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Amazon didn't threaten anyone, in case you were wondering. They simple expanded their bushiness-to-business selling operation to roughly 10B$ after entering the

Amazon didn't threaten anyone, in case you were wondering. They simple expanded their bushiness-to-business selling operation to roughly 10B$ after entering the market 3 years ago.

onetimemanytime 8y ago
$10b here and $50b there and they'll own it all. Shipping is the sticking point but they're working on their own FedEx /UPS ... At some point you trust Amazon and don't care that Walmart might have a certain item $3.70 cheaper...win some, lose some is the rationale but "Amazon is cool"
- kart23 8y ago
  Amazon isnt cool though. They dont carry good brands, half the stuff is fake, the other half is ads. We all hate Amazon, but use it because it's so darn convenient.
  - Endy 8y ago
    I feel like I'm the last person who'd rather deal with retailers who aren't on Amazon.
  - DiabloD3 8y ago
    Except they never carry anything I want, nor in quantities I prefer to buy. Walmart at least tries. They don't succeed, but they've at least they try.
  - TruffleMuffin 8y ago
    "half the stuff is fake, the other half is ads" You and I have had very different experiences with Amazon. I am not sure where this sentiment is coming from, I have literally never seen "fake" products on there. I appreciate that there are obviously some bad actors on that site re-selling stuff, but I cannot say I have experienced them and I use Amazon a fair amount. Do you have some examples?
    - SamReidHughes 8y ago
      I got a "Leatherman" of worse quality relative to the real one I bought in a store.
    - deleted 8y ago
      [deleted]
    - Lio 8y ago
      Here's some examples from the Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/apr/27/amazon-site-awash-with-counterfeit-goods-despite-crackdown https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/apr/27/amazon-si... and here's some from when Apple took them court for > 90% "Apple" products being fake: https://www.forbes.com/consent/?toURL=https://www.forbes.com/sites/amitchowdhry/2016/10/23/apple-nearly-90-of-genuine-iphone-chargers-on-amazon-are-fake/ https://www.forbes.com/consent/?toURL=https://www.forbes.com... I'll put it this way you'd be mad to buy something like medicine from Amazon...
  - pjc50 8y ago
    Is the fake stuff a problem in the EU, or is it an artefact of poor consumer law?
    - ckastner 8y ago
      Consumer protection laws merely ensure that you have recourse. They can't shield you from the disappointment of having been duped with a counterfeit, or the hassle of the resolution process itself.
    - Arnt 8y ago
      My two cents only. You can search for foo bar on amazon.de, get some search results, one of them is from a seller in China for a product whose name whose name and function resembles foo bar. The photos may look good enough to tempt you but the text doesn't say that it is foo bar.
    - CaptainZapp 8y ago
      Generally fakes are a no!no! within the EU. Obviously not all fakes are caught and if they are the minimum consequence is confiscation. In countries with strong brand manufacturing interests, notably Italy and France, it can be very expensive if they catch you with that 50$ "Bolex" watch from Bangkok, or with fake LV gear. Fines can go into the 1000s of Euros.
      - eXpl0it3r 8y ago
        Wearing one or selling one?
        CaptainZapp 8y ago
        Ownership is enough.
        wastedhours 8y ago
        Yep, never make the mistake of buying counterfeit goods in Italy. Once saw a tourist having a very deep conversation with the police after picking up some sunglasses from a street-seller - not sure of the specific outcome, but it didn't look like a fun discussion to be having.
- phobosdeimos 8y ago
  Pay more for something because its cool? Is that how Americans run their business? I'm sitting at a cheap IKEA desk here.

Amazon didn't threaten anyone, in case you were wondering. They simple expanded their bushiness-to-business selling operation to roughly 10B$ after entering the market 3 years ago.

onetimemanytime 8y ago

$10b here and $50b there and they'll own it all. Shipping is the sticking point but they're working on their own FedEx /UPS ... At some point you trust Amazon and don't care that Walmart might have a certain item $3.70 cheaper...win some, lose some is the rationale but "Amazon is cool"

kart23 8y ago
Amazon isnt cool though. They dont carry good brands, half the stuff is fake, the other half is ads. We all hate Amazon, but use it because it's so darn convenient.
- Endy 8y ago
  I feel like I'm the last person who'd rather deal with retailers who aren't on Amazon.
- DiabloD3 8y ago
  Except they never carry anything I want, nor in quantities I prefer to buy. Walmart at least tries. They don't succeed, but they've at least they try.
- TruffleMuffin 8y ago
  "half the stuff is fake, the other half is ads" You and I have had very different experiences with Amazon. I am not sure where this sentiment is coming from, I have literally never seen "fake" products on there. I appreciate that there are obviously some bad actors on that site re-selling stuff, but I cannot say I have experienced them and I use Amazon a fair amount. Do you have some examples?
  - SamReidHughes 8y ago
    I got a "Leatherman" of worse quality relative to the real one I bought in a store.
  - deleted 8y ago
    [deleted]
  - Lio 8y ago
    Here's some examples from the Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/apr/27/amazon-site-awash-with-counterfeit-goods-despite-crackdown https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/apr/27/amazon-si... and here's some from when Apple took them court for > 90% "Apple" products being fake: https://www.forbes.com/consent/?toURL=https://www.forbes.com/sites/amitchowdhry/2016/10/23/apple-nearly-90-of-genuine-iphone-chargers-on-amazon-are-fake/ https://www.forbes.com/consent/?toURL=https://www.forbes.com... I'll put it this way you'd be mad to buy something like medicine from Amazon...
- pjc50 8y ago
  Is the fake stuff a problem in the EU, or is it an artefact of poor consumer law?
  - ckastner 8y ago
    Consumer protection laws merely ensure that you have recourse. They can't shield you from the disappointment of having been duped with a counterfeit, or the hassle of the resolution process itself.
  - Arnt 8y ago
    My two cents only. You can search for foo bar on amazon.de, get some search results, one of them is from a seller in China for a product whose name whose name and function resembles foo bar. The photos may look good enough to tempt you but the text doesn't say that it is foo bar.
  - CaptainZapp 8y ago
    Generally fakes are a no!no! within the EU. Obviously not all fakes are caught and if they are the minimum consequence is confiscation. In countries with strong brand manufacturing interests, notably Italy and France, it can be very expensive if they catch you with that 50$ "Bolex" watch from Bangkok, or with fake LV gear. Fines can go into the 1000s of Euros.
    - eXpl0it3r 8y ago
      Wearing one or selling one?
      - CaptainZapp 8y ago
        Ownership is enough.
        wastedhours 8y ago
        Yep, never make the mistake of buying counterfeit goods in Italy. Once saw a tourist having a very deep conversation with the police after picking up some sunglasses from a street-seller - not sure of the specific outcome, but it didn't look like a fun discussion to be having.
phobosdeimos 8y ago
Pay more for something because its cool? Is that how Americans run their business? I'm sitting at a cheap IKEA desk here.