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Ads on Amazon are far more annoying than ads on other web properties, because I go to Amazon for a very specific need. I search for Tide washing liquid and I se

Ads on Amazon are far more annoying than ads on other web properties, because I go to Amazon for a very specific need. I search for Tide washing liquid and I see these sponsored products on top, way above the Tide result. From a purist viewpoint, this is disgusting. I have to come to you Amazon, to just give me what I want, not what you think I want. That said, there isn't a better alternative so I just ignore the ads and go for the product no matter how far down the page that product appears.

pyrale 4y ago
> I have to come to you Amazon, to just give me what I want, not what you think I want. It's not what they think you want, they probably know exactly what you want. It's what they're being paid to shill to you. It's more profitable for them to take that money and put you through a bad experience than to just sell stuff to you.
the_snooze 4y ago
> just give me what I want, not what you think I want. I feel the same way about writing suggestions in Gmail and “fuzzy search” common on a lot of sites. What’s the deal with this apparent trend of constantly trying to second-guess user intention?
- brutusurp 4y ago
  Ads revenue.
lotsofpulp 4y ago
> That said, there isn't a better alternative so I just ignore the ads and go for the product no matter how far down the page that product appears. Go to Walmart.com or Target.com and you can filter for items sold by Walmart and Target. Or eBay and Aliexpress. What Amazon is good for is cheap $20 to $100 items that you want the ability to easily return for a refund.
- deepGem 4y ago
  Sadly neither of these are allowed to sell in India. It's an Amazon/Flipkart duopoly and I personally cannot stand the Flipkart shopping interface. Millions love it.
  - lotsofpulp 4y ago
    Sorry, I assumed you were in the US!
brookst 4y ago
To be fair, from a purist viewpoint everything is disgusting.

pyrale 4y ago

> I have to come to you Amazon, to just give me what I want, not what you think I want. It's not what they think you want, they probably know exactly what you want. It's what they're being paid to shill to you. It's more profitable for them to take that money and put you through a bad experience than to just sell stuff to you.

the_snooze 4y ago

> just give me what I want, not what you think I want. I feel the same way about writing suggestions in Gmail and “fuzzy search” common on a lot of sites. What’s the deal with this apparent trend of constantly trying to second-guess user intention?

brutusurp 4y ago
Ads revenue.

lotsofpulp 4y ago

> That said, there isn't a better alternative so I just ignore the ads and go for the product no matter how far down the page that product appears. Go to Walmart.com or Target.com and you can filter for items sold by Walmart and Target. Or eBay and Aliexpress. What Amazon is good for is cheap $20 to $100 items that you want the ability to easily return for a refund.

deepGem 4y ago
Sadly neither of these are allowed to sell in India. It's an Amazon/Flipkart duopoly and I personally cannot stand the Flipkart shopping interface. Millions love it.
- lotsofpulp 4y ago
  Sorry, I assumed you were in the US!

brookst 4y ago

To be fair, from a purist viewpoint everything is disgusting.