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Amazon’s UK FBA operations will be split from the EU

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Re: Amazon’s UK FBA operations will be split from the EU

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Post by bbu »

ornornor wrote: post #30
m0xte wrote: post #6

I’m in the UK. I can see this is going to mean a huge chunk of products disappearing from amazon here. A lot of stuff I order comes from Europe. So supply chain problems for months here we come! Fun times ahead. And no I didn’t vote for this shit show.

It’ll be fine. Switzerland isn’t in the EU and doesn’t have amazon. Instead amazon ships for free from .fr,de,it and include the reduced vat etc so you don’t have anything extra to pay when receiving. Me for returns they cover the actual shipping costs back to their warehouses.

You left out the part where most items on amazon don’t ship to Switzerland. The probably only item with free shipping is books.

Re: Amazon’s UK FBA operations will be split from the EU

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Post by headmelted »

SideburnsOfDoom wrote: post #27
intsunny wrote: post #3

I fail to see the "bombshell" here. This is what everyone expected when leaving the EU single market. The only bombshell would be if the UK negotiators managed to prevent a hard Brexit. Given the current track record of their leading political party, this seems unlikely.

In context of Brexit, the inevitable consequences of the UK's actions is quite often a "bombshell" to the UK. The denial is strong.

This. You really have to be here to believe the extent to which the average Joe on the street believes they'll be able to have their cake and eat it after this is settled.

What's bizarre is that when challenged on how ridiculous that is, they'll immediately accept it as rational before saying "well we voted out anyway so it doesn't matter".

Re: Amazon’s UK FBA operations will be split from the EU

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Post by tonyedgecombe »

intsunny wrote: post #3

I fail to see the "bombshell" here. This is what everyone expected when leaving the EU single market. The only bombshell would be if the UK negotiators managed to prevent a hard Brexit. Given the current track record of their leading political party, this seems unlikely.

>This is what everyone expected when leaving the EU single market.

Actually we were repeatedly told otherwise. Not that I believed any of it.

Re: Amazon’s UK FBA operations will be split from the EU

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Post by tonyedgecombe »

Ambroos wrote: post #28

This is not going to be fun for Ireland. Ireland doesn't have its own regional Amazon, but the UK one would have great fast shipping. I wonder if shipping from Amazon DE or FR will be more popular in the future.

I seem to remember that Ireland was planning on opening up more direct shipping routes to mainland Europe.

Re: Amazon’s UK FBA operations will be split from the EU

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Post by m0xte »

smcl wrote: post #21
ChuckNorris89 wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

At least now you get to keep those 350 million GBP a week. /s

I really wish someone bothered to hold his feet to the fire on that one. He just got to chuckle and shrug it off, and the reaction from most seems to be “lol oh that’s our Boris”

Bit difficult when they control the press.

Re: Amazon’s UK FBA operations will be split from the EU

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Post by jeffrallen »

sharken wrote: post #16
m0xte wrote: post #6

I’m in the UK. I can see this is going to mean a huge chunk of products disappearing from amazon here. A lot of stuff I order comes from Europe. So supply chain problems for months here we come! Fun times ahead. And no I didn’t vote for this shit show.

Not saying this isn't bad for the UK, but this is one of the very real consequences of opting out of the EU. But perhaps this might break some of the Amazon dominance and make way for other options - that would be a real benefit.

That's what happens in Switzerland. See payot.ch, galaxus.ch, and ceedee.ch. Local jobs for local purchases. Nice concept.

Also: the products are more expensive, which is what it costs for your neighbor to have a job and not unemployment.

Re: Amazon’s UK FBA operations will be split from the EU

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Post by krona »

IAmEveryone wrote: post #4

Sometimes, I feel like to achieve closure, I'd really need a thread where the people endlessly and repetitively insisting that Brexit is easy, would not impact trade, and would be worse for the EU than for the UK would show the grace of admitting that they very wrong, so very and obviously wrong. Similar for the beneficial effects of Hydroxychloroquine, for California basically having achieved herd immunity in May, a…

Essentially, a struggle session? Yes, I could see how this would be beneficial to those wishing to establish moral superiority.

Re: Amazon’s UK FBA operations will be split from the EU

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Post by m0xte »

sharken wrote: post #16
m0xte wrote: post #6

I’m in the UK. I can see this is going to mean a huge chunk of products disappearing from amazon here. A lot of stuff I order comes from Europe. So supply chain problems for months here we come! Fun times ahead. And no I didn’t vote for this shit show.

Not saying this isn't bad for the UK, but this is one of the very real consequences of opting out of the EU. But perhaps this might break some of the Amazon dominance and make way for other options - that would be a real benefit.

Amazon solved a fairly large problem with retailers here. They were shit and abusive to the customers. It’ll just slip back to the status quo again if we lose amazon dominance I hate to say.

I’d rather prefer it if that wasn’t the case for ref but I know British culture well enough to know that we’re lazy and selfish.

Re: Amazon’s UK FBA operations will be split from the EU

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Post by Reason077 »

nightcracker wrote: post #24

Another americentric post, seeing the upvotes it gets. This really isn't newsworthy. Amazon in Europe is small, having 50% in the US). For example, in the Netherlands people are much more likely to shop at Bol, Coolblue or Wehkamp.

In the UK, Amazon had >30% of all e-commerce marketshare in 2019. I've seen the huge volumes of Amazon packages that get delivered to my building. Especially during the pandemic lockdown!
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