> Amazon is people's first choice online now. It is no longer the cheapest deal in my experience. Instead, Amazon's main benefit is the social network, its mark

> Amazon is people's first choice online now. It is no longer the cheapest deal in my experience. Instead, Amazon's main benefit is the social network, its marketplace (as full of counterfeits and cheap Alibaba peddled goods are... that's a lot of business Amazon has on its marketplace), and AWS. I have to agree. I've been doing some price comparisons for stuff I normally buy at the store vs Amazon, and Amazon is generally in par, if not a little more expensive. Add in sales tax and it's really the same as buying it in stores now. Of course, there are exceptions for stuff that's on sale, but generally, I'm not saving a lot on stuff I buy from Amazon. Is my time worth $1.00? I guess there's the argument of not having to spend time/gas going to the store to buy something, but if I'm already going there, or it's on my way home...