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Photo: Florence Ion / GizmodoApple’s Finewoven case for the iPhone 15 has received so many returns that Amazon has started putting a warning label on the product. What, exactly, is the issue? Many people are complaining it’s uncomfortable to hold and scratches easily.Top 5 Shopping Tips for Amazon Prime DayThe warning label users now see on the Apple Finewove case is added to products that are frequently returned to Amazon, as first reported by 9to5Mac Thursday. The online retailer rolled out the “Frequently Returned…

Photo: Rokas Tenys (Shutterstock)Amazon allegedly tricked users into buying more expensive products through the use of its “Buy Box,” according to a class action lawsuit filed last week. The Buy Box, which features a “Buy Now” and “Add to Cart” button next to eligible items, funnels users into terrible deals through the ease of one-click shopping according to the complaint, Ars Technica reports on Monday.Prime Day Ain't That 'Green'“Amazon customers reasonably believe that the Buy Box—which presents the only way for a…

It’s nearly Black Friday, the time of year when corporations show they’re thankful for you with discounts on thousands of products. But get this: Corporations are not as grateful as they appear (WTF?), and there are a lot of phony deals out there. Here are Gizmodo’s best tips for avoiding bad deals at any time of year.Is that ‘deal’ really a deal?The first step is to check if the discount you’re seeing on a product is truly a deal. To do that, you need to check the price history. Amazon has a habit of inflating prices of…

 Top 5 Shopping Tips for Amazon Prime DayToo often, the everyday science of our lives goes unappreciated, from the electrical engineering that powered your toaster this morning to the astronomical insights that allow you to understand what appears in the sky at night. It can be hard to find tools and toys that make us enthusiastic about the phenomena that undergird our world and universe.That’s where our gift guide comes in. Whether you’re due for a new bit of science memorabilia or you need ideas for curious kids,…

Amazon’s Prime Day sales reached a record high this year, bringing in 6.1% more revenue than during its two-day event a year ago. Shoppers spent a total of $12.7 billion, with $6.3 billion spent on the second day alone as greater discounts became available, Reuters reported.Top 5 Shopping Tips for Amazon Prime DayThe event, which started at 3 a.m. ET on July 11 and continued through July 12, quickly became the largest sales day Amazon has ever experienced, with more than 375 million items purchased worldwide, the company…

Delivery drivers are going to be working hard through extra hot conditions in several states this Prime Day.Photo: Justin Sullivan (Getty Images)That’s right, it’s back. Like a great orca running headlong for your tiny vessel, Amazon is ready to slam you with proclamations of “deals, deals, deals.” The only thing Amazon seems to be priming today is my migraine, but that doesn’t mean the online retail giant has savings on all explicitly good products.Not all these deals are cut from the same cloth. Just as in previous…

The annual Amazon Prime Day event runs from July 11-12, but many of the best deals are already available, if you’re an Amazon Prime member.Uh Oh, Amazon Bought Your Favorite Robot CompanyAmazon Prime Day was created for one reason, to get people to sign up as Amazon Prime subscribers. But the mini-holiday, launched in 2015, has succeeded far beyond its original intent and has given birth to an entirely new shopping season for Amazon and for its many retail competitors, both online and brick-and-mortar. Target, Walmart,…

Amazon has released the dates for its 2023 Prime Day event, welcoming Prime members to take advantage of its mass sales and inviting them to save big on popular brands. The event will kick off on July 11 at 3 a.m. EST and will continue through July 12.Prime Day Ain't That 'Green'Amazon advised in a news release that Prime members should sign up for its invite-only deals to gain early access to products that are expected to sell out quickly including the Amazon Fire TV 43-inch Omni series (75% off) and the JBL Live 660NC…

Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders launched an investigation into what he calls “dangerous and illegal conditions” running rampant in Amazon’s warehouse facilities. In a fiery letter addressed to CEO Andy Jassy Tuesday, Sanders accused Amazon of putting profits over people and creating a corporate culture that “treats workers as disposable.”Uh Oh, Amazon Bought Your Favorite Robot Company“At every turn—from warehouse design and workstation setup, to pace of work requirements, to medical care for injuries and subsequent…

Celebrity voices are disappearing from Amazon’s Alexa including the widely popular voices of Shaquille O’Neal, Melissa McCarthy, and Samuel L. Jackson. Amazon jumpstarted the feature with Jackson in 2019, offering the option for consumers to download the actor’s voice for just .99 cents, but recently increased the cost to $4.99. Prime Day Ain't That 'Green'The company first notified consumers that it would be removing Jackson’s voice in December, but can continue to access the feature until June 7, 2023. An official note…