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Nads said:
With all the will in the world, I will buy things from wherever offer me the best value like for like.

If that’s Amazon, so be it. I appreciate small businesses are struggling, but I also am aware of the mark up they’ve charged for years. When I worked bars and used cash and carry I seen exactly what they paid for goods, then absolutely robbed folk for.

It’s a 2 way street. I’ll pay more than a supermarket gladly, but will I pay double when I know they’ve marked up 60%? Will I ****.
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Fair point but Amazon is not necessarily cheaper as it wants its rake off too
 
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Sunderpitt said:
Fair point but Amazon is not necessarily cheaper as it wants its rake off too
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Aye. To be fair mate I rarely buy off Amazon I find the search on the site to be absolute dog ****. I do buy from other major retailers regularly though.

I’d love the incentive to spend local, it just isn’t often there. I buy a lot of house stuff from smaller independents, but my main monthly spending goes on clothing and you are talking anything up to 40% cheaper on sites like ASOS, for top brands.

Small cafes etc, absolutely, but prime example of greed is the shop along from me, when Covid first kicked off I went in for sugar and he tried charge me £2.80. £2.80 is nothing to me, but someone taking the piss is. I’ve not stepped foot in that shop since, I’d wager I spent £40-60 a week in there before that incident.
 
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Wor Giacchi said:
eBay are far more ethical than Amazon.. two different types of organisation altogether.

I've been to both their head offices and met plenty of staff - the have a completely different view of the world from eachother.
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I know they're different organisations all together man give me some credit ffs<laugh> I never said they were the same I said they both have independent business selling through them which they do.
 
I've just ordered a Christmas present for our grandson in New Zealand.We ordered through amazon.com (usa) - same item was almost twice the price on the uk site and the shipping rate was much cheaper- I really like Amazon!
 
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