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Amazon and other high volume low margin retailers are a is pretty good antidote "for this". Good shipped from manufacturer to consumer with smallest markup poss
by rr808 4y ago
Amazon and other high volume low margin retailers are a is pretty good antidote "for this". Good shipped from manufacturer to consumer with smallest markup possible. Of course it kills service, local shopping, city taxes, retail employment along the way but that was the overhead.
- eru 4y agoAnd in cases where you did not want that overhead, this is exactly how progress looks like. At least some kinds of progress.
- concordDance 4y agoAmazon is flooded with products. Often duplicates with fake reviews. How can someone actually find a quality item and know that's what it is on Amazon?
- rr808 4y agoAgreed, its really time to start buying reputable brands again. Or perhaps go to a shop and dont complain about retail markups. :)
- repler 4y agoExactly - these days you can’t tell: - what’s actually going to be in the box - how soon is it going to break after you open said box - is the thing so cheaply made it’s going to give you cancer