For the most part these days, Amazon seems like a fast way to ship goods from Alibaba in the one to two day time frame. For a lot of other stuff, it feels like

For the most part these days, Amazon seems like a fast way to ship goods from Alibaba in the one to two day time frame. For a lot of other stuff, it feels like they've lost their edge on price and shipping. Often my main reason for using Amazon is that it reduces the friction associated with buying for more retailers. For example worrying about data breaches, being put on spam email lists, etc.