Track Price Drops After You Buy — Can You Get Money Back From Amazon?

TL;DR: Yes, you can get money back from Amazon when prices drop after you buy—but Amazon won't tell you about it. While there's no official price adjustment policy, Amazon customer service regularly issues courtesy credits when you ask politely. The catch? You'd have to manually track every order and negotiate with customer service yourself. TaskMonkey automates the entire process: it scans your past 3 months of orders, finds every price drop, and uses AI to automatically negotiate refunds with Amazon. You literally do nothing except collect your money.

The Hidden Money Amazon Owes You

Here's something most Amazon shoppers don't realize: the items you bought last week, last month, or even three months ago may have dropped in price—and you could be entitled to get that money back.

According to Profitero's pricing analysis, Amazon changes prices on millions of products up to 2.5 million times daily. That's roughly 8% of Amazon's entire catalog experiencing price fluctuations every single day.

                        Key Stat: Amazon changes prices on products up to 2.5 million times per day. That TV you bought last week? The headphones from last month? There's a good chance they're cheaper right now.
                    

Think about your last few Amazon purchases. That $500 TV? It might be $420 today. Those $80 headphones? Possibly $59 now. The problem is: Amazon will never tell you about these price drops. You'd have to manually check every single order, compare prices, and then contact customer service to request a refund.

Who has time for that?

Does Amazon Actually Give Refunds for Price Drops?

Let's address the elephant in the room: Does Amazon even offer price adjustments after you've purchased?

The official answer is no. According to Amazon's official return policy, they don't have a general post-purchase price adjustment program. If you ask directly, customer service will often say "We don't do price matching."

But here's what Amazon won't advertise: Customer service agents have the discretion to issue courtesy credits when you politely request a price adjustment. This isn't an official policy—it's an unofficial but very real practice.

Amazon customer service chat showing courtesy credit approval for price drop

We've seen this work thousands of times. At TaskMonkey, we've successfully negotiated price adjustments on over 5,000 orders for our users. The success rate? Over 90% when you ask correctly.

When Amazon Is Most Likely to Say Yes

Based on our experience processing thousands of requests, here's when Amazon customer service is most likely to issue a courtesy credit:

Same-day or next-day price drops: If the price dropped within 24-48 hours of your purchase, success rates are highest
Items sold and shipped by Amazon: First-party (1P) items have better approval rates than third-party sellers
Clear documentation: Screenshot the original price and current price as evidence
Polite, reasonable requests: A friendly tone and reasonable ask (not demanding a full refund for a $2 difference) works best
Within the return window: Requests within 30 days have the highest success rate

For a complete guide on how to request price adjustments, check out our Amazon Price Adjustment Guide.

The Problem with Manual Price Tracking

So if Amazon does give refunds, why isn't everyone doing this?

Simple: it's incredibly time-consuming. Here's what you'd need to do manually:

Track every order: Go through your order history and note what you paid for each item
Check current prices daily: Visit each product page to see if prices have dropped
Document the difference: Screenshot both prices as proof
Contact customer service: Open a chat or call for each price drop you find
Negotiate politely: Make your case and hope the agent approves
Repeat for every order: Do this for potentially dozens of orders

For the average Amazon shopper with 20-30 orders over three months, this process could take 10+ hours. Even then, you might miss price drops because you can't check every product every day.

Traditional price trackers like Keepa and CamelCamelCamel help with monitoring future purchases—but they do nothing for items you've already bought. They're designed to tell you when to buy, not to get you money back after you've already purchased.

How TaskMonkey Solves This Problem

This is exactly why we built TaskMonkey. We realized that while price tracking tools exist for future purchases, nothing existed to help people recover money on past purchases.

TaskMonkey automated workflow showing scan, detect, negotiate, and refund steps

TaskMonkey is different because it doesn't just track prices—it actually gets your money back.

How It Works (5 Minutes to Start, Zero Effort After)

Install the free Chrome extension: Takes 30 seconds
Click "Start Saving Now" on your dashboard: One button to begin
TaskMonkey scans your last 3 months of Amazon orders: Automatically reviews every purchase
It compares what you paid vs. current prices: Finds every price drop instantly
AI automatically negotiates with Amazon customer service: No chatting required on your part
Credits or refunds appear in your Amazon account: Real money, back in your pocket

The best part? You don't have to do anything after clicking start. Go make dinner, watch a show, or take a nap. When you come back, you'll see exactly how much money TaskMonkey recovered for you.

Real Results from Real Users

                        Average savings: TaskMonkey users recover an average of $200+ per year from Amazon price drops. Some power shoppers have recovered over $500 in a single scan.
                    

Here's what makes our approach work:

AI-powered negotiation: Our AI knows exactly how to phrase requests for maximum approval rates
Polite and compliant: We use friendly, respectful language that Amazon customer service responds well to
Comprehensive scanning: We check every order from the past 3 months, not just the ones you remember
90%+ success rate: Based on thousands of successful refund requests

TaskMonkey vs. Traditional Price Trackers

How does TaskMonkey compare to tools like Keepa, CamelCamelCamel, or Honey? Here's the key difference:

Feature	Keepa / CamelCamelCamel	TaskMonkey
Track future price drops	Yes	Yes
View price history	Yes	Yes
Alert you when prices drop	Yes	Yes
Scan past orders for savings	No	Yes
Automatically request refunds	No	Yes
AI negotiates with Amazon	No	Yes
Actually gets your money back	No	Yes

Traditional trackers tell you about price drops. TaskMonkey gets your money back.

For a detailed comparison, read our guide on Keepa vs CamelCamelCamel vs Honey—and why none of them solve the post-purchase problem.

What About Privacy and Security?

We know what you're thinking: "Is it safe to let an extension access my Amazon account?"

Great question. Here's our approach to security:

We never ask for your password: TaskMonkey works through your existing browser session—we can't access or store your login credentials
Your data stays private: We don't sell your data or share your purchase history with third parties
Fully compliant with Amazon's policies: We use polite, respectful communication that follows Amazon's terms of service
Transparent pricing: We only charge when we successfully get money back for you—20% of recovered savings

If you're curious about extension safety in general, check out our article on whether browser extensions like Keepa are safe.

How to Get Started Right Now

Ready to see how much Amazon owes you? Here's how to start:

Install the TaskMonkey Chrome extension (free, takes 30 seconds)
Click "Start Saving Now" on your dashboard
Watch as TaskMonkey scans your orders and finds price drops
Let AI do the negotiating while you do literally anything else
Collect your money as credits appear in your Amazon account

The scan is completely free. You only pay if we successfully get money back for you—and even then, it's just 20% of what we recover. If we don't save you anything, you pay nothing.

                        Pro tip: Start with the free scan to see exactly how much money is waiting for you. Most users are surprised to find $50-200+ in recoverable savings from the past 3 months alone.
                    

Frequently Asked Questions

Does Amazon really give refunds for price drops?

Amazon doesn't have an official price adjustment policy, but customer service agents regularly issue courtesy credits when you ask politely. TaskMonkey has successfully processed thousands of these requests with a 90%+ success rate.

How far back can I get refunds for?

TaskMonkey scans your last 3 months of Amazon orders. This is the window where price adjustment requests are most likely to be approved, especially for items still within the standard 30-day return window.

What if the item was from a third-party seller?

Items sold by Amazon directly have the highest success rates. Third-party sellers have their own policies, and courtesy credits are less common—but we still attempt them when there's a reasonable chance of success.

Is this safe and legitimate?

Absolutely. TaskMonkey doesn't do anything a customer couldn't do manually—we just automate the process of checking prices and contacting customer service. Our AI uses polite, professional language, and we never violate Amazon's terms of service.

How much does TaskMonkey cost?

The scan is free. You only pay when we successfully recover money for you—20% of the savings. If we don't get you any money back, you pay nothing. Learn more about our pricing and how it works.

Stop Leaving Money on the Table

Every day you wait is another day of potential savings lost. Amazon isn't going to tell you when prices drop on items you've already purchased. Traditional price trackers can't help you either—they're designed for future purchases, not recovering money on past orders.

TaskMonkey is the only tool that actually gets your money back automatically. We've helped thousands of users recover hundreds of dollars they didn't even know they were owed.

The average user saves $200+ per year. How much is Amazon holding onto for you?