Amazon.com DISCONTINUES 30 price guarantee

Amazon.com has discontinued its 30 day price guarantee. The new policy is once you press the "BUY" button, tough luck. A recent purchase of Left 4 Dead 2 was made at $49.99 only to have it drop to $29.99 a few days later. Amazon customer service refused to give the additional discount but was more than happy to accept a return of the item.

Buyer beware - Amazon.com will not give you any price discounts even if they drop the price seconds after you buy. Solution - buy from a vendor that offers a 30 day price guarantee and/ or a price match policy.

Read more at:
http://www.amazon.com/Where-30-day-price-guarantee-HL61A750/forum/Fx2VWMJI591AT0A/Tx1PSDIX531KFXC/1?_encoding=UTF8&asin=B001415FIG

You can verify it yourself by calling Amazon.com customer service at 1-800-201-7575

Here are some links to help research the issue:

http://www.slate.com/id/2156900 - article about how Amazon does offer 30 day guarantee posted in 2007

http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html/ref=hp_navbox_center_pricing?nodeId=468502 Current Amazon.com pricing policy
http://askville.amazon.com/amazon-offer-30-day-low-price-guarantee/AnswerViewer.do?requestId=5026807 previous Amazon.com pricing policy

http://www.amazon.com/Where-30-day-price-guarantee-HL61A750/forum/Fx2VWMJI591AT0A/Tx1PSDIX531KFXC/1?_encoding=UTF8&asin=B001415FIG discussion on Amazon.com about discontinuing the price guarantee