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I am a fan of Amazon's digital products and devices (the Kindle e-reader, Fire TV), but have noticed I buy fewer and fewer physical products from Amazon. This
by heurisko 5y ago
I am a fan of Amazon's digital products and devices (the Kindle e-reader, Fire TV), but have noticed I buy fewer and fewer physical products from Amazon.
This is in part, because of ideological reasons, but also because other online shops offer a better service than Amazon, and are also reasonably priced.
In particular, I dislike that it seems to me more and more products are sold by third party sellers. I don't mind paying a bit extra from a retailer with a good reputation in my own country. I don't want to have to deal with a seller who is based in the other side of the world.
Recently I made a large order of cycling gear from a specialist shop. I couldn't imagine buying it from Amazon, as I would be concerned some would be counterfeit, or only be available if it came from about 5 different sellers, all dispatching at different times.
- turbinerneiter 5y agoI think Stripe is disturbing Amazon. I used to order a lot of stuff from Amazon, because it was very convenient. Now it's a mess of 3rd party resellers, when I search an item I drown in indistinguishable copies of copies. In the other hand, there is small online shops or companies who have their own shops and sell directly. These sites just look better and you buy a specific brand or product. Stripe (and similar providers and other developments) made ordering from random Webshops as convenient to me than going to Amazon. It's like going to Apple, Bose, Levi's store instead of Walmart.