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They may still have a reason to be smug. Quite a few people are of the opinion that Amazon (excluding Web Services) is on the decline. These days the site is cr

They may still have a reason to be smug. Quite a few people are of the opinion that Amazon (excluding Web Services) is on the decline. These days the site is crammed with scammers and shoddy, dangerous products. Customer support is degrading as they do a poor job of automating it away with chatbots. I rarely buy anything besides accessories and hard to get groceries on there anymore.

oarabbus_ 5y ago
> Quite a few people are of the opinion that Amazon (excluding Web Services) is on the decline. Based on what, anecdotal evidence from squeaky wheels on the internet? I've heard the same claims, but the 10K and 10Q filings the original commentor linked to suggest the opposite.
- gruez 5y ago
  Agreed. Public opinion polling shows something similar, eg: https://twitter.com/AlecStapp/status/1410453573100609538 https://twitter.com/AlecStapp/status/1410453573100609538
vadym909 5y ago
Amazon is a utility for most now and trumps everything except the most urgent. Here's my buying channels depending on how soon i need stuff - do i need it today- Costco, Walmart, Target, Safeway, Dicks Sporting Goods - can i wait till tmrow- Amzn next day to my doorstep. No? resort to above options - can i wait 2 days for a better choice- Amzn Prime - No hurry- a week ok?- Amzn marketplace, eBay
- axiolite 5y ago
  Your "today" options can push their way into Amazon's market, and eliminate the unnecessary Amazon step... Wal-mart is certainly trying to do just that. Amazon had to drop their the minimum order value for free shipping back down when Wal-mart took the offensive. As far as I'm concerned, Amazon is already imploding. Their search engine has become nearly useless, returning whatever the hell it wants, rather than what you searched for. It keeps getting worse, not better. Have you compared the item counts when you sort by Relevance versus Price Low to High? Where did they disappear to? What the hell is wrong with their site? I used to place thousands of orders from Amazon every year, now I'm down to dozens, just occasionally checking them before buying a large ticket item to see if they've got an incredible price on it. And even then I only go through and buy from Amazon when nothing leads me to believe it might be a scam / counterfeit / mislabeled / etc.
  - throwawayboise 5y ago
    I had mostly stopped using Amazon by early 2020 due to the counterfeits and fake reviews, and swore off the platform entirely when they decided to play politics in the 2020 election.
    - tsimionescu 5y ago
      You think Amazon only started playing politics in the 2020 election? All big companies are deeply embedded in politics, all the time.

oarabbus_ 5y ago

> Quite a few people are of the opinion that Amazon (excluding Web Services) is on the decline. Based on what, anecdotal evidence from squeaky wheels on the internet? I've heard the same claims, but the 10K and 10Q filings the original commentor linked to suggest the opposite.

gruez 5y ago
Agreed. Public opinion polling shows something similar, eg: https://twitter.com/AlecStapp/status/1410453573100609538 https://twitter.com/AlecStapp/status/1410453573100609538

vadym909 5y ago

Amazon is a utility for most now and trumps everything except the most urgent. Here's my buying channels depending on how soon i need stuff - do i need it today- Costco, Walmart, Target, Safeway, Dicks Sporting Goods - can i wait till tmrow- Amzn next day to my doorstep. No? resort to above options - can i wait 2 days for a better choice- Amzn Prime - No hurry- a week ok?- Amzn marketplace, eBay

axiolite 5y ago
Your "today" options can push their way into Amazon's market, and eliminate the unnecessary Amazon step... Wal-mart is certainly trying to do just that. Amazon had to drop their the minimum order value for free shipping back down when Wal-mart took the offensive. As far as I'm concerned, Amazon is already imploding. Their search engine has become nearly useless, returning whatever the hell it wants, rather than what you searched for. It keeps getting worse, not better. Have you compared the item counts when you sort by Relevance versus Price Low to High? Where did they disappear to? What the hell is wrong with their site? I used to place thousands of orders from Amazon every year, now I'm down to dozens, just occasionally checking them before buying a large ticket item to see if they've got an incredible price on it. And even then I only go through and buy from Amazon when nothing leads me to believe it might be a scam / counterfeit / mislabeled / etc.
- throwawayboise 5y ago
  I had mostly stopped using Amazon by early 2020 due to the counterfeits and fake reviews, and swore off the platform entirely when they decided to play politics in the 2020 election.
  - tsimionescu 5y ago
    You think Amazon only started playing politics in the 2020 election? All big companies are deeply embedded in politics, all the time.