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Tagging Amazon with the same world-dominating price cutting that Walmart has practiced is a little bit unfair, as they offer a lot of other unique things a long
by hacknat 11y ago
Tagging Amazon with the same world-dominating price cutting that Walmart has practiced is a little bit unfair, as they offer a lot of other unique things a long side of just purchasing stuff. The most notable feature being that you don't have to leave your house to buy stuff.
Are there many small businesses competing on these terms? If a service exists that allows me to save my time by not having to schlep myself to some store across town only to find that what I wanted is out of stock, or doesn't fit, or etc, then isn't it my prerogative to take advantage of it? Indeed, isn't the burden of proof on the companies that don't offer this to explain why I should shop there?
Amazon beats the competition on prices, selection, ease-of-use, logistics, and customer service, but I'm a bad person for buying from them? Oh let's not forget that the vast majority of mom-and-pop stores aren't offering insurance or benefits to their employees, selling mostly ethically sourced products (not saying Amazon does, just that most other people don't either), or finding ways to reduce their supply-chain footprint.
I'm not trying to say that Amazon is a saint, but let's not idealize everyone that isn't a huge corporation. People are people.