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Originally Posted by Steven Lake
I'm not saying they don't. I never said that Amazon doesn't sell a ton of things. What I was getting at was that I would prefer that the sales came from a more distributed base of stores and locations. Choice is my biggest point here, because competition makes honest the most crooked of men. The less choices people have, the more companies are will to be greedy and evil. Amazon is a great example of that.
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How are they an example of greedy and evil? They have a lot of stuff at great prices. No tax. Free shipping. And they have a great system of reviews in place so I can often tell if an item is a hyped piece of crap or something worthwhile. I use amazon reviews even if I plan to buy an item elsewhere.
They are not always the cheapest and they don't carry everything you could want, but that's what google is for. The internet has got to be the most amazing set of choices ever offered to a shopper, well, ever.
Example: I wanted a case for my phone in a certain color and material. I googled the exact specifications and got pages of hits. Amazon had what I wanted at $20. I found a similar item at a place called Karen Deals, that I never had heard of, and their price was a lot lower. Outcome, I bought it there. I gave business to a small niche company that offered the best product at the best price out of over 100 choices presented to me. If that isn't the free market at it's finest I don't know what is.
-Marcy