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> That said, there isn't a better alternative so I just ignore the ads and go for the product no matter how far down the page that product appears.

Go to Walmart.com or Target.com and you can filter for items sold by Walmart and Target.

Or eBay and Aliexpress. What Amazon is good for is cheap $20 to $100 items that you want the ability to easily return for a refund.

Sadly neither of these are allowed to sell in India. It's an Amazon/Flipkart duopoly and I personally cannot stand the Flipkart shopping interface. Millions love it.

Sorry, I assumed you were in the US!

> I have to come to you Amazon, to just give me what I want, not what you think I want.

It's not what they think you want, they probably know exactly what you want.

It's what they're being paid to shill to you. It's more profitable for them to take that money and put you through a bad experience than to just sell stuff to you.

> just give me what I want, not what you think I want.

I feel the same way about writing suggestions in Gmail and “fuzzy search” common on a lot of sites. What’s the deal with this apparent trend of constantly trying to second-guess user intention?

Ads revenue.

To be fair, from a purist viewpoint everything is disgusting.