• RBWells@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    I don’t order restaurant food or fresh/frozen grocery for delivery, that’s about it really.

    I do try to order from manufacturer websites when possible but on the occasions I have asked them, they say they make the same $ with Amazon fulfillment.

    Lots of stuff I order online but pick up at store too. Meals, coffee, prescription drugs, wine & liquor.

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      11 months ago

      Amazon often states in their agreement with sellers that the manufacturer can’t sell for less than Amazon.

      Amazon also scrapes sites and lowers prices automatically when other places outprice them. It was interesting seeing this happen irl at a place I used to work at

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      11 months ago

      I refuse to buy anything from Amazon, and I will even pay extra to get it directly from the manufacturer’s site. So it’s really disheartening when I end up getting an Amazon package in the mail anyway. I think a lot of places save on space and headcount by using Amazon for fulfillment.

      I even have the same issue with eBay. Some sellers are just drop-shippers for Amazon.