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Amazon’s scheme to inflate prices everywhere uncovered (www.youtube.com)
submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by [M] to c/PurchaseWithPurpose@lemmy.world
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Particularly egregious in the United States, where they have such a strong monopoly.

And also why supporting independent shops directly is SO important.

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[–] 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 child)

I haven't found one yet. I think anyone who could offer the same would inevitability end up using the same slimy tactics as Amazon.

When I can, I wait and bundle purchases together in order to save on shipping costs. Almost nowhere can match the 1-2 day shipping on Amazon, but it's rare that I actually need anything so fast.

Some of my go-to choices:

  • If it's some cheap product that Amazon sells 10,000 different versions of from brands with unpronounceable names, I usually can get it on AliExpress for cheaper. The tradeoff is waiting longer.
  • For consumer electronics, I'll look on B&H, BestBuy, Microcenter
  • For PC components, although I dislike newegg, I consider them less bad then Amazon
  • Books I order from my local store and pick them up in person
  • Electronic components, microcontrollers, etc I look at Mouser, Digikey, SeeedStudio, Adafruit, Sparkfun, and others
  • EBay is low on my list, because sometimes the seller is just drop-shipping you a product straight from Amazon and charging you more for it
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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago

    Thanks! I’ve stopped using Aliexpress after my credit card being stolen a couple of times. I can’t prove it but they were both recently after a purchase from them and hasn’t happened since I stopped. And it takes forever to ship.

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