
I bought a few things in the HiFi 🎧 space, and Amazon is clearly not competitive on price there — good news for the competition.
Here’s a quick rundown of the sites I used and that gave me full satisfaction:
On a side note, Son Vidéo is the only retailer selling Chromecast Audio at a reasonable price. As you know, this Chromecast has been discontinued, yet it’s incredibly handy for listening to Hi-Res music — unlike AirPlay, it supports music streaming in 24-bit / 96 kHz instead of the traditional CD format at 16/44.
What about you, where do you shop? Not too addicted to Amazon?
