Amazon Isn’t the Only Shop Online
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#2paywall, whatever :(
yep, amazon has been useless lately - ebay, on the other hand, all those independent sellers, very responsive!
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#3The estimates on Amazon right now seem way longer than the reality. I'm getting all my packages in 2-3 days despite Amazon estimating a week or more.
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#4Well then give us a list! Nearly everything else I've checked is either out of stock or doesn't deliver to my house.
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#5Edit: Article can be read here:
It seems like WSJ.com should not be the link used without a follow-up link giving access to the whole community.
>Are paywalls ok?
It's ok to post stories from sites with paywalls that have workarounds.
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#6I’ve observed this with big and small business alike:
+ bought a baking steel direct from the seller (shipping time ~5 days vs. 1 month+, so I canceled the amazon order)
+ monitor out of stock for over a week on amazon (in stock at bnh, shipping time ~4 days)
+ monitor arm I didn’t even bother looking at on amazon (shipping time direct from seller ~2 days)
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#7The estimates on Amazon right now seem way longer than the reality. I'm getting all my packages in 2-3 days despite Amazon estimating a week or more.
Not me. Amazon is estimating 2-3 weeks on most things now, and so far are sticking by their estimates.
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#8I really felt this. Seeing things go out-of-stock or become unavailable for months was a strong reminder of how things used to be online - when I purchased different types of items from different independent web retailers. I went searching for many of them, most are gone.
Does anyone remember Pricewatch? Old school computer parts sellers like CompGeeks? Those were really interesting times.
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#9I just bought something from Best Buy online when Amazon said the same item was in stock, but would not arrive until April 27th. BB said it be here Thursday, though is usually a day early because of proximity to the warehouse.