THIS ^^^^ Amazon is no longer the cheapest, nor do they ship the fastest compared to competing online retailers and they don't have to. They know that if they can get you to pay for prime then you will feel obligated to get your moneys worth out of it and just shop Amazon instead of shopping the competition. People are too lazy to give up the convenience of one stop shopping at Amazon and they know this. Paying for prime is just as much about making you feel obligated to use it as it is about it's perceived benefits to the customer
When will Amazon start charging "prime members" for shipping?
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Lol..do you know how many times I've received either the wrong product (sometimes totally my fault) or I received something that was slightly broken but still usable and Amazon said we'll send you another one for free and oh yeah just keep what you already have?
They have money to burn....
They have money to burn....
They are not the cheapest anymore. I only usually only use them if I can't find something locally or cheaper elsewhere online.
I'll tell you what that's worth, about $30 back a month or $360 a year which more than pays for the membership.
5% back on all purchase thru Amazon
2% back at restaurants, gas stations and pharmacies
1% back on every thing else
Considering passing is a long way from enacting. Anyway how do you consider passing, it‘s considering introducing a bill to be rejected or passed.
They're a publicly traded company. Those details will be spelled out in their (annual) reports.
This is hilarious
30% fewer cars on the road due to people working from home, but they're worried about some delivery vehicles running around?
It's just a tax grab
If Amazon starts charging shipping, Walmart might see an uptick but once they add shipping charges back, it's likely to shift back to like it was before (Amazon - X%, Walmart - Y%, etc, etc). As it is, they both offer free shipping but Amazon still has far add'l revenue than walmart.com. For our house, we order next to nothing from walmart.com.Sooo, Walmart still wins, no?
Yep. It brings out the Amazon Haters.
Heavier vehicles cause considerably more wear to roads. There’s far more pressure on the roads. We have one freeway stretch around here where heavy duty trucks aren’t allowed. While still old, the road surface has few cracks compared to the next stretch where trucks are allowed. I also remember talking about driveway wear with an HOA. There was severe wear at the place where garbage trucks stopped. The rest was worn but only needed a sealant after over 30 years.
EVERY businesses plan is to eliminate the competition. Why the hate on Amazon. I would say never will they charge Prime members for shipping. Why would they.....they are growing gangbusters and making a decent profit. And btw, they will never eliminate the competition because if they do and raise prices, the competition will just roar right back. Walmart and Target are not going away.
What is actually happening is Amazon Retail would have lost money had they not have prime program. Not that they lose money on Retail or Prime, at least that's the company line 4-5 years ago.
Most of the money is in AWS because its nature is very profitable. So the correct investment play is realy to buy Microsoft (because of Azure) instead of Amazon. My investment from the last 4 years is actually going much better with Microsoft than Amazon, really.
Package fee, gas tax, registration charge, toll road, sales tax.
Seriously they are all the same thing depends on who is lobbying for what, and which industry dominate the state.
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I'd guess that deliveries are close to a net neutral for road wear and tear. For most deliveries, someone didn't drive to the store.
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Goalposts moved. Wally has the store advantage. Wally wins for a period if Prime moves to shipping costs; how long would be the right question..
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What is the hate on Amazon? Discussing a possible COA on how Amazon will increase its profit?
We tend to buy stuff from Amazon that we (almost) never buy in stores. We do primarily shop at Walmart for household / daily stuff. Since we're at BITOG, I've never bought oil, ATF, oil filter, etc on Amazon. I (we) buy them at Walmart, Honda, auto parts store, etc*. I have bought some air or cabin filters on Amazon because one time I needed them for my wife's Fusion (not exactly a rare car), no one stocked them locally ! I buy many car parts locally, brake stuff on Rockauto usually, and so on.
* Our son did buy a 6-pack of Honda ATF that was on sale or a price mistake at around $4/bottle. Couldn't pass that up !
I used to believe Walmart would at least be able to compete with Amazon, but my opinion has changed. Walmart doesn't even have a clue if a given item is in their store at a given time. I have been burned 3 times where I look up an item on Walmart.com and it says, yep, it's on the shelf of my local Walmart. Get in the car, drive there.....NOT THERE. I now buy most of my stuff from Amazon and the only error they have made so far was an item that was damaged, and they exchanged that quickly. Walmart stores are an absolute mess, their employees are miserable. Recently shopped Target, like night and day between the two stores. Walmart's physical stores are a hinderance in competing with Amazon, not a positive. Yet they cannot abandon their stores as that is their main source of income. Amazon is a machine that won't be stopped.
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