I used to do that until I got screwed a couple times. I bought something for $2k, it was bad, shipped it back, and "we never received it". UPS had collected s

I used to do that until I got screwed a couple times. I bought something for $2k, it was bad, shipped it back, and "we never received it". UPS had collected signature, went to correct place. Tried to resolve it amicably, they dragged their feet, and finally I asked amex for a chargeback. and... some deadline was elapsed and they wouldn't refund. long story short, with amazon, every single problem was resolved, with very little friction. That said, amazon is horrible for name brands. They have basically pushed value of brands to zero. Everything comes from UPPERCASENONSENSE brand, searches seem to be 99% sponsored results, many 5.0-star reviews seem to be fake. ugh.