Originally Posted by frayedends (Post 2285291)

Nope. I only buy “sold and shipped by Amazon” products

Originally Posted by ThirdOfFive (Post 2285165)

Amazon is good. We've been prime members for over ten years now and love their delivery service as well as Prime TV.

That is not to say that they are faultless however. A big problem with Amazon, IMO, is that a lot of stuff bought on their website is junk, primarily from China. Case in point: some years back the battery on my old(er) laptop died. Battery shop I stopped at in Bloomington, MN, quoted me a price of $70 for a new one--if they could get it, which was not guaranteed as it was no longer manufactured. I decided to shop Amazon for one, and found it...less than $20, titled with one of those phony names that Chinese manufacturing seems so good at using, and when it promptly arrived it fit perfectly. Trouble was it would stay charged for only 20 minutes or so at most, and when plugged in it would get VERY hot while charging. Another time I needed a couple of those little round batteries some appliances use...bathroom scales, headphones and the like...and found some. Two for something like $9m at Walgreen's or CVS. A card of the same battery model cost about $12 for a card of 20 at Amazon, so I figured the risk was minimal. Same problem: whereas the Walgreen's batteries lasted for months, these died in days. And some didn't work at all.

Caveat emptor.

Originally Posted by Michael G. (Post 2285285)

Image the 10's of thousand's of cardboard Amazon must use.
Are there enough land fills to except it all?

Originally Posted by frayedends (Post 2285206)

They have been late or completely missing delivery on 6 of my last 9 orders. They charged me for not returning an item that was never delivered. They also promised credits for late deliveries that never showed up in my checkout. This is all in the last few months. Prior to that I hardly ever had issues.

Originally Posted by mikeberk (Post 2285354)

When you want to search the Internet for an item, do it in a search engine such as DuckDuckGo not the Amazon website. When you search in DuckDuckGo, all businesses are competing for your purchase and you’ll see search results from Amazon, Walmart, and many others. They are competing against one another for your purchase. When you search for an item directly in Amazon you may not see the best price because they already know your profile, buying habits and competition is severely reduced.

After you see your search results in DuckDuckGo, make note of the best price that is presented from the various companies, including Amazon. Then search for the exact same item within the Amazon site. You may or may not see that item for that same lower price but you can get to the item by clicking on it in the DuckDuckGo search results. This tip may not work all the time but it has worked many times for me and others that are aware of it.

Happy holidays, and most importantly, happy shopping!

Originally Posted by retiredguy123 (Post 2285209)

I receive about 4 to 6 Amazon deliveries every week. Occasionally, they lose a package, but they automatically refund the charge. So far, they don't owe me any money.

Lowes and Home Depot have lost almost all of my business because Amazon sells everything that those stores sell. Why leave the house?

Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby (Post 2285241)

There are some things I only buy on Amazon. Like the filtrete under-sink water cartridges and the filters for my Keurig (I don't buy k-cups, I use refillable insert filters). I also love Amazon Prime Video. Between that and Netflix, I get most of my "TV" entertainment.

Originally Posted by rsmurano (Post 2285380)

If it’s a name brand item, I will shop for it on Amazon and will only buy it if it’s much cheaper. If it’s close in price I always buy local. Amazon as well as Walmart carry cheap Chinese branded cr@p and it’s those items that are really cheap in price. We’ve tried prime 2x now and it doesn’t offer anything for the expense. Prime video was terrible, we only saw a couple shows we watched, Amazon music is not that good either, prefer the hires sites.

Originally Posted by Captainpd (Post 2285439)

What's that old saying?? You can't please all the people all the time.

Originally Posted by Gpsma (Post 2285176)

If u cnt find it on amazon..its not worth buying.

Been a member since 1996 when they sold books.

Screw local shopping.

Originally Posted by Randall55 (Post 2285343)

I am one of those who try not to use Amazon. Allowing a company to become a monopoly is never a good idea. Capitalism works when there is competition because it keeps prices low. Without it, a company with a monopoly hold can charge whatever they wish and consumers must pay. Economics 101.As some posters have stated, you can find better deals than Amazon. I intend to help keep it that way.

Originally Posted by JMintzer (Post 2285466)

And the ToTV corollary is, "You can't please some of the people...EVER!"...

Originally Posted by Tvflguy (Post 2285155)

Amazon?

We are not Prime members but always are so satisfied. 3 days ago our Dyson vacuum went dead. Searched Amazon for a new lithium battery. Bingo $34.99. $35 for free shipping. Searched and found .99 wafer cookies. Ordered 3. Free shipping then. Perfect.
Got an Amazon notice the shipment would arrive today 11am-3pm. Checked their site and saw a realtime map with a sleigh stating it’s 4 stops away. Watched as the sleigh moved to our house and right then it was delivered.
Opened the one box with the cookies and the battery. Just installed the battery, vac is perfect and cookies in the pantry
So spoiled with Amazon. We always go with them whenever we need something. Especially love their return policy.
Although we’d prefer to shop locally etc, simply cannot beat Amazon.