hobbyjogger wrote:
Good for WTC but I don't support places that knowingly sell knock-off/imitation goods. Not only that but I've rarely found Amazon to have the best prices on the stuff. If you take some time and shop around you can almost always get similar prices elsewhere but people don't want to spend the time doing that, I get it. Amazon is basically an online Walmart, another company I'll never give another dollar to but clearly I'm in the minority.
Amazon is one of those things that I see people having wildly differing views from "I hate them" to "I buy almost everything on Amazon". Me personally, I am still a value shopper and will visit Wal-mart for many things. Amazon won't necessarily be the cheapest, and there are certainly items were sellers take advantage of market demand/supply, but in general there is a lot of value. Take for instance, that in my last trip to Wal-mart I bought an absolute piece of junk water bottle scrubber, didn't know it was going to be that bad, but it was the only option and it was $2.99. I have one coming tomorrow from Amazon which I hope is vastly superior, a Oxo Good, and based on the description and reviews I feel vastly more confident with it. It was shipped 2-day (I am prime member) for $4.99. You just can't beat that can of value. No getting in the car, traffic, gas, wear-and-tear, crowds, long lines etc.
Now on the flip side, I was actually going to use the following product as a secondary example of the above because I was actually at Costco tonight looking for it but I couldn't find it. I have ordered this product from Amazon at a $1-2 upcharge because to go to Costco from my location is a 3-hour adventure. This product was only stored in Costco, so people actually go to Costco and buy it and then list it for sale on Amazon. Anyway, I just searched now and this $7.99 item, a miraculous little melatonin pill with some additives made by Schiff, is now selling for $150. You might think this is a mistake but I guarantee this is not and I can also guarantee that this 3rd-party seller is actually selling these at this prices too which indicates (1) just how addicted we can be to our brands/products or (2) just how clueless some people can be
But by and large, I find Amazon prices to be competitive and fair, albeit usually not the rock bottom sales prices you can find if your shop around.
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Thomas Gerlach: Sep 14, 18 18:47