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Originally Posted by thibaulthalpern
Ian,
Sorry to hear about your case.
I don't have much to say but do have one thing to say:
I find it rather, well, odd that anyone should "plan to be a lifelong customer." Under what social obligation is there that any customer should be or ought to be a lifelong customer? If we believe that we should be a lifelong customer to a corporation, in which western ideology has made into the likes of a person with rights and values, then we are falling for a belief that is untenable.
As it seems to be in your case, you invest emotions and a relationship to a non-being entity but Amazon does not invest in you the same way. But, Amazon's corporate managers do want you to believe that Amazon is a being that will also investment in you. It is but falsity. Don't fall for it.
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I, for one, expected to always be a lifelong Amazon customer. When it first began, the internet was young and I was thrilled to be able to order books in this new and fascinating method. Orders arrived in 2 days, always correct, and usually with some sort of promotional item or whatever. As they grew and added electronics, then jewelry, then everything else, I found that I could comparison price shop with Walmart for things like cameras and never beat Amazon's prices and/or Amazon offered added value with free promotional items. I finally stopped comparison shopping and just went straight to Amazon.
Until just last month, Amazon was my first choice go-to for any big ticket item (except TV's, those weigh too much for my elderly mailman). I don't understand your problem with being loyal to a company that has made my life so much easier? Or are you simply prejudiced against anything that you consider to be some deceitful "western ideology."