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There are extensions for all major browsers which will automatically redirect amazon links to the smile version. https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon

by beart 8y ago

There are extensions for all major browsers which will automatically redirect amazon links to the smile version. https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/auto-smile/ https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/auto-smile/

wrycoder 8y ago
Sometimes I'm happy to have the link that sent me get the referral. When I want to go direct, I just hit splat-L, type sm, and up pops smile.amazon.com.
slimsag 8y ago
I don't understand why this is an extension and not just built-in functionality to their website, though.. it feels like a potentially crooked way to get me to install an extension.
- jhall1468 8y ago
  Yes, they want you to install an add-on Amazon didn't make. You don't have to install it, just go to smile.amazon.com when you shop. They even do reminders every once in a while to help you remember. Or change your hosts file to redirection www.amazon.com requests to smile.amazon.com. Or raise your hands and claim it's all a conspiracy I guess.
  - slimsag 8y ago
    I understand that the GP's add-on is not Amazon's. But Amazon wants you to install their "Amazon Assistant" extension in order to get this functionality[1]. They are obviously using their Smile program to push this, otherwise they would just bake this functionality directly into their website. [1] https://smile.amazon.com/gp/chpf/dashboard/ref=smi_se_rspo_lyi_dshb https://smile.amazon.com/gp/chpf/dashboard/ref=smi_se_rspo_l...
    - jhall1468 8y ago
      Oh please. It's a link at the very bottom of the page. Amazon is forcing customers to be proactive to make sure their purchases qualify as donations. It can't be "baked into the website" as purchases from Smile don't payout for affiliate links. We do, however, remind you every once in a while once you start using the regular website. It wouldn't matter what they did there would be hard core naysayers finding issues with it.

by beart 8y ago

wrycoder 8y ago

Sometimes I'm happy to have the link that sent me get the referral. When I want to go direct, I just hit splat-L, type sm, and up pops smile.amazon.com.

slimsag 8y ago

I don't understand why this is an extension and not just built-in functionality to their website, though.. it feels like a potentially crooked way to get me to install an extension.

jhall1468 8y ago
Yes, they want you to install an add-on Amazon didn't make. You don't have to install it, just go to smile.amazon.com when you shop. They even do reminders every once in a while to help you remember. Or change your hosts file to redirection www.amazon.com requests to smile.amazon.com. Or raise your hands and claim it's all a conspiracy I guess.
- slimsag 8y ago
  I understand that the GP's add-on is not Amazon's. But Amazon wants you to install their "Amazon Assistant" extension in order to get this functionality[1]. They are obviously using their Smile program to push this, otherwise they would just bake this functionality directly into their website. [1] https://smile.amazon.com/gp/chpf/dashboard/ref=smi_se_rspo_lyi_dshb https://smile.amazon.com/gp/chpf/dashboard/ref=smi_se_rspo_l...
  - jhall1468 8y ago
    Oh please. It's a link at the very bottom of the page. Amazon is forcing customers to be proactive to make sure their purchases qualify as donations. It can't be "baked into the website" as purchases from Smile don't payout for affiliate links. We do, however, remind you every once in a while once you start using the regular website. It wouldn't matter what they did there would be hard core naysayers finding issues with it.