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[–] 21 points 5 months ago (12 children)

I left Amazon 10 years ago. I try to buy direct from manufacturer's websites, for instance, I just ordered a pocket hole jig from Vevor. I've never not gotten something because Amazon was the only source, that's not a thing as far as I can tell. Everything Amazon sells can be bought elsewhere online, sometimes for less.

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  • [–] 13 points 5 months ago (6 children)

    When I was an Amazon seller, I loved when people did this, and my website prices were always lower. Amazon takes such a large chunk from each sale.

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  • [–] 3 points 5 months ago (4 children)

    Isn't that a violation of the terms of selling on Amazon?

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  • [–] 4 points 5 months ago (2 children)

    Having different prices for different marketplaces? No, I think that was fine back then (almost ~10 years ago), but not sure about now. And if it wasn't I guess I just didn't get caught 🙂. My prices were highest on Amazon, lower on eBay, and lowest on my site. Amazon had the highest sales volume by far though.

    You couldn't directly advertise your website to Amazon customers though, if that's what you mean. Some sellers had other ways... I think I remember some sellers including a small card in their packages that would say something like "Register your purchase at https://... to extend your return period" (or activate a warranty, receive a coupon code for another purchase, etc.). Or maybe it would ask them to send an email instead of going to a URL (Amazon sellers can't see their customers' email addresses). Something like that.

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  • [–] 6 points 5 months ago (3 children)

    The one place I'm having issue with this is appliance parts. Every time I try to buy from an appliance parts retailer on line it takes weeks to get my part. It's either that or I call a local repair shop that has parts in stock and will sell it to me if I have the time to get out to their location an hour and half away between 9 and 3. Man I'm just trying to fix the washer when I get home from work. I dont have time for all that or the time to wait for the part, laundrys gotta get done!

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  • [+] -7 points 5 months ago* (1 child)

    Lol wut. Most people on earth wash laundry without a washing machine

    I think you'd survive a few weeks

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  • [–] 3 points 5 months ago

    With 2 people working 80hrs a week and a kid in cloth diapers I assure you I cannot wait a few weeks.

    Could probably get the diapers done throughout the week by hand and I do all my own laundry in a hotel room by hand when I have to travel for work, but I dont have the littiney of other home owner crap to take care of or all the bedding and towels so its just my clothes.

    At what time should I be doing my entire family's laundry by hand including bedding for 3 to 4 weeks?

    Sure could drop off at a laundry service but at that point its expensive enough to have just paid the repair guy with the part in his truck to come out and fix it defeating the whole point of fixing it myself.

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