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At the same time there is nothing sold at Amazon that you can't find somewhere else. And probably will also not be a fake.
by belter 2y ago
At the same time there is nothing sold at Amazon that you can't find somewhere else. And probably will also not be a fake.
- MichaelZuo 2y agoYeah I’ve sometimes even seen the same user on HN expresing a desire to cut Amazon down to size and then the very next week bemoan some layoff or closure. Seems like it would save a lot of stress, and be less schizophrenic, to just buy things elsewhere.
- readyplayernull 2y agoTemu is the new Amazon, same quality and real free shipping, it also sends a single package.
- gorjusborg 2y agoSure, an old school grassroots boycott can theoretically work, but talking about it in this context is a little like considering 'GoFundMe' fundraising campaigns as a replacement for a functional medical system. Laws should be enacted and enforced. Personal boycotts are not a replacement for government.
- MichaelZuo 2y agoLaws pushed through… based on what political will? Legislators, the general population, regulators, etc., have finite amounts of time, energy, and determination.
- throwway120385 2y agoThe laws already exist. Antitrust suits would do a very good job of effecting change here.
- gorjusborg 2y ago'and enforced.'
- 9283409232 2y agoAmazon has a lot of very niche parts that you can only find on Aliexpress and by waiting 3 months.
- belter 2y agoAnd every time I tried I noticed its a seller, with an address, sometimes out of the first floor of a Pub somewhere in the UK, and Amazon will wash their hands out of it when the product turns out to be crap.
- kjkjadksj 2y agoI found those are often on ebay with 2-3 day shipping sometimes. Same product image and everything. Usually a few bucks cheaper than the same item on amazon.
- asvitkine 2y agoMaybe works for the US, but eBay shipping to Canada tend to ridiculously overpriced...
- kjkjadksj 2y agoThere are basically two flavors of it on ebay. You could opt for free shipping from china, pay substantially less, but wait a month. Or you pay a little more in product cost for free shipping from someone who ordered these goods bulk from china and now ships them out of Van Nuys. I wouldn’t be surprised if there are Canada based sellers like this as well.
- znpy 2y ago> And probably will also not be a fake. Happened to me twice with usb drives. Nowadays i only buy usb flash drives and sd/microsd cards from brick and mortar stores. Unironically the local grocery store has great deals on high quality (kioxia) usb3 flash drives. Better prices than specialised stores.