> No matter how badly Amazon treats its workers, we all keep shopping there
This doesn’t have to be true. I cancelled prime and haven’t shopped at Amazon in years.
This doesn’t have to be true. I cancelled prime and haven’t shopped at Amazon in years.
A lot of Internet services are on AWS
But I would not, personally, deal with the royalty of dark patterns
Seriously. Drive to the store. Find parking. Walk to the general location where item should be. Item isn’t there. Try to find a clerk (there are 2 in the whole store). Get item or settle for whatever is there. Wait in line. Self checkout (we were told this would reduce wait time). Pay more because store is more expensive. Drive home. The whole thing took an hour of your time and you didn’t even get the exact thing you wanted. Also, good luck if you have kids or are busy or don’t have a car or are disabled.
The solution is labor laws. Voting with your wallet. Doesn’t. Work. It has never worked. Voting with your wallet is the solution companies want you to try because they know actual regulation would actually work.
Someone may say similar words about shopping at Amazon and they wouldn't be wrong.
"the hell that is shopping at Amazon's counterfeit infested online store"
Yes I sometimes shop online but these days I try to go direct to the manufacturer's own web store, or I'll buy it on a product-niche site such as bhphoto.com that isn't chock full of anonymous sellers hawking made-in-china garbage.
I know this is a common complaint, but I haven’t experienced it personally. A lot of the things I get on Amazon are name-brand items I would’ve bought in a store anyways (e.g. paper towels or mouthwash).