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It's hard to take this article seriously when all the evidence they have is a 30 second video with a dramatic shot of two tents.
by jdiez17 10y ago
It's hard to take this article seriously when all the evidence they have is a 30 second video with a dramatic shot of two tents.
- blablabla123 10y agoIt's hard to take Amazon seriously given this series of revelations. Probably not everything is true but we all know they have low ethical standards...
- agf 10y agoI agree with what you're saying about "low ethical standards" -- many large companies fall into that bucket -- but you responded to a comment asking for more evidence with a reference to a "series of revelations" but no link, or even specific mention of you're talking about. "We all know" is also not the greatest argument; see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argumentum_ad_populum https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argumentum_ad_populum
- blablabla123 10y agoThe commentor didn't ask for more evidence but just stated he believe there's not enough without stating why. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argument_from_ignorance https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argument_from_ignorance Is the Amazon PR unit active here? ;)
- toomuchtodo 10y agoWhat I know of Amazon, and why I no longer shop there. 1. They treat their engineers terribly. 2. They treat their fulfillment center employees terribly. Either Bezos is tone deaf, or just doesn't care. Either way, voting with my wallet.
- Falling3 10y agoI've had it in the back of my mind for months that I need to get away from Amazon for the reasons you've listed. How have your shopping habits changed since ditching Amazon? Did you go back to more conventional stores or are there any online marketplaces that you've found to fill some (obviously nowhere near all) of the Amazon-sized hole?
- toomuchtodo 10y agoInstead of window shopping in stores and buying on Amazon, I now window shop on Amazon (all prospective purchases go into the shopping cart to monitor prices), and then I bundle my purchases every 2-3 weeks at brick and mortar stores. ALL of our baby purchases (diapers, wipes, etc) have been switched to Target.com. I don't even really miss Prime (my packages were already not sticking to within 1-2 day delivery deadlines, so not much loss there). I also don't impulse shop as much, and plan my purchases out, which is nothing but beneficial to my wallet. It's not perfect, but if principles were easy everyone would do it.
- hahajk 10y agoIs Target.com any better? My understanding is that almost every major online store outsources its fulfillment centers, and Amazon's are basically par for the course.
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- gsnedders 10y agoThey're a relatively small relatively local newspaper, with a total circulation of 45k. The fact they have /any/ video is mildly surprising.