Buying On Amazon

[RespectTheKini]

Anyone else notice the recent Amazon price hikes?? Used to be able to please my shopaholic heart back in the day with a ton of purchases sub $100 now it's like 3 or 4 things have you in the red. I did a underwear run on Amazon and am sad to say the price / quality / sizing (I dont return used underwear) correlation is just not doing it for me at all. Hell, even home purchases like decor and gadgets are stupid expensive now. When I started out Amazon was amazing to try skimpier styles, it's how I started but now it's just no. Y'all still peruse Bezos Bazaar ?

[TANGA TANGA]

Anyone else notice the recent Amazon price hikes?? Used to be able to please my shopaholic heart back in the day with a ton of purchases sub $100 now it's like 3 or 4 things have you in the red. I did a underwear run on Amazon and am sad to say the price / quality / sizing (I dont return used underwear) correlation is just not doing it for me at all. Hell, even home purchases like decor and gadgets are stupid expensive now. When I started out Amazon was amazing to try skimpier styles, it's how I started but now it's just no. Y'all still peruse Bezos Bazaar ?

My last purchase of underwear from Amazon was a 6 pack of string bikinis. The price was £23.99, so £4 a pair. Unfortunately, they sent the wrong size, but I didn’t bother sending them back. Have since found a seller on eBay who has some similar styles at a similar price, and feel amazing to the touch.

[tbdrawer]

Probably a couple of reasons for higher prices. One is inflation going on especially in the states . Then second is the fees Amazon charge the sellers. They take a percentage of the sale and even more if they are warehousing and shipping the product for the seller. Sellers have to build that into their pricing. If you don't mind waiting for arrival a lot of the cheaper pairs on Amazon are probably imported from AliExpress by the seller. Like Tanga Tanga said eBay is an option though I find it harder to find good deals than I use to there. Though it is great when you do stumble across a good deal.

[RespectTheKini]

Ebay is a nice place to peruse but it is absolute hell to go through all the chinese mishmash generic "sissy" "ice silk" reposts that plague the options when you look up search terms. I've had good luck though, but will always hate the filler. Aliexpress has some nice stuff but you really have to dig. Like the Asian companies that try to do their own thing, instead of what i assume are wholesale factories or dropshippers. I have bad luck on Ali sizing lol. I like it when our forum friends share their finds though! Part of the hunt.

[Pennbikini]

I've bought different undies on Amazon several times...iKingSky, Jinshi, Arjan Kroos, a few others from Asia, Jockey, CK, 2xist, and even Kiniki (though I find I like ordering directly from Kiniki more than via Amazon.) It's been a mixed bag. I don't have any of the iKingSky or Jinshi anymore. I have a couple of the other types and the mainstream Jockey bikinis, but most of my purchases have been from Kiniki directly or some others. I'll still buy in department stores too, such as the Hanes or Life string bikinis.