Support PF: Buy on Amazon.com from here

  • Thread starter Greg Bernhardt
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In summary, Physics Forums has opened an affiliate account with Amazon.com. This allows 5% of any purchase you make to be sent to Physics Forums. This is a neat idea, and is just another way that Physics Forums is helping to support itself.
  • #71
Greg Bernhardt said:
yes, thanks!

OK, so you can enjoy the extra 2.5% while I'm watching the final season of Star Trek: The Next Generation on Blu-ray. :w
 
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Another reminder to those students looking to buy their semester 2 books!
 
  • #75
I'm new here but I already love this forum! This is a great idea.. I've changed my Amazon bookmark to reflect this page now so always will use it.. I buy a lot on Amazon and eBay.. is it possible to have an ebay .'co.uk' too?
 
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FYI, it looks like it will work with amazon smile too, i copied the /?tag=viglink20267-20 and put it at end so it looks like http://smile.amazon.com/?tag=viglink20267-20 now i can support my favorite* non-profit and PF!

*in case you are interested I'm supporting the Supercomputing Challenge

The mission of the Supercomputing Challenge is to teach teams of middle and high school students how to use powerful computers to analyze, model and solve real world problems.
 
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  • #78
Greg Bernhardt said:
What a great idea! Kudos to you on both endeavors!

if it is ok, i will share your amazon affiliate account info with the supercomputing challenge [ http://challenge.nm.org ] and i will ask them to put your website on [ http://challenge.nm.org/resources/ ] since many students and a some teachers [like me] could use the expert help found on these forums.
 
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nearc said:
if it is ok, i will share your amazon affiliate account info with the supercomputing challenge [ http://challenge.nm.org ] and i will ask them to put your website on [ http://challenge.nm.org/resources/ ] since many students and a some teachers [like me] could use the expert help found on these forums.
That would be awesome! I am giving you Gold membership in thanks for your efforts!
 
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  • #80
Greg Bernhardt said:
That would be awesome! I am giving you Gold membership in thanks to your efforts!

thanks
 
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  • #81
Reminder to students to consider this opportunity when buying your school books. Support PF!
 
  • #83
Any possibility that you can expand the amazon domains to amazon.com?
 
  • #84
AGNuke said:
Any possibility that you can expand the amazon domains to amazon.com?
I'm afraid it won't work with amazon.com :sorry:
 
  • #85
Do I take that literally? Now that I've clicked on amazon and ebay, gone to their websites and back, PF will be credited every time I make a future purchase?
 
  • #86
Mark Harder said:
Do I take that literally? Now that I've clicked on amazon and ebay, gone to their websites and back, PF will be credited every time I make a future purchase?
You must click the PF link for each shopping experience :smile:
 
  • #87
This is so cool. My family is definitely a good customer to Amazon, so I'll have to remember this . . .

Gah! I just got my new graphing calculator there some weeks back. If only I knew :frown:
 
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  • #88
AGNuke said:
Any possibility that you can expand the amazon domains to amazon.com?

Hi!
I would like to repeat the "international question" of post #27.
ebay.* ?
amazon.* ?
...
Is there a way to click on amazon.com and then from there to amazon.com?

For ebay it may work just to use the .com website, since the offers are world wide, depending on your filter settings for offers.

I do not see anything special in the shop links given here. It's just plain amazon.com, e.g..
How does the tracking work? Scripting?

How can I know it worked?
Should I search for a keyword in cookies?

Could you make a list which countries do support PhysicsForums for their localized domain?
We'd needed a table with countries/domains as rows and the shopping platforms as columns, just e.g.;)

Or some diagnostic website that reads out the cookie and checks its status, to see if it succeeded.

Thanks!

Andi
 
  • #90
Greg Bernhardt said:
Physics Forums has opened an affiliate account with Amazon.com

6% of any purchase you make is sent to Physics Forums. Think about buying your textbooks or electronics... anything here.

Just click this link and the tracking system will register that PF sent you. Thanks!

https://www.amazon.com/?tag=pfamazon01-20 or https://www.amazon.com/?tag=pfamazon01-20 or
https://www.amazon.com/?tag=pfamazon01-20

This also works with:

http://www.ebay.com
http://www.target.com
http://www.walmart.com
http://www.kohls.com
http://www.bestbuy.com

http://www.zappos.com
http://www.overstock.com
http://www.newegg.com
http://www.staples.com
http://www.chegg.com
http://www.ecampus.com/
andisho said:
Hi!
I would like to repeat the "international question" of post #27.
ebay.* ?
amazon.* ?
...
Is there a way to click on amazon.com and then from there to amazon.com?

For ebay it may work just to use the .com website, since the offers are world wide, depending on your filter settings for offers.

I do not see anything special in the shop links given here. It's just plain amazon.com, e.g..
How does the tracking work? Scripting?

How can I know it worked?
Should I search for a keyword in cookies?

Could you make a list which countries do support PhysicsForums for their localized domain?
We'd needed a table with countries/domains as rows and the shopping platforms as columns, just e.g.;)

Or some diagnostic website that reads out the cookie and checks its status, to see if it succeeded.

Thanks!

Andi
Good question with no answer!
(what about France?)
 
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naima said:
(what about France?)
France is listed there. I can look up domains in a bit, thanks!
 
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Does using the link affect the price at all? I'm hoping it's just the normal price, not 6% higher ;-) and the retailer is just providing commission for upping their volume.
 
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GeorgeDishman said:
Does using the link affect the price at all? I'm hoping it's just the normal price, not 6% higher ;-) and the retailer is just providing commission for upping their volume.
Normal price :)
 
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  • #94
Why not 3% for the staff and 3% for the forumers? :)
 
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If I change my bookmark to read https://www.amazon.com/?tag=viglink20267-20&tag=pfamazon01-20Will it still work even if I use the bookmark instead of clicking the link here?

I ask because I use the lastpass app to accesses all my online shopping. If I can just add the tag to those links, I don't have to remember every time.
 
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anorlunda said:
Will it still work even if I use the bookmark instead of clicking the link here?
Indeed it will work, thanks!
 
  • #97
When you click on amazon.com in your list, you have a site in english.
 
  • #99
Just placed an order on Amazon. :woot:
 
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I guess there's no way to attribute past orders to you right? I will for sure not hesitate to use the links here to order my next books.
 
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  • #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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