Refund From Amazon, Is This Legit?

[sandyRoe]

I bought a DVD as a gift for someone from Amazon. This morning there's an e-mail saying because of 'pre-order price protection' I'll get a refund of £2.99.
Does this sound OK? They give a code to use with my next purchase. This is the first time I've used Amazon and if there's something fishy here I can't see what it is.

[factor-fiction]

If the email is addressed to you personally and the email refers to your purchase then I'd say it's genuine and not fishy at all

[sandyRoe]

It was addressed to me and did mention the Skyfall dvd. So it's likely that it is kosher.

[rockyracoon]

This happened to me just before Christmas. If you preorder for the quoted price and the price comes down, you get the difference back.

From Amazon

Pre-Order Price Guarantee

Amazon.co.uk's price for not-yet-released items sometimes changes between the time the item is listed for sale and the time it's released and dispatched. Whenever you pre-order an item eligible for our Pre-order Price Guarantee, the price you pay will be the lowest price offered by Amazon.co.uk between the time you place your order up to and including the release date. A Pre-order Price Guarantee message will appear on your order summary during the checkout process. If you use 1-Click ordering, Pre-order Price Guarantee protection will be automatically applied. The order summary in Your Account will reflect the lowest price within 24 hours of any price change. Terms and Conditions apply.

[sadielady]

I use Amazon all the time and this has happened to me several times. They just put the money back on my debit card.

[sandyRoe]

Thank you all. That's reassuring.

[bookaholic]

I have also had the same refund after receiving Skyfall, putting it towards a kindle book !