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As a consumer, Shopify just doesn't cut it because of discoverability. On Amazon, there's on search bar on top where I can search thousands of sellers. For Sh

As a consumer, Shopify just doesn't cut it because of discoverability. On Amazon, there's on search bar on top where I can search thousands of sellers. For Shopify, there's just hundreds (thousands?) of smaller shops with no centralised search. Many products I want might be there, but they're not easy to find. (Disclaimer: Amazon is unaffected in my region and continues to deliver all products as usual, so I quite biased)

snovv_crash 6y ago
Doesn't this point to a failure by Google?
bradly 6y ago
10 years ago or so there was a YC company Storenvy that tried to do be similar to Shopify but with a shared cart and marketplace search across all their stores. It was suppose to be like an online mall for independent sellers I believe.
wenc 6y ago
> As a consumer, Shopify just doesn't cut it because of discoverability. Fair point, but it's not that hard to do a Google search after an Amazon search. I usually check Amazon first, and then the manufacturer's website to see if they link to the Amazon storefront. If not, I jump to a 3rd party reseller. For me, it doesn't matter whether or not a specialty storefront is a Shopify one. I would pay a premium for that extra trust that I'm getting an authentic item. For instance, I buy my fountain pens from Goulet Pens [1] which is Shopify but you would never know it. I've tried buying fountain pens and consumables off Amazon but have received enough fakes to drive me toward specialty storefronts. But for dish soap and other stuff that are not worth counterfeiting, sure, I get them off Amazon. Fulfilled by Amazon is slightly better, but I've still gotten duds. I just hate wasting money on counterfeits. [1] https://www.gouletpens.com/ https://www.gouletpens.com/
- WhyNotHugo 6y ago
  Amazon lets me quickly filter out things that ship to my region. A google search is usually dominated by products that don't.

snovv_crash 6y ago

Doesn't this point to a failure by Google?

bradly 6y ago

10 years ago or so there was a YC company Storenvy that tried to do be similar to Shopify but with a shared cart and marketplace search across all their stores. It was suppose to be like an online mall for independent sellers I believe.

wenc 6y ago

> As a consumer, Shopify just doesn't cut it because of discoverability. Fair point, but it's not that hard to do a Google search after an Amazon search. I usually check Amazon first, and then the manufacturer's website to see if they link to the Amazon storefront. If not, I jump to a 3rd party reseller. For me, it doesn't matter whether or not a specialty storefront is a Shopify one. I would pay a premium for that extra trust that I'm getting an authentic item. For instance, I buy my fountain pens from Goulet Pens [1] which is Shopify but you would never know it. I've tried buying fountain pens and consumables off Amazon but have received enough fakes to drive me toward specialty storefronts. But for dish soap and other stuff that are not worth counterfeiting, sure, I get them off Amazon. Fulfilled by Amazon is slightly better, but I've still gotten duds. I just hate wasting money on counterfeits. [1] https://www.gouletpens.com/ https://www.gouletpens.com/

WhyNotHugo 6y ago
Amazon lets me quickly filter out things that ship to my region. A google search is usually dominated by products that don't.