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(I corrected this for the free shipping.)

Almost fell off my chair when I saw that on Saturday evening...up about $14!

Add to that state sales taxes (CA already did this)...ain't such a bargain anymore.

(I also do not like all those Third Party vendors...one has to watch like an eagle to see if you are getting it from Amazon or somebody else.)

Plus, Ive never had a bad experience with them.

My wife ordered a new Breville food processor from Amazon a few months ago. We're not talking about a cheap item here. It's normally a $400 processor, and she was suprised to see it on Amazon for $299 and jumped on it. She didn't notice that it was from a 3rd party vendor

When it arrived, it was instantly clear that this was a returned item. I mean, there was still DRIED FOOD stuck in the bowl. It was GROSS! This was advertised as a NEW item, not open box, nor a return, and not refurbished. NEW. We sent an email to complain, and got a apology and a claim that someone must have "mixed up" their stock. They sent us a shipping notification right away showing that a new one had been sent, and a label to return the bad one.

When the new one arrived, it was also clearly a returned item in a damaged box. Other than a few minor scratches on the bowl, it almost looked new. Upon closer inspection though, it became obvious that it had been used a bit and returned too. When I sent them an email this time, I received a reply extolling the virtues of "open box" merchandise and how it allows them to pass along great deals to their customers. They made it sound like they were doing me a favor by sending me used merchandise, when they'd clearly advertised it as new (and were STILL advertising it as new at that point).

I contacted Amazon, filed a complaint against the vendor, and returned that one too. Amazon refunded my money, but I was still irritated at having to schlep the two boxes down to the local UPS dropoff.


I've since learned that there's a trick to using third party vendors. You have to limit yourself to the ones that say "Sold by XX and Fufilled By Amazon". That means Amazon ships the item, and Amazon does QC of the third party vendors products.

I got a couple of items that were not in original packaging...printer ink for one. I looked VERY closely to make sure
that the cartridges hadn't been refilled.

I don't order frequently but will not buy anything unless from Amazon...or fulfilled by Amazon.