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Think what you will about Amazon, but they proved their usefulness to me last week. It was two days before a birthday and I needed a present, which interesting
by TheChaplain 1y ago
Think what you will about Amazon, but they proved their usefulness to me last week.
It was two days before a birthday and I needed a present, which interestingly was as unusual as a spotting scope. I found it on Amazon, paid a tiny amount extra for express delivery, and it arrived the next day at lunch time. Fully functional, no scams or trickery.
Before I bought it, I checked with all shops in mine and nearby cities, no luck. I went on PriceRunner, where the cheapest option was 30% more expensive and everyone had (at best) 3-5 days delivery. Then as a last check, I went on Amazon.
I don't love Amazon, there seem to be a lot of things that doesn't seem right. Plus they easily push out small shops everywhere.
But they do deliver.
- philipallstar 1y agoIndeed. I don't really see all the problems people have with it. It's not perfect but it's extremely reliable on average.
- lopis 1y agoHuman rights violations and unfair business practices. But other than that they are great.
- _DeadFred_ 1y agoDon't forget the allowing of unsafe products such as fake fuses.
- pedrogpimenta 1y agoI agree. I would just like that they didn't have to exploit workers. It seems something that could be done. Have more people taking smaller or less frenetic shifts and pay them the same or more. It can be doable, seeing the amount of money Bezos amasses, right? I love the service but despise how the workers are treated. And nothing compares, there's no real competition.
- olelele 1y agoThe whole point of Amazon is to extract as much wealth as possible from everything and everyone except bezos. Thousands of people breaking themselves so he can go to space. Just like the olden robber barons.
- gorbachev 1y agoThe reason you can only find things in Amazon is that they've driven all other vendors out.