Comment on amazon can afford to treat its workers with dignity
hash@slrpnk.net 6 days ago
I don’t want 1 hour shipping. I want charming niche shops and fabs where the employees are treated well and able to serve higher quality products, and repair things when they occasionally break.
I really just want a choice in shopping that isn’t Amazon, Target, or Walmart.
Like, there are pretty much no mom and pop shores anymore. There’s an occasional “niche” bigbox, like Dicks or Walmart or Marshalls…but like, for real, there’s nothing left.
And then, you think you’re going direct to manufacturer, but nope, just a fancy skin on top of Amazon.
Or worse, twice so far, is order something from eBay and have it delivered in Amazon packaging on an Amazon truck.
Walmart is niche?? I feel like I must be misinterpreting. 😅
I could’ve sworn I said BestBuy…which I would consider “niche” in that, I can’t think of a single other retailer in my area that competes directly as an electronics store.
There’s maybe an appliance shop nearby still? But I’m hundreds of miles away from even a Fry’s. No more CircuitCity or CompUSA or even Sears.
If I didn’t have a wholesale club nearby or a MicroCenter ~90 mins away, I wouldn’t have a clue where to buy a TV (for example), in person, besides WalMart, Target, or BestBuy.
Fry’s as in fry’s electronics? Didn’t they go bankrupt because one of the owners was embezzling?
All the ma and pa shops were forced into selling on Walmart and Amazon and eBay etc.
They are equally beat to shit by the platform pushing their prices down, the platform controlling the visibility of their products, and countless rules that if ever broken result in a permanent platform ban, ending the business.
Out of curiosity, where do you live? I’ve not shopped at any of these stores in at least a decade.
So, like, the 50’s?
krisevol@lemmus.org 6 days ago
I get the sentiment, but the market as a whole said differently. I doubt Americans could afford that.
humanamerican@lemmy.zip 6 days ago
Americans could afford to spend more on goods that are actually durable. And those who couldn’t would buy used items that actually are worthwhile because they were built to last.
tempest@lemmy.ca 5 days ago
Maybe they could 50 years ago but they decided then that Walmart was the way to go.
Now all most of them can afford is Walmart
its_kim_love@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 days ago
And nothing materially changed between then and now. It’s just as possible now as it was then. They just want you to think it isn’t.
NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world 5 days ago
No we didn’t. Wal-Mart showed up and undercut competition for years to force everyone else out of business, and then jacked up their prices, buy up the property where the competition was at and jack up the rent so they can’t come back.
Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 5 days ago
I don’t think it’s people can’t afford it, but you don’t even know if the expensive item is any better.
I have seen identical products on Amazon sold at quite different prices. The expensive one is just as shit but will cost you more.
greenskye@lemmy.zip 6 days ago
Most people could afford it if it were universal. It’s only a luxury when it’s only partially implemented.
Auli@lemmy.ca 5 days ago
We could afford it but wouldn’t be able to purchase on a dime.