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Is there a way to use the NOT operator on Amazon?

Unfortunately, Amazon does not regard the NOT operator anymore (negative keyword search). Workaround: use Google Search with for example: site:amazon.com lightbulbs -led This will give you all ...
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Why is "Amazon" written with strange characters in this URL?

Using special characters is a method to tell the browser to use UTF8 encoding, and this probably is Amazon engineers putting in a bit of an easteregg instead of a dull utf8=✓ thing. For the record, ...
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Filter Amazon by products surpassing X number of reviews

Append the following to the end of the URL in order to have the items with the most reviews at the top: &s=review-count-rank It doesn't give exactly the behavior you are requesting, but it should ...
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How do I check my promotional credit with Amazon?

Reposting something stated in the comments: Use https://www.amazon.com/norushcredits
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How can I view my reviews on Amazon?

You can view your reviews from your profile go to your profile by clicking on your name click on Profile under Ordering and shopping preferences section find the review you want to view and view it,...
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How do I check my promotional credit with Amazon?

I'm curios why Lam Chau's helpful answer in the comments to the OP is not listed as an answer: amzn.to/mp3-balance easy to remember short link: amzn.to/mp3-balance :) – Lam Chau Oct 6 '12 at 3:...
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How can I share my shopping cart with someone else on Amazon?

Had the same issue recently and didn't find a solution. So, I made a cart sharing extension for Chrome browser. Here you go: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/amazon-share-a-cart/...
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How can I see what I bought for someone else via their Amazon wishlist?

So I also find myself in this conundrum with similar aged nephews. I didn't get Dzejms answer to work either but got this to work: From the list, choose Print List, under the ... More option at the ...
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How can I view my reviews on Amazon?

Click on "Accounts and Lists" near the top right-hand corner Click "Your Account" Look at the "Ordering and Shopping Preferences" box and click on "Your Amazon Profile" Click on your review under "...
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How do I add all my Amazon Kindle purchases to Goodreads?

I found the button class for the 'Want to Read' button and looped through and clicked them all by running this Javascript in the console. var buttonArray = document.getElementsByClassName('w-button-...
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What kind of links are accepted in an Amazon review?

According to Amazon, they do not allow outside links in reviews. If your link would lead the reader away from the Amazon website, then it will be deleted or "Unlinked". However, they do allow you to ...
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Is there a way to sort by per-volume or per-weight price on Amazon?

BangYourBuck does exactly this. You can choose your unit of choice (pounds, grams, etc.). Note that the links provided do have affiliate links.
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Is there a way of having Amazon automatically buy an item when it hits a certain price?

Now you could do this with https://waatcher.com. You just search for the item you want to buy, set a target price and Waatcher will buy it for you when the price drops below your set price. Waatcher ...
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Where can I see the list of all the items I have returned on Amazon?

There is a list as of 2023, but it is not obvious and only available from desktop site. Go to the returns and replacements link in the footer of the main page: https://www.amazon.com/gp/css/returns/...
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How can I view my reviews on Amazon?

Here is the correct order of steps with accurate menu labels as of Feb 2020: On the upper right hover (don't click) on "Hello USERNAME". It will open a menu. Select "Your Account". This will open a ...
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How can I view my reviews on Amazon?

Just click here, it's under "Community activity". You can also filter using the combo box that says View: All Activity, change it to View: Reviews to see only your reviews.
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How can I filter Amazon.com results to exclude 3rd party merchants?

Most filtering methods for getting stuff that's "Sold by Amazon" stopped working, even when clicking on one of the store departments (which used to work). Luckily for us, there's still a way ...
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How to securely share your Amazon wish list with only certain people

https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=501094 Public: Anyone can see it. Shared: Only people with a url/link to your list can see it Private: Only you can see it
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Is there a way to sort by per-volume or per-weight price on Amazon?

Directly from the Amazon web site it's not possible but you could create your own front end by using the Amazon Product Advertising API. It requires the following knowledge and skills: XML (For ...
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How do I mark an item as owned in Amazon?

I created a bookmarklet based on Tahg's answer: https://tslivede.github.io/Amazon_I_own_this_Bookmarklet Just drag the "I own this" link on that page into your browser's "favorites/bookmarks toolbar"...
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How to fix choppy streaming in Amazon Instant Video?

I know this won't be a popular answer but I was having the same problems watching Amazon videos in the Chrome browser. Since I was using a Windows machine, I just started watching in Internet ...
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Advanced Power Search & Filter of Amazon product data & description beyond Books?

Amazon have Advanced Search beside Books Department which I list below: Magazines Digital Music Music Classical Music Amazon list Movies & TV and Toys & Games as Advanced Search but they do ...
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Export Amazon orders

This is now working for amazon.de too. You just need to create a business account. Then go to Business Konto -> Beschaffungsanalysen (sorry for German, but he asked especially for amazon.de). There ...
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How to search within a product's reviews on Amazon

Amazon changed layout a bit. The Search Option still there and got expanded. At the end of the summary for reviews section, click on the blue number that has how many reviews a product has. Then, ...
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Can I share my files through Amazon Cloud Drive?

The actual "share" button is not easy to spot. Drive is not a "consumer-ready" product, so very bare bones, but does the job. Suggest putting the files into a zip.
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How can I export my reviews, votes, questions and answers from Amazon?

I saw this site posted elsewhere and tested their demo: http://app.feedcheck.co/amazon-review-exporter (I have no affiliation with them)
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How to contact seller when there is no Contact option?

In About Our Returns Policies you can read: If a product becomes defective after 30 days you won't be able to create a returns label using our Returns Support Centre - you'll need to Contact Us. ...
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How can I see what I bought for someone else via their Amazon wishlist?

Append ?filter=purchased to the URL. Normal URL query string rules apply. If there is already a ? char in the URL, then you have to use &filter=purchased instead. Christmas is saved! Edit: Looks ...
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