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Meh. Amazon's services are _good value_; there's nothing particularly psychological (read: manipulative) about providing something people want. Given that we
by Helianthus 15y ago
Meh. Amazon's services are _good value_; there's nothing particularly psychological (read: manipulative) about providing something people want.
Given that we have to buy stuff, it turns out that paying 80 bucks a year for 2-day shipping is really worth it.
There's a popular 'narrative' about psychology 'exploiting' us, when a lot of these mechanisms are just completely fair methods of exchanging value in cash for value in product.
- joelrunyon 15y agoI think that part was more about eliminating small frictions. It would be much more difficult for Amazon to convince you to pay for 2-day shipping on every transaction, but by offering you Prime, they're eliminating the small frictions to keep you from paying them extra on top of your other order and still extracting another purchase out of you. The article wasn't discussing whether or not it was a "good value", it was discussing how Amazon makes you spend more, which it does.
- Tichy 15y agoWhat confuses me is that where I live (Germany) packages usually arrive within 2 days anyway, yet Amazon still tries to sell that premium package. I even know somebody who bought it. Why?
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- joelrunyon 15y agoYou'll have to ask your friend, but if Amazon can sell something for $80, you can bet they'll sell it to whoever wants to buy it...regardless of whether or not it makes logistical sense to do so.