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Amazon Is Copping Online Heat After Its Initial Offering Fails To Deliver The Bargains We Crave

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In the early hours of the morning, just after midnight, Amazon Australia sneakily launched and as buyers hit up the website today the vibe is already not great.

While the international retail giant now has a home base in Oz, many expected the prices to stay as low as they are on the US site. Despite the company’s big launch overnight, many buyers found the site’s offerings to be nothing spesh.

Some electronic items offer some serious competition for Aussie retailers. A pair of Beats Studio3 Wireless headphones will set you back only $421.99 on Amazon compared to $499 at JB Hi-Fi and $426 at Harvey Norman. You can even save yourself $70 on a Nintendo Switch which is listed at $399 compared to EB Games‘ and JB-Hi-Fi‘s $469.

But apart from these diamonds in the rough, the site seems to (so far) fall overwhelmingly short of the hype. Buyers have noted that some of the prices are even higher than what you can find in any ol’ department store.

The consensus is that the prices are not just more expensive compared to Amazon US, but even the US prices combined with international shipping in some cases works out cheaper. Calling into question the whole point of the local version. Yikes! Let us pray for a sweeping load of discounts heading our way soon.

Many have taken to Twitter to express their disappointment:

Same, tbh.