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121. Again, I am sorry you have had poor results.

Reply to RobinA (Reply #76)

Tue Oct 7, 2025, 07:55 AM

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I have not experienced the problems you describe.

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Way past its prime: how did Amazon get so rubbish? (Guardian) [View all] mdbl Oct 5 OP

I think it was Joseph Conrad, who said this about capitalists Walleye Oct 5 #1

Adam Smith had a few things to say about that ... eppur_se_muova Oct 5 #5

Nice to trash it from on high but those of us in a real world appreciate not having to Srkdqltr Oct 5 #2

I agree. mdbl Oct 5 #4

Way back when amazon started i was suprised that Sears or Pennys didn't take over as Srkdqltr Oct 5 #6

A Pet Peeve ProfessorGAC Oct 5 #13

Yes . They messed up a long term gain for quick money. Srkdqltr Oct 5 #16

Sears made quality products also. ananda Oct 5 #55

The other problem was Amazon started it's first years purposely working at a loss mdbl Oct 5 #92

Yeah, And The Execs At Sears... ProfessorGAC Oct 5 #98

Yep, they had the opportunity misanthrope Friday #126

Sears blew it in the 1990s IbogaProject Oct 5 #36

I seem to remember Sears hiring a CEO who set executives and managers against each other in life-or-death competition, RVN VET71 Monday #107

That isn't the first time that approach has been attempted misanthrope Friday #127

So many CEO's are psychopaths RVN VET71 Saturday #131

Psychopathy and sociopathy have been correlated misanthrope Saturday #132

There are alternatives to Amazon... buzzycrumbhunger Oct 5 #48

Ebay is nowhere near the same. You are buying from other people's houses. No. Srkdqltr Oct 5 #62

Are they free without the Prime membership? mdbl Oct 5 #65

They deliver stuff i need , no added expense, next day. I read a lot so the prime service Srkdqltr Oct 5 #71

Many eBay sellers are full-time businesses. They have to register with eBay as such. Emrys Oct 5 #91

Most people don't want to "do their homework" every time they need TP. Maru Kitteh Monday #117

I don't buy toilet paper online Emrys Tuesday #119

The problem is lonely bird Oct 5 #75

We but online, Amazon mainly, and have for many years. OLDMDDEM Oct 5 #29

Of all the systems mentioned, Amazon is the least shitty Bluetus Oct 5 #37

I think the point of the article is that those people who do rely on Amazon have a right to expect a better service meadowlander Oct 5 #56

Bezos is shit mdbl Oct 5 #67

convenience Be Leave On Oct 5 #61

No, poor planning or plain greed causes someone to cross a picket line. mdbl Oct 5 #100

convenient Be Leave On Monday #106

GIVE ME CONVENIENCE OR GIVE ME DEATH! Coventina Tuesday #124

You do understand that therre are online markets that are NOT Amazon? DBoon Oct 5 #85

Exactly nt Raine Oct 5 #93

Well, a slightly contrarian point RandomNumbers Oct 5 #3

Regarding searching on Amazon, do you know why when I enter something like "women's blue jeans," CrispyQ Oct 5 #7

I can't say for sure, but what is probably happening is the first page you see is the actual items, unsorted. erronis Oct 5 #8

I hadn't noticed the featured box until this thread. CrispyQ Oct 5 #44

Wish I could help. RandomNumbers Oct 5 #9

It's not just blue jeans, it's anything. And almost every search. CrispyQ Oct 5 #42

Amazon UI has been horrible lately The Revolution Oct 5 #79

You have to click some to clean up those results IbogaProject Oct 5 #40

Thank you! I just noticed that little box in the upper right. -nt CrispyQ Oct 5 #43

It's easier and more satisfying to me to delete entities like Facebook and Amazon from my personal universe... hunter Oct 5 #10

Yeah but even with their games, Amazon provides services RandomNumbers Oct 5 #18

I may return to Amazon when they feel the pressure of government regulation and labor unions again. hunter Oct 5 #21

regarding #1 Orrex Oct 5 #22

Not sure RandomNumbers Oct 5 #25

If you have a way to get me out of the FB trap on photos, I would appreciate it Hekate Oct 5 #38

Yikes! RandomNumbers Oct 5 #41

Your point is well taken, but the enshittification of... Mr. Mustard 2023 Oct 5 #11

Some companies are so big, & their competitors too, that they just don't care if they piss their customers off. CrispyQ Oct 5 #20

Well, you're right about some of that, and wrong about other things. MineralMan Oct 5 #12

I'm curious as to why you said Amazon's selling of books is a "monopoly". llmart Oct 5 #26

Most people have not been in a bookstore MineralMan Oct 5 #74

Okay. I see what you were getting at. llmart Oct 5 #89

Bookstores that have stayed in business do seem to be busy. MineralMan Monday #108

I worked in libraries for 10 years. llmart Monday #112

I love libraries! MineralMan Monday #113

This is how I feel about it, too. ShazzieB Oct 5 #27

I am also not a fan but. . . . h2ebits Oct 5 #49

One big problem with Amazon is their Sku mixing IbogaProject Oct 5 #45

You do have to read the listings. MineralMan Oct 5 #73

You can share Prime accounts with your household The Revolution Oct 5 #81

I'm just curious Skittles Oct 5 #96

We both had them from before we met The Revolution Oct 5 #97

ahhhhh OK Skittles Oct 5 #99

"Enshittification" PatSeg Oct 5 #14

Definitely! calimary Oct 5 #58

I'm adding it to my personal dictionary! PatSeg Oct 5 #60

It's definitely "a thing" now! calimary Oct 5 #63

Google has been diluting results for a long time. Tetrachloride Oct 5 #15

Try DuckDuckGo. Pinback Oct 5 #24

I generally use DDG. However, I still sense dilution. Wikipedia is far and away my top general source. Tetrachloride Oct 5 #28

Agreed, Wikipedia is tops for info searches. Pinback Oct 5 #32

ty. that's news to me on the email Tetrachloride Oct 5 #33

Info here: Pinback Oct 5 #50

Invest in an ad blocker. they do work// Historic NY Oct 5 #17

the browser Brave is what I use for all general reading. Tetrachloride Oct 5 #34

I use Firefox as my browser. . . h2ebits Oct 5 #51

the enshitting of america oldinmtdem92 Oct 5 #19

"scroll past 10 screens of (slop) - just to get to one post" Grins Oct 5 #23

Become a star member and you're ad free. ms liberty Oct 5 #66

You assume this is the only site I visit. Grins Tuesday #122

You assume that is what I think; your assumption is incorrect. ms liberty Tuesday #123

We all understand that some people need to use online services. LisaM Oct 5 #30

Yep. meadowlander Oct 5 #59

I too had the Amazon addiction. Ease, free shipping, etc mdbl Oct 5 #68

Agreed. love_katz Oct 5 #77

Amazon has always been a problem, starting with the tax issue. LisaM Monday #111

The still existing brick and mortar stores all have ecommerce sites mdbl Oct 5 #94

The Great Enshittening has been upon us since the 80's. flvegan Oct 5 #31

"It uses its overview of merchants' sales, as well as its ability to observe the return addresses on direct shipments fr BlueWaveNeverEnd Oct 5 #35

So It's Not Just Me? RobinA Oct 5 #39

This all comes down to our Economic and Monetary systems IbogaProject Oct 5 #46

We've noticed that we always have to pay attention to the details. marble falls Oct 5 #47

I like Amazon way more than I like the Guardian. marybourg Oct 5 #52

Not me. There's nothing left in the USA to read that's not Foxified. mdbl Oct 5 #69

Well, the Guardian may not be foxified, but I do find it to be smugified, marybourg Oct 5 #70

The Guardian has five bureaus in the United States misanthrope Friday #128

I've been screwed so many times by 3rd party sellers on Amazon, in the last few years progree Oct 5 #53

I had the same problem when I was buying from Amazon 3rd party mdbl Monday #114

Yeah...don't ever,ever by electronics from Amazon. Open box,broken,used up it's all the same Bengus81 Saturday #129

Thanks, I'll put this on my "Amazon List" which is basically my shopping list for anything I can't get at the local progree Saturday #130

Etsy is the best example of this! EarthAbides Oct 5 #54

Because their business model is to... WestMichRad Oct 5 #57

Amazon got on my boycott list Richard_GB Oct 5 #64

What exactly is wrong with Amazon? mwb970 Oct 5 #72

Well, First For Me RobinA Oct 5 #76

I have never had this problem. mwb970 Oct 5 #78

Again, I am sorry you have had poor results. mwb970 Tuesday #121

Once I quit Amazon I discovered I don't need or want anything I can't get locally... hunter Monday #118

Fantastic! But my results and preferences are different from yours. mwb970 Tuesday #120

Please read the full article. love_katz Oct 5 #80

I did read the full article before I made this post. mdbl Oct 5 #90

My comment was for the rest of the readers on the thread. love_katz Oct 5 #102

Oh ok. Sorry, I misunderstood. mdbl Monday #115

Excellent article and discussion, by the way. love_katz Monday #116

This stood out to me The Revolution Oct 5 #82

search, social media, online shopping, app stores, video games, streaming -- all enshittified paulkienitz Oct 5 #83

Thank you for posting UpInArms Oct 5 #84

Good article. We just love to dance with the bringers of our own destruction. Scrivener7 Oct 5 #86

Unrecognizable OC375 Oct 5 #87

But Mackenzie Scott... TheJillMill Oct 5 #88

She's doing a lot of good in the world Pinback Oct 5 #101

Amazon has Paid Trump Millions & Now Hosts the Trump Official Store Battle Blue Oct 5 #95

The Yahoo model. I used to be active in a bunch of Yahoo groups. Then they weren't happy with ads on the sides and LT Barclay Oct 5 #103

Amazon searches are so bogus..... for example IcyPeas Monday #104

Add ShipT - Target's grocery delivery service - to the BEWARE LIST progree Monday #105

SHIPT - after a phone call, I got a refund progree Friday #125

This was the plan from Day 1 of the Internet dwayneb Monday #109

How to search for something on Amazon like the old days dwayneb Monday #110