Start using Amazon, but in an elaborate drop shipping scam where you sell a $.25 item for $38 and have Amazon pay you $3.99 to ship it to yourself as a proxy.
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Duke_Nukem_1990@feddit.org 5 weeks ago
Stop using Amazon
UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
Duke_Nukem_1990@feddit.org 5 weeks ago
Nahh their workers still get exploited (even more than the average laborer)
lemmydividebyzero@reddthat.com 5 weeks ago
Amazon will probably get future tax benifits in Luxembourg because of that loss caused by you.
humble_pete_digger@lemm.ee 5 weeks ago
Temu or aliexpress
qaz@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
90% procent of products on Amazon are from AliExpress dropshippers anyway
humble_pete_digger@lemm.ee 4 weeks ago
Exactly, just skip bezos pockets
qaz@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Yes, I try to buy things second hand but if it’s not possible to get it that way I usually resort to one of the local stores or AliExpress.
PlainSimpleGarak@lemmings.world 5 weeks ago
It’s too convenient. Order something Sunday night, I’ll definitely have it by Tuesday afternoon if not earlier. I always wait until I have enough items I need over $50 before I place an order anyway.
dan@upvote.au 5 weeks ago
In my area I can order something at midnight and receive it by 10am. They do next day, same day, and overnight on a lot of items.
Auli@lemmy.ca 5 weeks ago
Sure but you don’t need it. Yes it’s nice. But once I canceled prime I just order less junk I don’t need. It was like an addiction. Just browse oh that looks cool.
lord_ryvan@ttrpg.network 3 weeks ago
Unironically buy from AliExpress; Amazon is mostly an overpriced proxy to AliExpress nowadays.
Sadly I can say the same thing for my country’s Bol.com :'-(
d00ery@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
I’ve switched to eBay. The delivery time is often the same and the returns are ok too
Trainguyrom@reddthat.com 5 weeks ago
A few years ago I mused that we might see the day when eBay becomes a more trustworthy platform to purchase on than Amazon. I’m not sure when exactly the streams crossed but I think we are past it now
DireTech@lemm.ee 5 weeks ago
That happened years ago. Better search and more trustworthy sellers since products aren’t co-mingled. No way is some seller with years of positive reviews going to send you broken junk and not try to make it right.
GenXLiberal@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
I agree.
Amazon is difficult to find what you want if you are searching for a specific brand or item. It shows you many options.
To me it seems like Amazon wants to sell you something as long as the make a sale. Whether it is what you actually wanted is a distant second.
needanke@feddit.org 5 weeks ago
Hm, my experiences with e-Bay have been pretty bad (hard to return items or get customer support involved when something is wrong). I’ve had better luck with just random mid-sized buisnesses or directly ordering from the manufacturer.
UltraMagnus0001@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
I been going to ebay more recently. What I do is try to decipher the Amazon reviews and then go to ebay, even though I have Prime. My headlamp led was less expensive on ebay by 50%!
TheFeatureCreature@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
I wish I could do more shopping there, but eBay in Canada is extremely expensive which has lead to it being kind of a ghost town compared to the US. $20-$50 shipping fees, even on tiny items, is common.
So I’ve started to use AliExpress more often. Literally the exact same item on Amazon but without the markup - sometimes even half the price. It’s not a great solution but the online shopping selection here in Canada is awful.
swampdownloader@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 weeks ago
Just gotta avoid Amazon drop shippers. Thousands of feedback + free expedited shipping + free returns = maybe a drop shipper.
T00l_shed@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
No, avoid alllll of amazon
swampdownloader@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 weeks ago
Correct but eBay is full of shippers who drop ship from Amazon. You don’t want to go on eBay to accidentally end up ordering from Amazon.
GrumpyDuckling@sh.itjust.works 5 weeks ago
You have to offer free returns for top rated seller status. It puts you higher up in searches.
swampdownloader@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 weeks ago
Ok but a common indicator of a drop shipper is all of the items I listed not just free returns.
way_of_UwU@programming.dev 5 weeks ago
I’ve found that a lot of stuff listed on Amazon is about the price of shipping higher than it is on eBay I guess to account for the free Prime shipping. If you don’t have Prime, there really isn’t much reason to not use eBay since you’d be getting doubly screwed without the free shipping on Amazon.