Why I use Amazon for everything!

[Marplot]

I am not being paid by Amazon in any way.

I start with a Prime Membership.

1. I get free shipping on most products. Mostly 2 day and sometimes same day. I live near a distribution center.

2. I get a lot of free movies.

3. I get free returns. Within 30 days and it goes back, no cost to me.

4. Amazon has a great warranty. You pay for Asurion and all products you buy on Amazon are warranted for "quit working," Damaged or lost. For products you buy a year before you implement the service! And forever afterwards! There is a charge.

I use an electronic fence with an underground fence. I can cover 5 acres of my property. The electronic dog collars are expensive. One of mine quit working. $200 to replace. The factory warranty had expired.

I made a claim to Asurion and within 24 hours they sent me $200!

I just bought a $950 scope. If I damage it, even lost, Asurion will give me a new one or refund my purchase price.

 

[Taylorbok]

I use amazon lots also but I try and only use it for things I'd be buying at some other mega company anyways or stuff I can't get locally.
I like to support local companies as much as possible.
Prime pays for itself.

 

[mongo4567]

I have learned to price check everything. Sometimes I get better deals elsewhere.

 

[HockeyDad]

I heard there are a lot of chinese fakes on Amazon.

 

[bozoben]

I have amazon prime and their 2 day shipping in my neck of the woods went from 2 or 3 days before covid to 7-10 days now. Kinda annoyed with that.

 

[VinceMule]

IF the product is a fake or lesser quality than advertised, that is between you and the seller. If you leave negative feedback, they can cancel that negative feedback.

 

[Pa.Frank]

I like Amazon too, for certain things.. other things not so much...

1. I dropped prime a year or so ago.. didn't think it was with it.

2. I still get free shipping on most things, I just gotta meet a purchase amount threshold.. not a problem.

3. I don't care about their movies

4. I'm careful about what I buy and research thoroughly. I haven't had a return in years

5. Never heard specifically about Asurion, but as you said, "There is a charge" I can see this being abused.. I'd like to read the "fine print"

6. I live within 3 miles of an Amazon distribution center.. but all of what I usually buy from them does not come from that facility even if its "sold by Amazon".

 

[Taylorbok]

@Pa.Frank Amazon and Netflix are my sources for TV, I don't have cable so that's why it's a no brainer for me. I have only ever returned one thing to Amazon and it was a suit. LOL.

 

[Axl]

I heard there are a lot of chinese fakes on Amazon.

Don't know about that, but I do know there is a huge amount of genuine chinese stuff on there!

 

[Berrnard]

i love prime even with the inflation of it

returns are more of a pain now. used to be able to do ups label returns for free but now they charge you 6.99 off your total refund. i get ups pickup at work so it was easy for me. now they want you to drop off at retail stores, its easy with a qr but its more time out of my day.

but i have gained a couple items that was not really new when i bought them or missing a screw or something. chatted with cs and they refunded me and let me keep the item. pretty solid