They aren’t going to beat Amazon through competition. They just aren’t as talented as Amazon. But they very well could get rural senators to write amazon-destroying legislation.
Hearing the shopping mall owner in this list of people wanting to discredit Amazon is hilarious.
Just last week we were at the mall. Not only did they not have my size, but the people working there couldn’t be bothered to help or even check if there’s any more inventory. This happened at two three different stores (shopping for a jacket) before we left. When I did ask for help, the 20 somethings working there practically looked offended.
Why the hell would I get in my car next time, and spend 20 minutes of my time to drive to the mall when
1. You don’t have what I need
2. The people who work there can’t be bothered to help, even those that really aren’t that busy
I should pay for gas and the 40 minute round trip, not to mention the time wasted in these stores?
Yeah, it’s Amazons fault these business owners refuse to innovate or even just not provide a horrible customer experience.
You’re not entitled to my business.
WalMarts a cancer that literally did price out all the local shops in the town where I grew up in Arkansas. Now that Amazon threatens you, they’re bad for consumers.
Amazon FBA is the key to the success of Amazon and reason most sellers can scale. You can sell few items on Shopify or eBay but if you have to scale nothing beats FBA.
our startup has been trying to deliver the "Amazon experience" for websites and we have seen this problem with almost all major sellers
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[ 3.3 ms ] story [ 9.7 ms ] threadJust last week we were at the mall. Not only did they not have my size, but the people working there couldn’t be bothered to help or even check if there’s any more inventory. This happened at two three different stores (shopping for a jacket) before we left. When I did ask for help, the 20 somethings working there practically looked offended.
Why the hell would I get in my car next time, and spend 20 minutes of my time to drive to the mall when
1. You don’t have what I need 2. The people who work there can’t be bothered to help, even those that really aren’t that busy
I should pay for gas and the 40 minute round trip, not to mention the time wasted in these stores?
Yeah, it’s Amazons fault these business owners refuse to innovate or even just not provide a horrible customer experience.
You’re not entitled to my business.
WalMarts a cancer that literally did price out all the local shops in the town where I grew up in Arkansas. Now that Amazon threatens you, they’re bad for consumers.
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21027657
our startup has been trying to deliver the "Amazon experience" for websites and we have seen this problem with almost all major sellers