Amazon has been quietly raising the amount some customers must spend on its site to get free shipping.
    • eee@lemm.eeEnglish
      1·
      11 months ago

      I mean, how else can Bezos afford his third support support yatch?

      You know, the yatch which provides supplies for the bigger yatch which provides supplies to his main superyatch? Man’s gotta live.

  • FredericChopin_@feddit.ukEnglish
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    11 months ago

    I stopped buying from Amazon a while back. The service went downhill quickly and the prices are not really competitive anymore, and for the few items they are cheaper I’d rather source it from a more reputable company than give my money to these fucks.

    • GadolElohai@kbin.social
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      11 months ago

      Might I ask where you buy from? I’d like to make the switch, but since I live in another country and get my items here through courier, getting everything I need in one or two packages is significantly cheaper for me.

  • Engywuck@lemm.eeEnglish
    3·
    11 months ago

    I just bought… once? From Amazon, ca. 2007. Then I learned how their warehouse workers are treated and boycotted them since then.

  • DigitalFrank@lemmy.worldEnglish
    3·
    11 months ago

    You don’t have to buy more, just buy the same things you bought 2 years ago that’ll put you over the new limit. Keep those treasury printers going brrrrrr.

  • 𝘋𝘪𝘳𝘬@lemmy.mlEnglish
    2·
    11 months ago

    I usually “collect” some products before buying them, so I’m always above their limit. I am totally not getting their Prime scam.

    • ares35@kbin.social
      1·
      11 months ago

      i only shop there when they give us prime for free. sometimes (more frequently the last couple years) it’s only a discounted shorter-term trial–so we don’t bother, but the last time it was a full month–free. yea, we used it a little. and binged most everything worth watching off video, too.

    • Haui@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
      0·
      11 months ago

      I recently bought 3 products for 50 bucks and had to pay 10 bucks extra for shipping since 3 different vendors. We really need a federated amazon.

      • 𝘋𝘪𝘳𝘬@lemmy.mlEnglish
        2·
        11 months ago

        This IS federated amazon. What you mean is centralized Amazon. Just make sure to buy products from the same store.

      • Kevnyon@kbin.social
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        11 months ago

        Just make sure anything you order is either “fulfilled by Amazon” or “Ships from Amazon” and you should avoid that. I personally don’t order anything that isn’t shipped by Amazon (either through fulfillment or otherwise).