Comment on amazon can afford to treat its workers with dignity
JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 3 weeks agoI 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.
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.
cravl@slrpnk.net 3 weeks ago
Walmart is niche?? I feel like I must be misinterpreting. 😅
JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
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.
NannerBanner@literature.cafe 3 weeks ago
Fry’s as in fry’s electronics? Didn’t they go bankrupt because one of the owners was embezzling?
sqw@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 weeks ago
they were already crumbling in 2019 and covid killed them, that’s the official story, anyway