Amazon's minimum order size for free shipping is now $35

Post by icebraining » Tue, Oct 22, 2013, 9:43 PM UTC

mynewwork wrote: post #156

icebraining wrote: post #119

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The existence of the state is inseparable from the existence of slavery. -- Marx (who apparently was not "sufficiently left" - or maybe you're just ignorant of what the Left defends. Protip: the Democrats are not "left" by any reasonable standard)

Better tip - 99% of America would without hesitation agree with a statement like "The Democrat party is the main left-wing party in America". (Similar with 'right' and 'Republican'). Would the terms "left" and "right" have the same meaning in all parts of the world at all points in history? Of course not. But when people make a statement without context, you can assume they mean the terms as the majority of their con…

Post by MichaelGG » Tue, Oct 22, 2013, 9:47 PM UTC

001sky wrote: post #144

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The parent to my comment stated it was a "charity" funded by investors. I've no idea if AMZN is a good stock investment. I'd just be surprised to find out that investors buying shares from the company have kept it afloat. People buying shares on the market doesn't give any money to Amazon and is rather meaningless in this context.

I don't really have a bone in the fight, but to answer your question. In the world today, the company is governed by the extant investors (not the ones that give them money to start up or IPO). So the sentiments of those investors basically determine how the management gets compensated (how high the performance bars are, etc). In a normal world, the investors would tend to default to management provided that manageme…

Post by vtbose » Tue, Oct 22, 2013, 9:48 PM UTC

simplemath wrote: post #113

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> Also we compared the prices and it is almost impossible to beat amazon for these things as well. Huh? Where did you look? For formula, diapers, wipes, etc. Amazon didn't come close to Target, even without coupons. Amazon was like $23 for diapers that were $19.99 at Target. I've been a prime member forever, and wanted to use Amazon, but it easily cost 10-20% more, even with automatic ordering. Combine Target retail…

Costco. Even if all you bought at Costco was formula and diapers, you'd more than subsidize the $50 membership over the course of a year vs. what you'd pay basically anywhere else. Of course the economy of scale applies to that membership fee. Scaling across more kids makes a better value prop.

Post by aroch » Tue, Oct 22, 2013, 10:02 PM UTC

vtbose wrote: post #165

simplemath wrote: post #113

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Costco. Even if all you bought at Costco was formula and diapers, you'd more than subsidize the $50 membership over the course of a year vs. what you'd pay basically anywhere else. Of course the economy of scale applies to that membership fee. Scaling across more kids makes a better value prop.

Selection. The brands we are used to is not always offered @ Costco. However, it seems to be much easier to subsidize membership costs with Costco, than with Amazon Prime.

Post by TrainedMonkey » Tue, Oct 22, 2013, 10:17 PM UTC

Spooky23 wrote: post #65

codegeek wrote: post #17

I am amazed at how amazon remains doing business with so low margins or no profits. We love amazon at my house and being Prime members, we are almost ordering everything under the sun from Amazon that we possibly can. Here is why we love it: - The reviews are actually useful. I just bought a 70 inch TV through amazon and the critical and helpful reviews really helped me get going with settings on the TV that would ha…

> Also we compared the prices and it is almost impossible to beat amazon for these things as well. Huh? Where did you look? For formula, diapers, wipes, etc. Amazon didn't come close to Target, even without coupons. Amazon was like $23 for diapers that were $19.99 at Target. I've been a prime member forever, and wanted to use Amazon, but it easily cost 10-20% more, even with automatic ordering. Combine Target retail…