Amazon B-Ware: How to find second choice bargains at major online retailers

At Amazon you can find products from all possible areas - technology, fashion, food, toys, books, entertainment media, garden accessories, tools, furniture and much more. The large range naturally also leads to a considerable number of returns and products that are already in stock with a shortage. In return, the large online retailer has an extra category for all customers who want to save on B-goods or second-choice products: the Amazon Warehouse Deals.

In the Amazon Warehouse Deals you will find B-goods and second choice bargains from all categories.

Amazon warehouse deals with B-goods

B-goods or second-choice products in the Amazon Warehouse Deals can be all sorts of products that have already been in customer hands or that have small defects. Some of the defects are only to be found in the packaging; if they are on / in the product, the function of the product is not impaired. According to Amazon, warehouse offers are tested goods that are simply no longer suitable for regular sales as "A-goods". Therefore, the following is insured as a customer:

Here you will find heavily discounted offers for returned and checked goods with all the advantages of Amazon.de including customer service, right of return and free Amazon Prime premium shipping.

Finding second choice offers and reduced B-goods offers is not that easy at Amazon. This special area does not appear in the product and offer categories by which you can filter a search query. If you want to look around, you can either use this link to go directly there, or proceed as follows:

• Open the Amazon website in a browser of your choice
• Scroll to the bottom of the page
• On the right you will find the inconspicuous link "Warehouse Deals, Reduced B-Goods"

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Warehouse Deals in the Amazon app

Do you prefer to shop over the Amazon App on the iPhone or iPad, you will also find reduced B-goods offers there. However, this is not possible via a link or the menu, but via a search query. Simply enter “Warehouse Deals” in the search text field, tap on search or on the displayed search suggestion, and you will be taken to the app equivalent of the website shown above. 

You can also find warehouse offers in the Amazon app on the Apple iPhone.

Used products, "refurbished" or "completely overhauled"

As an alternative to the steps outlined above, warehouse deals from Amazon can also be found in the areas of used offers and refurbished or refurbished products. For some products it is sufficient to look at the used offers on the product page (see picture). Many products are also offered for sale there by other retailers on the Amazon Marketplace. If you are looking for refurbished goods, then enter either “Refurbished” or “General Overhauled” in the search field next to the name of the device you want to buy. Here are the results for the refurbished iPhone 7.

The warehouse also appears in the used offers. You can also search directly for used and refurbished deals.

Johannes Domke

After graduating from high school, Johannes completed an apprenticeship as a business assistant specializing in foreign languages. But then he decided to research and write, which resulted in his independence. For several years he has been working for Sir Apfelot, among others. His articles include product introductions, news, manuals, video games, consoles, and more. He follows Apple keynotes live via stream.