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Something I want from a store is curation. I want them to do the hard work of evaluating whether the product is worthy of the customer's money. Amazon (also cop
by satya71 6y ago
Something I want from a store is curation. I want them to do the hard work of evaluating whether the product is worthy of the customer's money. Amazon (also copycats like Walmart) is failing at this basic task. That's why more of my online dollars are going to Costco, Target, and others who do the work.
- takeda 6y agoSame, and it really helps to not pay for prime. The prime service not only costs extra, it also encourages impulse buying. When you have to pay for shipping (or purchase at least $25 prime with stuff) and you have to wait a week for delivery it really makes you look for alternatives, and those aren't actually that bad, you also discover that the many of the items have better prices outside of Amazon.
- cnst 6y agoHow's Target any different? The issue is basically whether the store has opened up itself as the marketplace for third-party-sellers, and how much they push these third-party sellers compared to their own products. It seems like Target may be more conservative with their Target Plus compared to Walmart and Amazon. However, even Newegg and many other stores have gotten on the third-party bandwagon.
- srtjstjsj 6y agoEven Target has completely fraudulent bait-and-switch 3rd-partty listings, of the sort Covid-19 made popular (paper towels and cleaners, buy a 24-pack but only 1 shows up), mixed in with legit 1st-party listings.
- satya71 6y agoWait, I don't recall seeing third-party products on Target. When did that change? I see some mention of it online, but cursory search for products doesn't bring it up. Edit: Looks like Target even hides that the product is third-party!