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The search feels actively hostile. It returns so many things that are very clearly NOT matches for what I am looking for, and are things it would rather sell me
by KVFinn 4y ago
The search feels actively hostile. It returns so many things that are very clearly NOT matches for what I am looking for, and are things it would rather sell me. And of course there are SO many 'sponsored' results to wade through.
On the product page itself there are a few different page sections that show alternative products or similar products to consider. Only the single one at the very bottom of the page is not a sponsored listing. ALL the other ones are just sponsored listings.
I actually have more confidence in random ebay used listings lately. At least I get what was described.
- JaimeThompson 4y agoAmazon makes a lot of money from selling ads so having a search that "requires" ads to be bought to make people actually see your product benefits Amazon.
- jeffreyrogers 4y agoSometimes it is easier to find books by searching "<book name> amazon" than it is to actually search for it on Amazon's site.
- tryptophan 4y agoSort by lowest price is also completely non-functional. It seems if you select that option, it will return 5 pages of irrelevant junk for you to wade through.
- 6ak74rfy 4y agoI was just telling my wife earlier today that Amazon considers search filters as mere suggestions from the user. Often times, they don’t even honor price filters properly.