Post if you cancelled Amazon

[Route 45]

THIS.



I stopped using Amazon before it was cool. And 9x18 is the best.

9x18 an obscure caliber?

(Laughs in .45 GAP)

 

[4651feeder]

In some sick way it's enjoyable utilizing Prime to facilitate multiple small deliveries a day.
It becomes even more enjoyable finding the second delivery is only four stops away fifteen miles to the west. It gives me peace of mind believing Amazon lost money on me that day while providing local employment via their delivery svc.

 

[Vigilant]

Wish I could get my wife to stop with Amazon.

I didn’t know Amazon sold sammiches?

 

[Biggredchev]

there a plenty of things, that depending on when you order and what it is, that will arrive quicker than if you left the home to go get them.

Not where i live lol

Also what are you guys buying on amazon that you cant find in a store? Not trying to start nothin just curious.

 

[Paul30]

They carry a lot of odd items I can't find anywhere else and I use to go to them often to buy many things. Even if you don't completely drop them, at least try to scale back as much as possible. I was looking at buying a few computers soon, guess where I will not buy them. I need a new laser printer too, but not from Amazon. Anything I buy now they will be the absolute last place I look and nothing expensive. On the other hand, overstock.com might get some business since they were willing to hire the white hat hackers to investigate the election fraud.

 

[Route 45]

Not where i live lol

Also what are you guys buying on amazon that you cant find in a store? Not trying to start nothin just curious.

Replacement remote control for a TV.
A lamp that my wife liked.
Extended charging handle for a new Hi-Point carbine.
Obscure movie on DVD.
Several unique gift items.
Specialty food items.
Holster for a less common pistol.
Night sight for a Ruger GP100.
Picatinny rail for 10/22 receiver.
Amateur radio equipment.
Garden auger drill kit.

And that's not even counting things that I could probably find locally, but are cheaper on Amazon even before figuring in my time and gas money. Especially gun related items like holsters, optics, rails, night sights, etc. The selection on Amazon beats any gun shop I've ever been to, and I can click twice and have it at my door in a couple of days.

 

[longbow]

You know Amazon godaddy took down ar15.com today.

Avoid anything Amazon.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

THIS.



I stopped using Amazon before it was cool. And 9x18 is the best.

Well that explains the pineapple on pizza thing. (Just kidding. I used to OC a CZ-82)

 

[bwframe]

Did you cancel your Amazon account using your iPhone?

 

[Bummer]

I verified that Parler was down, then cancelled my Amazon Prime membership. No refund. I don't care.
I deleted all Amazon apps from my computer and my phone.
I have spent a lot of money with Amazon over the last few years. That is over. Nothing. Ever. Again.
Will it hurt them? Perhaps not in any meaningful sense, but that doesn't matter.
Nothing from Amazon. Ever again. Principle matters.

Make all the excuses you must. That's on you. I'm done.

 

[churchmouse]

I verified that Parler was down, then cancelled my Amazon Prime membership. No refund. I don't care.
I deleted all Amazon apps from my computer and my phone.
I have spent a lot of money with Amazon over the last few years. That is over. Nothing. Ever. Again.
Will it hurt them? Perhaps not in any meaningful sense, but that doesn't matter.
Nothing from Amazon. Ever again. Principle matters.

Make all the excuses you must. That's on you. I'm done.

 

[Lex Concord]

Not where i live lol

Also what are you guys buying on amazon that you cant find in a store? Not trying to start nothin just curious.

Its very handy for appliance parts and such... switch (just the switch) for my sump pump; belt, pulley, and heating element (at different times) for my dryer; replacement laptop batteries and chargers; replacement inline footswitch for lamp to replace the one that one of my pups chewed through... list goes on.

 

[Lex Concord]

You know Amazon godaddy took down ar15.com today.

Avoid anything Amazon.

Are you saying the GoDaddy decision was based on pressure from Amazon?

 

[foszoe]

Amazon, Walmart Tell Consumers to Skip Returns of Unwanted Items

Amazon and Walmart have found that for inexpensive items or large ones that would incur hefty shipping fees, it is often cheaper to refund the purchase price and let customers keep the products.

www.wsj.com

 

[Davis0023]

I will continue to do what I have always done with Amazon and make them lose money by maintaining me as a Prime customer.

Sure thing... Ship me that $.75 item, for free, by tomorrow. Even better, ship me that $0.50 item, but take your time doing and I'll go ahead and take that $1 digital download credit off your hands.

I do this multiple times per week. 261 orders in 2020. 185 in 2019. 263 in 2018.

If they want to to be assholes, I'll make them pay for it.

You are a genius my friend and I may now have a new hobby! What all can I get with the digital credits?

 

[rebase]

Amazons retail business only makes up about 36% of their total income.
AWS makes up about 57% of income.

From investopedia: https://www.investopedia.com/how-amazon-makes-money-4587523

Amazon North America: Revenue of $59.4 billion and income of $2.3 billion in Q3 2020. This is about 62% of the company's net sales for the quarter. But only 36% of their total income across segments.

Amazon's AWS segment generated net sales of $11.6 billion and operating income of $3.5 billion in Q3 2020

What this means:
- Online shopping is low margin high volume. Losing some sales wont make a dent.
- AWS is low volume but extremely high margin. Losing some sales will make a dent.

 

[Slapstick]

I use Amazon as more of a search engine anymore. I installed the browser addon Priceblink but there are other shopping addons that do the same. Search for product on Amazon and Priceblink will let you know if another retailer has it and what the price is with a link to take you there. Most of the time it's the same price or cheaper than Amazon even if you include having to pay for shipping.

 

[bwframe]

Did you cancel your Amazon account using your iPhone?