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helenslunch@feddit.nl 7 months agocreating the 5-6 accounts for local platforms was a slight hassle
What “local platforms” are you referring to?
EdibleFriend@lemmy.world 7 months ago
KpntAutismus@lemmy.world 7 months ago
e-commerce sites that are based in germany or at least in europe.
- otto
- coolblue
- notebooksbilliger
- caseking
- alternate
dojan@lemmy.world 7 months ago
It’s kind of crazy how Amazon has dominated so much that alternatives pretty much aren’t a thing over there.
Here in Sweden we didn’t get Amazon until a couple of years ago, and they’re honestly so skeevy. Most of the stuff they sell is weird computer generated garbage, and the brand stuff they sell is usually available cheaper or for the same price elsewhere. They also use the same shipping all other companies use, so there’s literally no upside to using Amazon outside of buying weird little niche products. These niche things could be bought on AliExpress or EBay anyway though.
When it comes to “real” products, it’s just generally preferred to buy them from Swedish/Scandinavian retailers. You know they operate within our legal framework with consumer protection in mind, and if you ever have any issues, contacting support puts you in touch with real people that work for the store, not some outsourced representative that’s disconnected from the whole thing.
The only good thing Amazon has brought is hilarious machine translations. Like curtains of people frolicking in the sexual assault, or fondue sets with integrated email functionality.
AFKBRBChocolate@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Where I am (US), Amazon’s anti-competition practices make it pretty hard for other companies to be cheaper. If Amazon doesn’t think they’re getting the best price, they can drop you, and so many people shop exclusively on Amazon that that can be a death knell. Which is part of the reason to stop shopping there.
Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 7 months ago
That’s the experience in the United States now as well