Open box items from amazon

[mrsh2010]

Has anyone here purchased any open box items from amazon?

Are they used items or are they just items with damaged packaging?

[noeliav]

I've had good luck with all of my "open box" purchases. In fact, that's where I get the best deals on diapers.

Amazon ranks the level of "open box" so pay attention there. The diapers have been either in original packaging (so I assume someone opened it and returned) or still in their original plastic, but in a regular cardboard box.

[stinybean]

I've never heard of this. Please explain further.

[islandgirl14]

Apr 20, 2015 15:45:18 GMT -5 @demanda88 said:

I've never heard of this either and I use Amazon Prime all the time. More info please!

+1!

[sully326]

Yep, I'm nosy now too...

[wifedeangel]

There's a store in my area called Bargain Hunt (http://www.bargainhunt.com) that sells a lot of Amazon open box items. It's almost always a great deal. I don't know Amazon offered this directly!

[noeliav]

www.amazon.com/s/ref=sr_kk_1?rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3Aopen+box+deals&keywords=open+box+deals&ie=UTF8&qid=1429567259

There are Pampers size 1s about a 1/4 of the way down on that.

[Widget123]

Never heard of this until now either. I asked the cheapest person I know, aka DH, if he would want to buy open box diapers on the cheap but he was surprisingly strongly against the idea. It really doesn't sound bad to me though.

[noeliav]

Apr 20, 2015 19:15:41 GMT -5 Widget123 said:

Never heard of this until now either. I asked the cheapest person I know, aka DH, if he would want to buy open box diapers on the cheap but he was surprisingly strongly against the idea. It really doesn't sound bad to me though.

DH doesn't know that they're the open box diapers. Not that he'd care, I don't think, at this point, but they look just like the regular packages, most of the time.

[mrsh2010]

Apr 20, 2015 15:28:48 GMT -5 noeliav said:

I've had good luck with all of my "open box" purchases. In fact, that's where I get the best deals on diapers.

Amazon ranks the level of "open box" so pay attention there. The diapers have been either in original packaging (so I assume someone opened it and returned) or still in their original plastic, but in a regular cardboard box.

Thanks for the info! Would you only purchase items ranked "like new" or would/have your purchased "very good"?

I don't really want to buy used items, but don't mind returned items or damaged boxes.  

[noeliav]

Apr 21, 2015 13:06:23 GMT -5 mrsh2010 said:

Apr 20, 2015 15:28:48 GMT -5 noeliav said:

I've had good luck with all of my "open box" purchases. In fact, that's where I get the best deals on diapers.

Amazon ranks the level of "open box" so pay attention there. The diapers have been either in original packaging (so I assume someone opened it and returned) or still in their original plastic, but in a regular cardboard box.

Thanks for the info! Would you only purchase items ranked "like new" or would/have your purchased "very good"?

I don't really want to buy used items, but don't mind returned items or damaged boxes.  

I've done both for diapers. 

[mrsh2010]

I don't know all that much about it but I just bought a few open box items today so I guess we shall see. I will report back! It sounds like they are either items with damaged packaging or that have been returned but are still in their packaging.

[sully326]

Wrong post..