Comment on Amazon Artificially Discounting Items $0.01 Below the Free Shipping Limit

• Turret3857@infosec.pub ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  good luck for niche items

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  • Wogi@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Or even common ones that aren’t the biggest sellers.

    It’s getting increasingly hard to find things locally, and frequently I’m left ordering things online after going to 3 different stores in town trying to find something specific. More than once it’s been a replacement or a refill of something I bought locally a few years ago.

    It’s not a matter of “oh well Menards has the screws the right size but they’re Phillips drive.” It’s “this size is only available online, if you order from us it’ll take 6 days or more. Might still be Phillips idk.” And Amazon can get me what I need tomorrow.

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    • Darkassassin07@lemmy.ca ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Sometimes the local prices are insane too.

      I needed a new infrared thermometer the other day; cheapest one I could find locally that wasn’t a kids medical forehead thermometer with a tiny temperature range: $56 before tax.

      Amazon shipped one for $25 incl tax+shipping.

      I’m broke af atm. That makes a huge difference. I feel dirty even opening the app/site; but that price difference is absurd.

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  • rockSlayer@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Avoid doesn’t mean “totally abstain”, it means do your best to stay away.

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