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You can get whatever item you're looking for at a myriad of other online retailers, let alone brick and mortars. It's not Amazon's problem that people prefer th
by parineum 3y ago
You can get whatever item you're looking for at a myriad of other online retailers, let alone brick and mortars. It's not Amazon's problem that people prefer them over the local store.
- JohnFen 3y agoThe question isn't whether or not it's "Amazon's problem" or even Amazon's fault. The question is whether or not Amazon is a monopoly. I'm not asserting that they are or are not. I think it's a legitimate question. I do think that even if they technically aren't, they're very close to it.
- parineum 3y agoThey are absolutely not close to a monopoly. They have tons of competitors. Walmart has basically the same exact service online. You can get your crafts on Etsy. You can get your tech supplies on a ton of different websites. You can get all your hardware supplies at homedepot (online and b&m) and the list goes on and on and on. If Amazon disappeared tomorrow, you could get literally everything the minute it happened on many other places. You can even get all the same chinese knockoffs right from the source, aliexpress. A monopoly means you are _forced_ to patronize them. I know a lot of people who have chosen specifically not to shop at Amazon and they don't have a problem getting what they are looking for. They have a monopoly on offering two day shipping and incredibly easy returns and an extremely reasonable price, that's why people use them.