The mystery of South Africa's Amazon Prime Day

[Daniel Puchert]

Big Amazon South Africa Prime Day mystery

Amazon is keeping dead quiet on availability of its Prime subscription service in South Africa, while its annual Prime Day sale is just around the corner.

Amazon Prime is a hugely popular subscription plan in the US and several other countries where Amazon has marketplaces.

 

[Solitude]

Amazon South Africa has been a bit of a letdown so far.

 

[backstreetboy]

Amazon Prime is a hugely popular subscription plan in the US and several other countries where Amazon has marketplaces.

Not with all the price hikes.

 

[backstreetboy]

Amazon South Africa has been a bit of a letdown so far.

Weird then that Takealor has someone working there cloning all the deals Amazon has.

 

[Tantric Smurf]

It is because South African don't want to pay for Prime

 

[Swa]

South Africa has been a bit of a letdown so far.

FTFY

It is because South African don't want to pay for Prime View attachment 1717615

I want to vomit every time I see that guy's face.

 

[JimboBob]

FTFY


I want to vomit every time I see that guy's face.

Don't worry, Mike will fix it
I hope

 

[Dolby]

Weird then that Takealor has someone working there cloning all the deals Amazon has.

Do you think the opposite then ?
A massive success and change up in the market ?

 

[Yskasmetnstoof]

Weird then that Takealor has someone working there cloning all the deals Amazon has.

I bought an item from Takealot a few days after Amazon launched and amazingly it was delivered a day later. A new experience....

 

[Swa]

So Amazon and Takealot will be competing on birthday deals?

 

[vanenkie777]

Amazon South Africa has been a bit of a letdown so far.

Agree. Most products I wanted and were waiting for Amazon SA to launch, is still 50% cheaper to buy on Amazon US, transport , import in SA and deliver to my door. Why would I use Amazon SA, it seems SA companies selling on Amazon SA have unreasonable profits loaded on top of what it really cost and most of them don't even have brick and motor shop, so that cost can't be the excuse for hight markups.

 

[Swa]

Agree. Most products I wanted and were waiting for Amazon SA to launch, is still 50% cheaper to buy on Amazon US, transport , import in SA and deliver to my door. Why would I use Amazon SA, it seems SA companies selling on Amazon SA have unreasonable profits loaded on top of what it really cost and most of them don't even have brick and motor shop, so that cost can't be the excuse for hight markups.

It's a worldly thing. Everywhere Amazon launches it matches the local market so I don't know why people thought SA would get access to the US catalogue. If you look at the UK catalogue it's virtually the same stuff at the same price but in Pounds instead of Dollars so they also pay more.