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Title: Amazon - support A4A
Post by: asbean on January 02, 2009, 19:27:31
How many of us bought stuff from Amazon for Christmas prezzies?

And how many used the A4A link to Amazon?  I believe (Dan will confirm, please) that A4A make a small percentage from the sale.  (Just click on "shop" at the top of the A4A page and you're in Amazon).  Yesterday I made my son buy a camera this way, so I hope a few pence will trickle through to the site funds.
Title: Re: Amazon - support A4A
Post by: Admin aka Dan on January 02, 2009, 19:53:08
tis true, every Amazon purchase made through the shop gets a percentage for A4A.

Dan
Title: Re: Amazon - support A4A
Post by: Kea on January 03, 2009, 23:54:59
Does that work for the links on the page e.g. two wests & elliott etc or just if you go thru' the shop?
Title: Re: Amazon - support A4A
Post by: tonybloke on January 06, 2009, 20:07:33
Just spent best part of 100 quid on books (art books mainly, for O.H. who's taking  B.A. in fine art)
Do we get discount membership, Dan?  ;)  ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Amazon - support A4A
Post by: Admin aka Dan on January 06, 2009, 20:14:51
Yup - free membership for the next year ;)
Title: Re: Amazon - support A4A
Post by: tonybloke on January 06, 2009, 21:35:33
Woo-Woo!! BONUS!! thanks Dan, (you the MAN) ;)
Title: Re: Amazon - support A4A
Post by: cornykev on January 08, 2009, 16:34:36
Noted for next time.  ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Amazon - support A4A
Post by: littlebabybird on January 09, 2009, 01:23:03
hi Dan
do you have any way of checking what has gone through?  on or around the 6th tonybloke spent £100 and i spent £200 can you see that?
does the site get a decent amount?

lbb

Title: Re: Amazon - support A4A
Post by: littlebabybird on January 15, 2009, 23:25:27
dan do you get something for pre ordered stuff as long as it goes through the link?
lbb
Title: Re: Amazon - support A4A
Post by: Garjan on January 16, 2009, 08:53:25
Hi Dan,

tried to order through the link, but it keeps jumping to my personal account as soon as I put something in my shopping basket.

Also, some books "can not be purchased through this store" (in this case a book on birding in New York).
I remember reading in other posts on A4A that it was possible to purchase all items on Amazon, not just gardening books, through the link. Am I mistaken or has something changed?

Garjan
Title: Re: Amazon - support A4A
Post by: caroline7758 on January 16, 2009, 09:01:26
I think I ordered through the A4A link last week. Garjan,if it's like going through the Nectar site, it does go to your personal account but will still register that you've come through A4A so Dan should get something for the site. Is there any way of checking, I wonder?
Title: Re: Amazon - support A4A
Post by: littlebabybird on January 16, 2009, 09:43:51
Quote from: caroline7758 on January 16, 2009, 09:01:26
I think I ordered through the A4A link last week. Garjan,if it's like going through the Nectar site, it does go to your personal account but will still register that you've come through A4A so Dan should get something for the site. Is there any way of checking, I wonder?

thats why i was asking on the 9th. the things i ordered were not books or gardening but it didnt say i couldnt order through the link.
Title: Re: Amazon - support A4A
Post by: cornykev on January 16, 2009, 14:57:32
I tried to order through the link and it didn't have what I wanted, when I went straight on to Amazon I had a wider choice and the item I wanted was there.   ???        ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Amazon - support A4A
Post by: SamLouise on January 16, 2009, 15:11:10
If I go through the A4A link and it shows as not being available, I go back to Amazon, copy the exact title of the item and bring it back to the A4A page and paste it in.  That's always worked for me.   
Title: Re: Amazon - support A4A
Post by: Admin aka Dan on January 16, 2009, 15:15:48
Blimey - thanks all!

To give you all an idea of the amount ordered / money raised,

Month                Ordered         Raised
December          GBP   11.29   GBP   0.87
January (so far) GBP 409.56   GBP 27.56

As you can see the 'publicity' from this thread has raised quite a bit (not enough to cover hosting costs, but the adverts contribute to that).

Cheers

Dan
Title: Re: Amazon - support A4A
Post by: Admin aka Dan on January 16, 2009, 15:17:17
Oh and in the shop if you click the 'powered by Amazon' logo under the search box then you will be taken to Amazon, and anything purchased in that session is recorded against Allotments4All.
Title: Re: Amazon - support A4A
Post by: littlebabybird on January 16, 2009, 15:25:42
Hi Dan, sorry, does this include pre orders as well?
lbb
Title: Re: Amazon - support A4A
Post by: Admin aka Dan on January 16, 2009, 15:26:31
I believe it does
Title: Re: Amazon - support A4A
Post by: cornykev on January 16, 2009, 21:02:50
Cheers Dan, because I still haven't ordered what I'm looking for and there may be a bit of a rush of purchases on here Dan what with my birthday coming up.    ;D ;D ;D        :-*
Title: Re: Amazon - support A4A
Post by: betula on January 18, 2009, 20:43:28
Bounce
Title: Re: Amazon - support A4A
Post by: asbean on February 04, 2009, 19:15:03
Bounce again - was about to go into HMV to buy a couple of DVDs - resisted, came home and two clicks through the A4A site and they're ordered - and cheaper too.

REMEMBER A4A when visiting Amazon

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Title: Re: Amazon - support A4A
Post by: cornykev on February 04, 2009, 20:28:13
I did so yesterday when buying an electric knife.  ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Amazon - support A4A
Post by: Baccy Man on February 04, 2009, 21:13:54
Quote from: asbean on February 04, 2009, 19:15:03
two clicks through the A4A site and they're ordered - and cheaper too.

Unfortunately not always the case I recently had to buy a new shredder (had to be DIN4 because of a contractual obligation) it was £218.89 on amazon (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Fellowes-FELLOWES-MS-460CS-SHREDDER-STAT_BB50824/dp/B0013DJWRA/ref=sr_1_1/275-4204885-4873529?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1233781281&sr=8-1) cheaper than most suppliers but only £155.25 from Green Stationery. (http://www.greenstationery.co.uk/pgProduct.htm~cx~7E77839DD37678338BD84CC5C1CEF2410DAEED425118CE070A1A8E0E8E85F89CF4D499DED5E78450DEFD6901E38B8BCEF6122DEB5F41)
Title: Re: Amazon - support A4A
Post by: asbean on March 12, 2009, 18:31:18
BOING!!!
Title: Re: Amazon - support A4A
Post by: asbean on November 11, 2009, 22:36:34
Bringing this up again -

If anyone is thinking of doing Christmas shopping online - by clicking on the Allotments Amazon Shop link (top right hand corner) Amazon make a donation to A4A.   Every purchase, no matter how small, helps keep our site up and running smoothly, thanks to Dan.

:) :) :) :) :)
Title: Re: Amazon - support A4A
Post by: macmac on November 11, 2009, 23:14:59
Didn't know that
DO now :)
Title: Re: Amazon - support A4A
Post by: cornykev on November 12, 2009, 17:11:57
I've been ordering on amazon through this site in the last few months and spent quite a few quid. Any updates on money raised Dan.   ;D ;D ;D