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There is an Amazon center in Slovakia just to burn some returned products because it's illegal in most other countries The best part is that they don't even op
by lm28469 3y ago
There is an Amazon center in Slovakia just to burn some returned products because it's illegal in most other countries
The best part is that they don't even operate in Slovakia
- extraduder_ire 3y ago>they don't even operate in Slovakia Like they don't have a local site, or they don't even ship there? Where I am, I'm forced to use UK or DE amazon, despite there being a center here (and a whole lot of AWS/employees).
- lm28469 3y agoYou can't order from Amazon in Slovakia, they don't exist besides the return center
- actionfromafar 3y agoJust another way large companies arbitrage jurisdictions.
- crazygringo 3y agoDo you have a source for that? Because a quick Google search reveals that Amazon absolutely does have a fulfillment center in Slovakia, but I can't find any reference whatsoever to burning anything. It's a pretty bold claim so I'm curious where you got it.
- lm28469 3y agoYes it's extremely hard to find info about it, almost as if they didn't want it to be too visible Here you go, it used to be on youtube but was deleted for some reasons: https://amp.dw.com/en/so-long-superstores/video-65225396 https://amp.dw.com/en/so-long-superstores/video-65225396 At 35min you learn about a returned box of coffee pods that travels about 2000km through France, Germany, czech republic and end up in Slovakia in a garbage processing plant. The product was unopened and had an expiration date 2 years in the future, it's just cheaper for them to dispose of it than verify its status and restock it
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