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Posted: Jan 31, 2017
Just et my Prime expire a long time. I’ll still use their product reviews but will make actual purchases elsewhere. The may be the most convenient game around but there are higher principles. ;
Use them as a storefront to find what you want. Then, - google the seller and buy direct.
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That is excellent advice. Amazon screws stores selling on their site. - They always side with the buyers who
[ In Reply To ..]claim the item was not received even though tracking shows it was received. They give the money from seller's account back. They do not give sellers a way to see buyer's history and sellers have no way to give buyer feedback. Ebay also does this.
Amazon took a serious tick downward when they built a distribution center in Tennessee. Then started charging sales tax. I don't use them much any more, and I won't use them at all now.
I've never had a problem - with either
[ In Reply To ..]but I'm sure some have.
My question is why is having a distribution center in Tennessee a problem? Didn't that create jobs? Is there a problem with paying sales tax? I mean we pay sales tax on pretty much everything.
YOU DO NOT NEED AMAZON FOR ANYTHING. - sm
[ In Reply To ..]As far as I can see, the ONLY thing that Amazon has a "corner" on is Kindle books, and here's what I think about that:
1. The ease of publishing books for Kindle has led to a flood of absolute crap.
2. Legitimate books will usually have other sources - for instance, from the publisher's website, etc.
Bezos is a globalist POS who does not deserve the support of the nation that has made him wealthy.
Take your business elsewhere, as I am doing.
Get the free month trial of Prime then cancel. - NM
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What's funny about all this - Amazon, Starbucks, Netflix, Lyft, etc. - is the left screaming "free speech"
[ In Reply To ..]but it's no different than donating to political parties (think Koch Brothers) which they hate.
Money does equal political speech, whatever side of the political aisle you are on. A company has the right, but they have to accept the consequences.
Prime membership and Amazon - Observations
[ In Reply To ..]I'm not going to comment on the immigration issue but I no longer use Amazon Prime because they try to make you think you're getting a deal and you really are not. I'm a cord cutter and stream video exclusively. Prime offers a lot of movies but many more have to be rented or purchased. They offer Starz, HBO and other premium services but you have to pay for a subscription in addition to your Prime membership, better to get them as stand alone from the vendor, IMO. I have an iPad and do have Kindle books but our library offers free downloads and that's an option for everyone. This is subjective, but Kindles suck compared to other tablets, I had 2 that were basically throwaways. Last but not least, Jeff Bezos owns the Washington Post newspaper and for a while they were piggybacking that onto people's downloads without their knowledge but think they stopped that because so many people complained. I don't shop online much so Prime shipping was not much of a cost savings for me, I think it takes a lot of purchases to make it pay, so I boycott them but for other reasons.
Wal-Mart now offers free 2-day shipping - anon
[ In Reply To ..]Plus, you don't have a membership fee!
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