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It almost makes you wonder if we shouldn't just go back to brick-and-mortar stores, where the "rating system" is implied by the "curation" of the store itself.
by TheRealDunkirk 5y ago
It almost makes you wonder if we shouldn't just go back to brick-and-mortar stores, where the "rating system" is implied by the "curation" of the store itself. Physical shelf space being limited, they're only going to carry the stuff that sells well (on the longer timeline of word-of-mouth through actual conversations), and that doesn't get returned very often.
- totalZero 5y agoThat is not unique to brick and mortar. Amazon could stop commingling its inventory with third part inventory, and Amazon has the ability to curate the products it sells. But Amazon chooses not to do that. Similarly, when I buy a product from Walmart for delivery to my house, it's curated despite brick and mortar being zero percent of the equation.
- TheRealDunkirk 5y agoYou say it's not unique, but this is exactly what used to make Amazon great, and they stopped. They couldn't help themselves from carrying everything under the sun from anyone willing to give them a couple of bucks, and they will never go back. Even NewEgg, which has traditionally been the counterpoint to Amazon, is now doing much the same thing. So, to be pedantic, it IS unique to brick and mortar, at this point. That's the point.