Amazon gives non-Prime members free shipping at $35 or more of eligible items. Instead of simply letting users get the product with free shipping, they’ve added a discount that prices it exactly one cent below the $35 limit, while only subsidizing the price with $3.38, which is about half of what they’ll then charge you for shipping.

  • d00ery@lemmy.worldEnglish
    21·
    4 days ago

    I’ve switched to eBay. The delivery time is often the same and the returns are ok too

    • Trainguyrom@reddthat.comEnglish
      21·
      4 days ago

      A few years ago I mused that we might see the day when eBay becomes a more trustworthy platform to purchase on than Amazon. I’m not sure when exactly the streams crossed but I think we are past it now

      • DireTech@lemm.eeEnglish
        11·
        4 days ago

        That happened years ago. Better search and more trustworthy sellers since products aren’t co-mingled. No way is some seller with years of positive reviews going to send you broken junk and not try to make it right.

        • GenXLiberal@lemmy.worldEnglish
          11·
          4 days ago

          I agree.

          Amazon is difficult to find what you want if you are searching for a specific brand or item. It shows you many options.

          To me it seems like Amazon wants to sell you something as long as the make a sale. Whether it is what you actually wanted is a distant second.

    • way_of_UwU@programming.devEnglish
      01·
      4 days ago

      I’ve found that a lot of stuff listed on Amazon is about the price of shipping higher than it is on eBay I guess to account for the free Prime shipping. If you don’t have Prime, there really isn’t much reason to not use eBay since you’d be getting doubly screwed without the free shipping on Amazon.