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Newegg vs Amazon: Which do you prefer and why?

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Newegg

+ bigger selection of PC parts/accessories

+ decent promotions

- restocking fees for returns

- slow (and paid) shipping on most things

- never honors their policy (i've failed to get a price match, price reduction, etc. honored despite their "iron egg" guarantee)

 

Amazon

+ Better sticker price (rarely uses rebate promos and just drops price)

+ Faster shipping (standard) and free 2-day if Prime user

+ Better customer service

+ Better return policy

- smaller selection (a lot of pc stuff is from 3rd party sellers)

 

So it depends but if we're talking generally, Amazon 110%

 

13 minutes ago, SteveGrabowski0 said:

I always go newegg since amazon charges sales tax in Texas while newegg doesn't.

Dear gawd....how bad is it (%-wise)???

 

Newegg always taxed me but, thanks to Christie, Amazon taxes now too on most things.

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I personally prefer Newegg.com over Amazon. Newegg has never failed to ship my orders fast and safely, and I usually get free shipping that can get to me in Michigan in 2-3 days. No complaints!

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Amazon, I get stuff in 2 days.


If there's a sale on Newegg, I usually see if it's at Fry's and get it there.

 

ar gawd....how bad is it (%-wise)???

 

Newegg always taxed me but, thanks to Christie, Amazon taxes now too on most things.

I think it's whatever your county's sales tax is, here in Dallas it's $.08.2 / $ (last I checked)

I used to be quite active here.

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Amazon for sure. 

 

Arguably the best return policy in eCommerce. 

 

Also I have free Prime so.....

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51 minutes ago, Kobathor said:

Amazon, I get stuff in 2 days.


If there's a sale on Newegg, I usually see if it's at Fry's and get it there.

 

I think it's whatever your county's sales tax is, here in Dallas it's $.08.2 / $ (last I checked)

wahhh it's only $.07/$ state tax here >.<

 

what is I buy a TV or something...that's like $3 more! :( 

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Whichever is cheaper, but I prefer Amazon because my parents have Prime. Might as well use the service if they pay for it.

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On 4/3/2016 at 11:48 PM, Philcat101 said:

Can you tell me where you like to shop, and why? Take pricing out of this, it can vary greatly.

I would like to know where to buy parts for my next rig! It will probably be a mix of both, depending on the prices and what you say here.

Both. I literally found all the components I wanted. I went to each and found the cheapest price. 

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I'll go with either one and it really comes down to price. I have Amazon prime so free fast shipping but I gotta pay tax because there's an Amazon site where I live. Newegg takes about 3-4 days but no tax and usually good prices. 

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Newegg, because I can drive over and pick it up.

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I like to think I prefer Newegg the most, but I tend to buy the most from Amazon. Newegg and Amazon are among the only online stores that don't include a mail-in-rebate in the price, so I hold them both in high regard because of that. Amazon has better customer support and will bend over backwards for you, so I would say Amazon are ultimately the better place to shop online. 

 

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I don't prefer one over the other. I just go with whoever has the lowest price for whatever I'm buying.

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I prefer Amazon because they have good customer service so a refund shouldn't be a problem and also i pay for prime so shipping is fast and easy.

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Amazon, specifically with Prime.  The past few things from Newegg that I ordered were either damaged (Asus x99 motherboard), or shipping was unbearably slow (order on a thursday w/ 3 day shipping, doesn't ship until that next Monday, don't get it until Thursday a week from when I ordered it).  Amazon has surprised me with delivery times especially on the weekends; ordered the Audio Technica ATH-AG1's that Linus reviewed a while back on a Friday with Prime shipping, showed up Sunday morning of all days when I thought I'd have to wait until Monday after work to play with them.  Also Amazon seems to have more of a selection and better prices on most things I've needed to order especially when you factor in Newegg shipping costs.

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Hello Everyone,

 

To answer the question, our bias would obviously have us shop at Newegg. Plus the shipping benefit from being so close to a warehouse is nice.

 

I did notice some people  were having trouble with returns having restocking fees or paying for return shipping. I would like to clear that up. If an item is return for a defect or a Newegg error, we will cover the return shipping and remove the restocking fee. 

 

If anyone has any issues with their orders or any questions at all, feel free to email us at wecare@newegg.com and we would be happy to help.

 

Newegg Support,

-David

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mainly amazon if i cant get a price match at microcenter or they dont carry it . i do like newegg only for the flash sales got a evga 1000w g2 for 40$ brand new which is a steal

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