Yeah this thread is beyond sad. People want to think they’re savvy consumers; also think every AA battery with a different outer wrapping is made in a dedicated battery factory.
Comment on Trying to find a messenger bag at Amazon
Zamboni_Driver@lemmy.ca 1 day ago
Lol dummies this isn’t enshitification. Amazon used to not list this stuff, but they realized that they were losing sales because people would go to temu and AliExpress and buy the cheap goods there.
It’s not that hard to tell which products are cheap products from China being sold by distributors. Y’all are just bad at shopping.
Krudler@lemmy.world 1 day ago
SparroHawc@lemmy.zip 1 day ago
Amazon is a service. That service is becoming materially worse (I have a harder time finding what I’m looking for because of the flood of substandard products, and even when I do find what I’m looking for, there’s a sizable risk that it’s a fake). This is very much enshittification; they captured the market share, and now they’re squeezing it. Anything that makes them more money but is worse for the consumer, they do. Anything that is better for the consumer but costs them money, they don’t do.
MountingSuspicion@reddthat.com 1 day ago
To a certain extent, isn’t it still enshitification? They lowered their standards (making the product/marketplace worse) to capture marketshare/increase profits.
Also, blaming consumers for being “bad at shopping” is certainly a take. What about the gold plated HDMI cables sold at a huge markup? More expensive doesn’t mean better and we can’t expect everyone to have the knowledge or ability or time to know about every single thing they purchase. Shitty companies are charging more for less and consumers are being squeezed. Photos are all manipulated and there’s no real way to know the quality from a picture. People are trying their best to get good products for their money without being scammed.