Amazon gives non-Prime members free shipping at $35 or more of eligible items. Instead of simply letting users get the product with free shipping, they’ve added a discount that prices it exactly one cent below the $35 limit, while only subsidizing the price with $3.38, which is about half of what they’ll then charge you for shipping.
Easy fix, don’t buy from Amazon.
Duke_Nukem_1990@feddit.org 4 weeks ago
Stop using Amazon
d00ery@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
I’ve switched to eBay. The delivery time is often the same and the returns are ok too
Trainguyrom@reddthat.com 4 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
TheFeatureCreature@lemmy.world 4 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 4 weeks ago
Just gotta avoid Amazon drop shippers. Thousands of feedback + free expedited shipping + free returns = maybe a drop shipper.
way_of_UwU@programming.dev 4 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.
UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
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.
Duke_Nukem_1990@feddit.org 4 weeks ago
Nahh their workers still get exploited (even more than the average laborer)
humble_pete_digger@lemm.ee 4 weeks ago
Temu or aliexpress
qaz@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
90% procent of products on Amazon are from AliExpress dropshippers anyway
PlainSimpleGarak@lemmings.world 4 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 4 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.
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 :'-(