Amazon’s prices are notoriously low, but they’re not always the lowest. As Marketwatch points out, there are a few categories of products that are actually more expensive on Amazon.


Marketwatch interviewed a handful of consumer experts and conducted their own research to find items that are pricier on Amazon. Here are a few examples of what they found:

Clothing and shoes: Consumers may want to shop elsewhere for your clothes and shoes, especially for high-end apparel, Glaser, the features editor at DealNews.com, says. Amazon “doesn’t discount these as aggressively as department stores and the clothing brands themselves,” he says... Cleaning products: Amazon’s prices for many cleaning products are not competitive, Perez says. Just recently, she found that both Windex Original and Scott’s Liquid Gold were priced significantly higher on Amazon than at her neighborhood Wal-Mart. And a comparison of online prices for those products by Marketwatch on Monday found the same... Beauty products and cosmetics: Some cosmetics and beauty products tend to have inflated prices on Amazon,“especially name-brand items,” says Brent Shelton, an online shopping expert with deal site FatWallet.com... Local drugstores often provide better deals on beauty products and cosmetics, especially if you’re a member of one of their loyalty programs, Shelton adds.


According to Marketwatch, Amazon typically has the best prices on books, electronic accessories, and phone accessories, though. We’ve compared Amazon prices with specific retailers and our results were mixed, too. We found that some stores, like Wal-Mart, had the best prices on small appliances, while electronics are typically cheaper on Amazon than at Best Buy.

In general, though, your best bet is to track prices yourself and take advantage of stores’ price matching policies. When it comes to these particular categories, though, you can probably expect to get a better deal elsewhere. For more info, head to the full post at the link below.




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What NOT to buy on Amazon | MarketWatch