Support PF: Buy on Amazon.com from here

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Physics Forums has established an affiliate account with Amazon.com, allowing members to support the forum by earning 6% on purchases made through specific links. Users are encouraged to remember to use these links when buying textbooks or electronics, as the tracking system registers purchases made through them. There is a discussion about making the affiliate link more accessible, with suggestions for placement in the forum’s menu. Some users express a desire for similar arrangements with brick-and-mortar stores, emphasizing the importance of supporting local businesses. Overall, the initiative aims to generate funding for Physics Forums while providing a convenient shopping option for members.
  • #101
Asamad said:
I'm always using the Amazon and ebay why they are broken?
Thanks Asamad, Looks like we need to get those updated! @Greg Bernhardt
 
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  • #103
Time is money, Greg!
 
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  • #106
Could this work with Aliexpress?
 
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  • #108
Greg Bernhardt said:
Yes and in fact, their commission is 8%!

https://www.aliexpress.com

I don't understand how the deal works.
Is it: from every our transaction PF receives a certain %?
How will Aliexpress know if we use PF? :smile:
 
  • #109
ISamson said:
I don't understand how the deal works.
Is it: from every our transaction PF receives a certain %?
How will Aliexpress know if we use PF? :smile:
Yes, if you click the link from PF. There is a little ID that gets attached to the link when you click on it that says "PF sent you".
 
  • #110
Greg Bernhardt said:
Yes, if you click the link from PF. There is a little ID that gets attached to the link when you click on it that says "PF sent you".

So I must click on the link you just gave me in post #107?
 
  • #111
ISamson said:
So I must click on the link you just gave me in post #107?
Yes or in the first post as I added it to the main list
 
  • #112
Does this work on smile.amazon.com too?

BoB
 
  • #114
Greg Bernhardt said:
I believe so :)

Great! I can get Amazon to give to two worthy causes at the same time.

BoB
 
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  • #115
Darn. Should remember this. I recently bought some stuff on Walmart.com and Target.com
I decided to make a Bit-ly shortcut, to remind me. http://bit.ly/PF2buy
 
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  • #116
I just bought something on ebay and used the link.
 
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  • #117
is the link for amazon still working? the link is the same as regular address
 
  • #118
EastWindBreaks said:
is the link for amazon still working? the link is the same as regular address
Yes, thanks!
 
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  • #119
Is that list of shopping links in post #1 pinned somewhere (semi)accessible? On the occassions I think of using it I can't remember where to find it!

(also, sorting the list alphabetically by site would make it a little easier to use)
 
  • #120
Tom.G said:
Is that list of shopping links in post #1 pinned somewhere (semi)accessible? On the occassions I think of using it I can't remember where to find it!

(also, sorting the list alphabetically by site would make it a little easier to use)
I bookmark it in my browser
 
  • #121
EastWindBreaks said:
is the link for amazon still working? the link is the same as regular address
Just for information: the links are same as regular ones, but with embedded javascript. See this post.
 
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  • #122
Wrichik Basu said:
Just for information: the links are same as regular ones, but with embedded javascript. See this post.
thats so cool, though I can see PF could lose some $$ because of it lol.
 
  • #125
WWGD said:
Bezos sent some people to rough you up? :).
threatened me by saying do this or he sends me a photo... :biggrin:?:):wideeyed:o_O
 
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  • #127
No more BN (Barnes & Noble)affiliations?
 
  • #128
WWGD said:
No more BN affiliations?
Afraid not, only Amazon now. I did this because the old broad affiliator was not respecting privacy and causing some performance issues.
 
  • #129
Greg Bernhardt said:
We've ditched our old affiliator and are now directly connected with Amazon Affiliate. Here is the new link with our tag. Thanks!
https://www.amazon.com/?tag=pfamazon01-20
Could you try affiliating with Amazon.in? Buying from Amazon.com results in surcharge due to shipping and customs. We mostly buy from the India site.
 
  • #130
How does Physics Forums gain credit with that www dot amazon dot com link? We know the amazon website address. We can simply visit that www dot amazon dot com page and make whatever purchase. The link listed here on the forum (Physics Forums) is just that same amazon address. Nothing special is in either address, so how Physics Forums earns any money by any of us buying on amazon seems unhooked. HOW DOES the money earning work? How would amazon know that we are hooked onto Physics Forums as a PF member?
 
  • #131
symbolipoint said:
Nothing special is in either address
Hover over the link and look at the URL or click it and look at the URL in your browser :smile:
 
  • #132
symbolipoint said:
How does Physics Forums gain credit with that www dot amazon dot com link? We know the amazon website address. We can simply visit that www dot amazon dot com page and make whatever purchase. The link listed here on the forum (Physics Forums) is just that same amazon address. Nothing special is in either address, so how Physics Forums earns any money by any of us buying on amazon seems unhooked. HOW DOES the money earning work? How would amazon know that we are hooked onto Physics Forums as a PF member?
Greg Bernhardt said:
Hover over the link and look at the URL or click it and look at the URL in your browser :smile:
I might have missed seeing post #127 discussing the "affiliate link". (https://www.amazon.com/?tag=pfamazon01-20&tag=pfamazon01-20) (my attempted edit is not working correctly here.)

If we click that affiliate link, sign-in to the resulting site, and make a purchase for any items, then is this how Physics Forums earns some credit?
 
  • #133
When you land on Amazon from an affiliate link, Amazon can tell that you got there from PF (or anywhere else you get there from) because there's a payload in the URL (https://www.amazon.com/?tag=pfamazon01-20?tag=pfamazon01-20) so even though you don't see the site you land on as being any different than you would had you gotten there via another path, Amazon knows.
 
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  • #134
symbolipoint said:
If we click that affiliate link, sign-in to the resulting site, and make a purchase for any items, then is this how Physics Forums earns some credit?
Yep! Even if you browse around Amazon and don't see the tag any longer, it's stored in a cookie. For how long, not sure, but I think it expires within hours.
 
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  • #135
Greg Bernhardt said:
Yep! Even if you browse around Amazon and don't see the tag any longer, it's stored in a cookie. For how long, not sure, but I think it expires within hours.
Let me ask one more thing.
I use, most of the time, Google Chrome, occasionally Firefox, and for Chrome I use almost always, Incognito Mode which does not keep cookies after closing the browser. Does this affect anything in case I make an Amazon purchase during a browsing session?
 
  • #136
symbolipoint said:
Does this affect anything in case I make an Amazon purchase during a browsing session?
During a session, I doubt it, it's likely stored in a server session variable and the cookie is for the hours after you change websites or close the browser and then return.
 
  • #137
still another question: Will PF earn some credit for an amazon purchase done through the affiliate link no matter what kind of item is bought, or must the item be something like a textbook?
 
  • #138
symbolipoint said:
still another question: Will PF earn some credit for an amazon purchase done through the affiliate link no matter what kind of item is bought, or must the item be something like a textbook?
Books, electronics, washing machines, refrigerators, clothes, shoes - anything. Greg says:
Greg Bernhardt said:
Think about buying your textbooks or electronics... anything here.
 
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  • #139
symbolipoint said:
still another question: Will PF earn some credit for an amazon purchase done through the affiliate link no matter what kind of item is bought, or must the item be something like a textbook?
I angle towards textbooks because that is what most people buy via PF because there are so many recommendations, but the affiliation is not limited to any product or category. Even getting Amazon services and subscriptions, PF gets a kickback.
 
  • #140
Greg Bernhardt said:
PF gets a kickback.
In 'Polite' company that is known as a 'Finders Fee.' (the question arises, what percentage?)
 
  • #142
Oops, we just missed the 10-year anniversary of the PF-Amazon union. :-)
 
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  • #145
Ok. Let us know if you do sign up for it.
 
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  • #146
Amazon supplies the materials I use to make and repair my canes and water batons. Prices high, materials limited but doorstep delivery excellent. Using PF portal in Greg's latest post for new swim clothes, water sandals and spare scuba mask/snorkel. Already added sleek Italian fins for surface swimming. :cool:
 
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  • #147
Greg, you should seriously think about Amazon India. In the past month, we created 20 orders, and the month before, 27. You would have become rich by now.
 
  • #149
Just two questions.

Is this for any purchase made on Amazon that is fulfilled by Amazon?

Is it possible to create a link on the front page for ease of clicking link?
 
  • #150
MidgetDwarf said:
Just two questions.

Is this for any purchase made on Amazon that is fulfilled by Amazon?

Is it possible to create a link on the front page for ease of clicking link?
I changed my Amazon bookmark to use that PF URL. Do you type in Amazon.com every time instead of using a bookmark?
 
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