Thread: Amazon 'Destroyed the Retail Industry Across the US'
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Old 07-26-2019, 08:00 PM   #50
Tony1988
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Originally Posted by barryem View Post
I live in a retirement home in a small town and I have no car so without Amazon I'd have a hard time buying anything. We do have a Walmart here and I often compare prices on things I'm thinking of buying. Walmart on the stuff I buy is generally between 10% and 20% higher and on some things they're 50% higher. Cables and micro SD cards are examples of the biggest differences. There are a few things cheaper at Walmart so I buy some tech from them. But Amazon has them beat on most things.

I get free shipping on most stuff with my Prime account. That does cost $120 a year but that's cheaper than paying someone to give me a ride to Walmart. And if I want to return something they'll send UPS or someone to my door to pick it up. I have no easy way to get things to the post office.

So is it better? You bet it's better for me. That's not true for everyone, of course, but it does seem to be true for a lot of people.

And better yet is the fact that Walmart and Amazon are competing heavily. We customers win that competition.

Walmart is a lot smarter than B&N. They've done sleazy things in the past and made serious mistakes but unlike B&N they've learned from them and now they give excellent service. I wonder what their service would be like if Amazon wasn't also giving excellent service.

Neither Amazon nor Walmart or any other retailer can decide who wins that competition. Customers do. I personally think what's happening right now in retail is pretty nice.

Barry
Sure there are exceptions. I hope when I reach a certain age im able to still leave the house. Even before Amazon or the internet people still found a way to get their stuff. (Probably from family) I personally like to leave the house to shop, work, exercise etc. I love social interaction. I hope I will be able to do that beyond by retirement years.

Also most stores today offer shopping programs where they bring the stuff right to your door the day of. From groceries to general merchandise. Not to different from the days when the grocery clerk delivered.

I also still believe that Amazon prices are pretty much online with physical retailers. Sd cards and cables can be bought cheaply anywhere now. $5 below is a good example.
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