Few people know it, but the different Amazon stores in Europe do not charge the same prices as in France. And you can take advantage of their promotions with your usual account and make great savings.
You appreciate Amazon for the quality of services, fast delivery and, of course, its very vast catalog of products of all kinds available just a click away. So much so that with the slightest purchase to make, your first instinct is to turn to the American online commerce giant… and its French store, of course. However, France is obviously not the only European country where Amazon is established. The firm has numerous subsidiaries spread across almost all of Europe where each of them has its own dedicated site.
And, you may not know it, but nothing is stopping you from shopping there from France. The key is the possibility of finding products sold cheaper than in France. Germany, Spain, Italy, Sweden, the Netherlands and Poland practice a pricing policy different from ours on many products, with discounts and promotions that are often very interesting with price differences. sometimes going up to 20 or 30%. The opportunity to make substantial savings on expensive products. Especially since these countries are part of Europe, you pay in euros, with no currency conversion fees. And there are no customs fees to pay. However, be wary of the English Amazon store. As Great Britain has left Europe, customs can have unpleasant surprises in store.
Furthermore, the guarantees are the same as in France. No risk so in the event of a problem, you benefit from classic after-sales service. And you can order with your usual French account, which already contains all your personal information (name, email, postal address, bank details, etc.).
Finally, on the delivery side, you will also have to be vigilant. Even if you are a member of the Amazon Prime program, shipping costs may apply and delivery may take longer than expected (products may leave a warehouse located outside our borders). The information is generally indicated on the summary sheet during checkout. There also remains the language barrier of each European site. On this point you can rely on Google’s automatic translation module integrated into Chrome to display the pages in French.
But above all, to avoid you having to visit each European Amazon site one after the other to check price differences, we strongly recommend that you install the free extension for Chrome: EuroSaver-Amazon Product Price Comparison. As its name suggests, it allows you to instantly compare the price of a product found on the French Amazon site with the prices charged in Europe. Once EuroSaver is installed, each Amazon product page presents the prices identified in the online merchant’s other European stores. All you have to do is click on the arrow at the end of the line that interests you to find your product. And no need to create another Amazon account. The one you use in France works in Europe.
EuroSaver is very effective in comparing prices in all European Amazon stores where the product you are looking for is available. Keepa, another extension available for Chrome but also Firefox, also provides this price comparison but it is less comprehensive. On the other hand, Keepa is an excellent tool for tracking price variations of a product since it was put on sale and being alerted as soon as the price falls below the threshold that you consider acceptable.