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Amazon fined $2.5B for using deceptive methods to sign up consumers for Prime

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Re: Amazon fined $2.5B for using deceptive methods to sign up consumers for Prime

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Post by EasyMark »

unquietwiki wrote: post #15

The proposed remedy seems fine. What stuck out to me is the "Trump-Vance" attribution: I haven't seen something like that since the election.

It's a very "Thank You Dear Leader" of our current regime. Also look at them wanting huge picture of him in Washington on various buildings much like Mao/Stalin/Ayatollah etc always liked

https://www.axios.com/local/washington-dc/2025/09/17/trump-f...

Re: Amazon fined $2.5B for using deceptive methods to sign up consumers for Prime

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Post by EasyMark »

jkestner wrote: post #39
iancmceachern wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You have to email them to cancel

There was a FTC rule about to go into effect that would require it be as easy to cancel as it is to subscribe to a service. A court struck it down on procedural grounds. https://www.consumeraffairs.com/news/click-to-cancel-rule-ha...

I really wish Congress would take that up

Re: Amazon fined $2.5B for using deceptive methods to sign up consumers for Prime

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Post by kjkjadksj »

crazygringo wrote: post #141
kjkjadksj wrote: post #135

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It’s usually cheaper if you can source it from the manufacturer even paying their shipping rate. In fact the pricing structure on amazon often seems to include this shipping from manufacturer charge in the total cost just you aren’t aware of it. You still get 3% back on that card without prime on amazon fwiw.

> It’s usually cheaper if you can source it from the manufacturer even paying their shipping rate. This is rarely the case. In fact, it's against Amazon's policies for manufacturer/third-party listings. But I've found that even when that's the case, returns can be such a gigantic hassle it's not worth it -- getting an RMA, having to pay for return shipping, being forced to use an inconvenient shipping service of thei…

I’m surprised it is against policy considering I make use of this technique all the time. I don’t think it is being sold by the manufacturer but one of the faceless amazon third party sellers. Sometimes amazon.com. I haven’t had a byzantine return process in a very long time. YMMV I guess.

Re: Amazon fined $2.5B for using deceptive methods to sign up consumers for Prime

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Post by arachnid92 »

MrMember wrote: post #148
udkl wrote: post #73

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For good or for bad, I've switched to Walmart for many of my orders as well as home delivery of groceries now and then and they have been decent. It's good to have competitors who are catching up.

I used Walmart delivery for groceries a fair amount last year and didn't have a single issue. I used it maybe six times this year and there was an issue with the order five of those times. Several times it was delivered to the wrong address. The other times I was missing around half of my order. I was able to get refunds without any issue every time but the experience was so awful I canceled and haven't used it at al…

Your experience mirrors mine. My wife and I used Walmart+ for grocery deliveries basically every week for a year without any issues up until a couple of months ago. Suddenly, they started fucking up every single order, delivering things to the wrong address, missing items, or even claiming to have delivered an order that never arrived. After calling and complaining for the 10th time in a row, we gave up. We were so pissed off we even made a point of canceling the service, even though we get it for free as a credit card perk.

Re: Amazon fined $2.5B for using deceptive methods to sign up consumers for Prime

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Post by Computer0 »

EasyMark wrote: post #152
jkestner wrote: post #39

Earlier quoted context omitted.

There was a FTC rule about to go into effect that would require it be as easy to cancel as it is to subscribe to a service. A court struck it down on procedural grounds. https://www.consumeraffairs.com/news/click-to-cancel-rule-ha...

I really wish Congress would take that up

I'm not a nihilist to say it would never happen, but until the congress is not full of corrupt baboons it won't happen.

Re: Amazon fined $2.5B for using deceptive methods to sign up consumers for Prime

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Post by cindyllm »

Computer0 wrote: post #155
EasyMark wrote: post #152

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I really wish Congress would take that up

I'm not a nihilist to say it would never happen, but until the congress is not full of corrupt baboons it won't happen.

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Re: Amazon fined $2.5B for using deceptive methods to sign up consumers for Prime

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Post by bobdaicon979 »

breadwinner wrote: post #93

I would like Amazon to be fined another Billion for not notifying customers about the annual renewal. They sneak the charge on to your credit card, and you have no easy way to find out what the charge is for.

Can't forget the hidden subscriptions within PrimeTV millions of people were charged for, for more than a year in some cases.

This should be its own lawsuit.

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