I don’t buy on Amazon anymore. Not only to they treat their employees like crap, but also it’s harder and harder to find quality stuff on their platform. Fake reviews are a huge problem.
Completely agree. Don’t use them for numerous reasons now, one (of many) being the amount of cheap junk cluttering up the search results with fake reviews.
While there’s definitely a lot of crap on there I’ve gotten pretty good at picking out stuff that’s good for the price. I got this magnetic phone case and wallet combo and was actually baffled it was comparable to something I’d buy at say Macy’s or something. Nothing fancy but well made and cheap. And it didn’t explode. But I see most people have trouble with it including my SO. He will buy stuff sometimes and it’s just trash. The Amazon brand stuff though is surprisingly good and we had swarn not to buy anything that said Amazon on it lol. Oh well.
Is there an actual alternative general online store that treats its employees well and has good prices on decent products? I’m all for supporting a different online retailer over Amazon.
Why do you need a general online store? I’ll just buy from specialized retailers most of the time. It’s not really any extra effort.
I’ll just buy from specialized retailers most of the time. It’s not really any extra effort.
Tried that a few times, and just felt like I was getting ripped off paying MORE for the product AND paying $20-30 shipping on top of that. Amazon is often cheaper and you get free shipping.
I’ve love to know of a better company that can compete, because I really can’t afford to spend more just to spend more.
Specialized stores sometimes cost more money (sometimes they don’t). Also, the return policy and customer service is different from store-to-store. There’s a lot of convenience in having an “everything” store.
