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To be fair you can often get free delivery on a ~$7 item on amazon, and that difference between firing off 1-click purchases on amazon whenever you want vs savi
by dcosson 9y ago
To be fair you can often get free delivery on a ~$7 item on amazon, and that difference between firing off 1-click purchases on amazon whenever you want vs saving up a list of 5 things you need so you can hit the delivery minimum is a big qualitative change in how I buy stuff online. Reminds me of the difference of having to keep a running total of which friends owe money to whom because no one has the right amount of cash vs Venmo-ing immediately to settle any purchases.
On the other hand, sometimes that $7 Amazon item would be a $3 item at CVS or some other store and you really are paying the full cost of shipping, it's just hidden from you.
- rhizome 9y agofiring off 1-click purchases on amazon whenever you want vs saving up a list of 5 things you need so you can hit the delivery minimum is a big qualitative change in how I buy stuff online Has there been a quantitative change, too?
- sofaofthedamned 9y agoBut with Amazon, without prime, they take as long as possible to deliver. My last delivery took 8 days and was only dispatched the day before.
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- dkrich 9y agoI think it's important to remember what's good for the customer isn't necessarily good for the business. There's a reason the $35 minimum is in place- because for orders totaling less than that the business is likely losing money.