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Dear Amazon (lemmy.ml)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/funny@sh.itjust.works
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[–] 5 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Use eBay.

I needed 7/16" ink ribbon for my antique Burroughs adding machine. Bought it on eBay. Order was fulfilled by Ribbons Unlimited, a small business that just sells ink ribbons for typewriters. Took a week to get it, but I wasn't in that much of a hurry.

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  • [–] 24 points 1 year ago* (2 children)

    I was buying some rolling papers. They were $10 on Amazon. I decided to check eBay, they had the same exact pack but it was $15. Decided to go with the eBay purchase to avoid Amazon. 2 days later I get an Amazon delivery. It's my rolling papers, shipped straight from Amazon with a $5 dollar markup going straight to the eBay seller. So not only did bezos still get his cut but i paid an extra $5 for the privilege.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    That happens from time to time. Hell, I've even had that happen two weeks ago with Newegg for a rare cable I needed.

    Still though, on the whole, you can get in touch with some real brick and mortar style sellers, and often times it's cheaper. I saved like $20 on a pack of water filters for my fridge recently.

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