It baffles me how many people buy from Amazon here in Germany. It's just bad: high prices, horrible search, mediocre shipping times, retarded logistics and that's before you get into ethics arguments.
I only buy from them when it looks like they're losing money
Last time I bought from them they had a promo that at best (for them) meant they broke even. However since they also ship every other item separately they certainly lost money due to multiple shipping fees on an order with free shipping.
My guess it's largely laziness. People love monopolies because they are convenient and maybe herd mentality.
I generally find stores in price comparison websites (just make sure you don't visit the store directly from Google's shopping tab which might give them a commission) or ebay.
Buying the other way (US to Europe) is rarely worth it unfortunately. With 19% import tax and the ridiculous international shipping charges in the US it only really makes sense for very small items.
I'm going to start sending lists of things to buy for me so you can find me the best deal. I'm also sending a list of companies to boycott for me. You will be paid in exposure; I here that is what all the kids work for now.
I haven't bought anything from Amazon since the beginning of the pandemic, and then it was just hair clippers and a new mouse.
It baffles me how many people buy from Amazon here in Germany. It's just bad: high prices, horrible search, mediocre shipping times, retarded logistics and that's before you get into ethics arguments.
Last time I bought from them they had a promo that at best (for them) meant they broke even. However since they also ship every other item separately they certainly lost money due to multiple shipping fees on an order with free shipping.
My guess it's largely laziness. People love monopolies because they are convenient and maybe herd mentality.
I generally find stores in price comparison websites (just make sure you don't visit the store directly from Google's shopping tab which might give them a commission) or ebay.
Buying the other way (US to Europe) is rarely worth it unfortunately. With 19% import tax and the ridiculous international shipping charges in the US it only really makes sense for very small items.
I'm going to start sending lists of things to buy for me so you can find me the best deal. I'm also sending a list of companies to boycott for me. You will be paid in exposure; I here that is what all the kids work for now.
I only buy from them as a last resort.