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I getting more and more dissatisfied with Amazon lately. Thru this pandemic, they let very shady seller's from China scam and gouge buyers for items that were hard to get. Then they wouldn't accept phone calls when the purchase went bad, using the pandemic as a lame excuse; you were on your own. There was no recourse or assistance from them. They just let their Prime members (and everyone else) swinging in the wind. So pretty much SOL. And THAT pisses me off. Prices creeping up. Shipping speeds increasing. Turning a blind eye while allowing Chinese sellers to rip people off. Being stingy with their employees when they can well-afford to do better by them. Uh, not good.
Wife ran into this similar issue. Instead she used their chat feature and chatted with their support staff and they were able to refund her money. She said they were very responsive and a few days later her credit card got a refund.
Prime membership not only not gets you faster shipping. You get access to prime video streaming which has a lot of original content that is well produced, plus regular movies and shows. We don't have cable so between Netflix, Hulu and prime we're entertained. Amazon music is great. We've ordered printed pictures from Amazon. First reads give me free Kindle book every month. Analyst project millions of prime subscribers. Random people like the op on the internet pseudo boycotting them is not going to make a dent in their profit.
I just buy from whoever is cheaper, including shipping and taxes. Today, I purchased some printer ink cartridges. The local Office Depot was a lot cheaper than Amazon and Walmart, including shipping with delivery by the close of business tomorrow.
Yes, I did receive the cartridges yesterday afternoon. And I have noticed there are sellers of merchandise on Ebay that are cheaper than Amazon and Walmart, and I have had no problems with the delivery and quality of their merchandise.
Wife ran into this similar issue. Instead she used their chat feature and chatted with their support staff and they were able to refund her money. She said they were very responsive and a few days later her credit card got a refund.
Prime membership not only not gets you faster shipping. You get access to prime video streaming which has a lot of original content that is well produced, plus regular movies and shows. We don't have cable so between Netflix, Hulu and prime we're entertained. Amazon music is great. We've ordered printed pictures from Amazon. First reads give me free Kindle book every month. Analyst project millions of prime subscribers. Random people like the op on the internet pseudo boycotting them is not going to make a dent in their profit.
Similar here. Never an issue with returns. Credits get issues when dropping returns off. Prices are often lower than stores. During the lock down we shifted almost all shopping but fresh groceries.
I also leverage chase’s credit card platform to buy amazon gift cards to Amazon and get an effective 7.5% discount on my amazon purchases because of it
Jeff Bezos' net worth is $150 Billion... There are 2.5 million sellers on Amazon, which means Jeff Bezos' has profited an average of $60,000 per seller.
This makes no sense. Bezos didn't make most of his money off of other sellers. If you're going to attribute his wealth to how he earned it, at least use facts.
Amazon charges sellers 10-16% in fees and they also hold funds for up to 30 days.. if you can, try to figure out who is selling the item and see if you can buy from them directly. Remember, that's 16% of the selling price, not of profits. So if a seller is only getting a 25% margin, Amazon is making more than the actual seller which is just messed up in my opinion... Still not sure how Amazon became THE market place.
I think this is a good explanation. Amazon has low fees, as you suggest (10%-16%). They only hold it for 30 days.
That's an amazing value and that's how Amazon became "THE market place".
If the seller's margins are as low as you claim, you have to wonder how the seller is in business. Perhaps the seller needs to revisit their business plan.
I think this is a good explanation. Amazon has low fees, as you suggest (10%-16%).
By comparison, most retail stores demand something close to 50%, less only on hot, fast-moving and higher-price products. And often have to pay suppliers on a weekly to ten day basis for the entire delivered lot.
Blah, blah. Who said I shopped at AMZN? This thread is about your shopping habits i.e. 'if you can help it', per your thread title, and your hatred (jealousy) of Bezos'. Else, you wouldn't waste your time whining about his net worth.
If your perception is 'their prices are going way up' and/or you feel he's the 'devil' then simply don't buy from AMZN (rather than 'if I can help it'). It's certainly irrelevant to 'we are going in the opposite direction anyway towards minimalism'; much of what AMZN ships, especially relative to the past few months, is food and toiletries, lol. I don't know about you, but I don't want to do without TP and deodorant. : )
Incidentally, 2nd QTR projections reflect a potential loss (up to 1B) due to COVID expenditures (compared to a $3B gain last year).
Please DO NOT put words in my mouth that aren't there or thoughts in my head that aren't there "(jealousy)".
So don't put thoughts in my head that aren't there..I am in no way jealous. I just don't think he needs anymore (of my) money.
I didn't say you shopped at Amazon, I said IF YOU WANT TO shop there, go ahead.
Again, don't put words in my mouth that aren't there.
I also never said "he's the devil".. again do not put words in my mouth.
You sound awfully defensive of Amazon and Jeff Bezos.
Are you secretly him, here on City Data?
Are you a long lost relative you HOPE he more money so you can inherit more.
Fir someone who apparently doesn't shop at Amazon, you are awfully interested that anyone would say " I'm no longer shopping there".
Oh? And my "if I can help it" comment? Since you SEEM to know what is in my head..then you would know..that means ( just for your clarification) " I won't shop at Amazon anymore IF I CAN HELP IT.... UNLESS Amazon is the ONLY place to get an item I want"
But since you are so good at reading minds and putting words in other's mouths...you KNEW that was the rest of my (unsaid) completed thought, now didn't you?
Have a nice day!
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