Amazon is launching something called the ‘Treasure Truck‘ (our affiliate link, thanks for supporting). This is how it works:
The catch is that the items are deeply discounted. For example last time they offered a GoPro Hero4 at a 64% discount. It seems like they also have special events/freebies (e.g craft Jack o Latern for halloween, free Lay’s chips for Carnival plus celebrity appearances). Might be worth checking out if the truck comes to your city you can either track it via the app (“Programs and Features” “Treasure Truck”) or by texting “TRUCK” to 24193. As always read our guide to saving money on Amazon if you’re considering making any purchases. At the moment they are in the following cities:
- Atlanta
- Chicago
- Dallas
- Houston
- LA
- Seattle
Scored a NES Classic on the morning of 07/29!
http://i.imgur.com/BvH8rNX.jpg
Nice, sorry I missed this.
sort of cool. but totally impossible to actually use. I’m not even going to bother checking or sign myself up or a barrage of texts if I don’t even know they’re coming to my area. Who wants to be taunted by offers they can’t redeem? Sounds like a lot of really annoying text messages if you ask me.
“they haven’t released a list of cities yet (and doesn’t look like they will)”
They have a pretty clear and an up-to-date list in their https://www.amazon.com/b/ref=s9_acss_bw_cg_TTTEST_md1_w?ie=UTF8&node=16924250011
“Is Treasure Truck in my city? If not, can I order from Treasure Truck anyway?
We’re (super) excited to be in Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, LA, and Seattle, and we’re adding select new cities all the time. If we’re not in your city (yet!) be sure to sign up for text notifications and we’ll let you know if we head your way.”
Added to post.
Oops sorry @m, didn’t mean to post this as a reply to your comment.
Yeah the Treasure Truck was a pretty big hit in Seattle in 2016. Another example of a goodie was when they stocked the new NES Classic for $60 on November 11, when they were reselling for >$300.
After TRUCK, I as asked to sign in my Amazon account with the mission imposible to read letters or listen and input the numbers heard. That part failed miserably until I turned my phone landscape view. I never did successfully understand the spoken challenges.
This actually looks fun! I will sign up for alerts, thanks!