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> shopper who is currently reevaluating their relationship with Amazon(unfortunately not for the 1st time either) How many more times before you start acting o

> shopper who is currently reevaluating their relationship with Amazon(unfortunately not for the 1st time either) How many more times before you start acting on it for real? I had two bad experience Amazon France and never used since then. This company is crap, not only for buyers but for employees and traditional retail too. Also evade taxes. If you want things to change it's time to stop using it for real.

vladvasiliu 5y ago
Would you mind giving some details on your issues? As a French user of Amazon, I've always watched these topics with a bit of concern, but never had myself any issues. I figured their practices might be different for whatever reason in the EU as compared to the US / Canada. Even deliveries fulfilled by Amazon have been great experiences, with the people coming to my door (I live in an apartment building with a concierge not accepting packages).
- ryanlol 5y ago
  > I live in an apartment building with a concierge not accepting packages What kind of a concierge is this? How do you not get into fights over this?
  - vladvasiliu 5y ago
    > What kind of a concierge is this? Apparently they only take care of the building. "Public hours" are very restrained, so basically the delivery guy has next to no chance of finding it open. > How do you not get into fights over this? I rent, so I can't really complain about it effectively. But I was surprised to find this was the case, since I was looking for a building with a concierge for this exact reason, and it's the first time I've seen this. Guess I'll know for the next time...
    - ryanlol 5y ago
      Oh, so it’s the same scam as in Spain where they like to refer to the security guy as “the concierge”. I rent too, I’d just print out some flyers about the subject and drop them in all the neighbours mailboxes. This kind of stuff is just petty.
- tasogare 5y ago
  Il y a quelques années j'avais commandé des livres sur Amazon pour des cadeaux, à différents moments si je me souviens bien. Un gros livre de cuisine d'un cuisinier célèbre : les bords étaient abîmés. Je demande un changement, le nouvel exemplaire est abîmé aussi. Du coup, demande de remboursement et j'ai fini par l'acheter à la Fnac... C'était embêtant d'avoir à faire ça et la personne a eu son cadeau en retard. Un autre livre, moins sensible au niveau de la couverture, là aussi pour un cadeau est arrivé abîmé. Donc voilà, surtout pour des cadeaux c'est vraiment la loterie et ça ne vaut pas le risque. Autant payer quelques euros plus chers et acheter un exemplaire sans défaut à la librairie du coin.
sigmaprimus 5y ago
Living in a small town has placed me in a rock and a hard place situation when it comes to shopping. I said in another comment it feels like an abusive domestic relationship and although You are correct that I should just leave them, the situation is more complicated than just a binary choice.

vladvasiliu 5y ago

Would you mind giving some details on your issues? As a French user of Amazon, I've always watched these topics with a bit of concern, but never had myself any issues. I figured their practices might be different for whatever reason in the EU as compared to the US / Canada. Even deliveries fulfilled by Amazon have been great experiences, with the people coming to my door (I live in an apartment building with a concierge not accepting packages).

ryanlol 5y ago
> I live in an apartment building with a concierge not accepting packages What kind of a concierge is this? How do you not get into fights over this?
- vladvasiliu 5y ago
  > What kind of a concierge is this? Apparently they only take care of the building. "Public hours" are very restrained, so basically the delivery guy has next to no chance of finding it open. > How do you not get into fights over this? I rent, so I can't really complain about it effectively. But I was surprised to find this was the case, since I was looking for a building with a concierge for this exact reason, and it's the first time I've seen this. Guess I'll know for the next time...
  - ryanlol 5y ago
    Oh, so it’s the same scam as in Spain where they like to refer to the security guy as “the concierge”. I rent too, I’d just print out some flyers about the subject and drop them in all the neighbours mailboxes. This kind of stuff is just petty.
tasogare 5y ago
Il y a quelques années j'avais commandé des livres sur Amazon pour des cadeaux, à différents moments si je me souviens bien. Un gros livre de cuisine d'un cuisinier célèbre : les bords étaient abîmés. Je demande un changement, le nouvel exemplaire est abîmé aussi. Du coup, demande de remboursement et j'ai fini par l'acheter à la Fnac... C'était embêtant d'avoir à faire ça et la personne a eu son cadeau en retard. Un autre livre, moins sensible au niveau de la couverture, là aussi pour un cadeau est arrivé abîmé. Donc voilà, surtout pour des cadeaux c'est vraiment la loterie et ça ne vaut pas le risque. Autant payer quelques euros plus chers et acheter un exemplaire sans défaut à la librairie du coin.

sigmaprimus 5y ago

Living in a small town has placed me in a rock and a hard place situation when it comes to shopping. I said in another comment it feels like an abusive domestic relationship and although You are correct that I should just leave them, the situation is more complicated than just a binary choice.