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Originally Posted by Josieb1
And 'honey' they wouldn't give a hoot about my opinion whether I spend money with them or not. I'm not biting off my nose to spite my face. I buy from them when it suits me. And I can still complain if I want.
I hate Sky but I have a subscription, because it's that or nothing, I just lower my expectations which is what I've done with Amazon.
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It's Amazon or nothing?
Oh well, I didn't realize that you literally have no option other than to buy things from Amazon. Presumably that's the law @Cinisajy was talking about before:
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Originally Posted by Cinisajoy
Hey HarryT,
Since you are in the UK can you answer me a question.
Is there a law that says people have to buy stuff at Amazon?
@eschwartz, on the cumulative that is like saying one cigarette is only a quarter. Those quarters add up fast. So yes, she may be only buying low cost items but it still adds up. And puts money in Amazon's pocket.
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Originally Posted by Cinisajoy
Thank you. With some of what's been said I was starting to wonder. It was sounding like Amazon was the ONLY place to shop.
So in other words, people in the UK that don't like Amazon's policies are not bound by law to shop there. They are free to spend their money elsewhere.
Did I get that right?
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So here we have HarryT who says there is no UK law obligating consumers to patronize Amazon. That fits with my expectations, and with US law as far as I am aware.
And you are telling me that there is such a law. Or maybe that the goods you wish to buy are not available elsewhere on the market (maybe Amazon is a monopoly after all?)...
Very interesting...
Clearly the issue is fare more drastic than I thought.
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Difflugia mentioned something about millions of Amazon customers in the same boat as you:
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Originally Posted by Difflugia
I just did a Google search for "Amazon closed my account". If I only read the first page of the "about 51,300,000 results" then I would know of 10 accounts being closed or threatened. |
Maybe it's time for a Class Action lawsuit?
Amazon shouldn't be allowed to get away with refusing to sell people things, if they are an undisputed monopoly...