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Graham44 · 03-03-2025, 03:40 AM

I suppose it might seem a bit drastic to some that I deleted my Amazon account just because they stopped me accessing books I bought, but just to clarify that wasn't the only reason, just the straw that broke the Camels back so to speak.

1 They break their delivery promises quite often where I am, several times I've paid for next day and it turns up three days later (yes you get your postage back, not the point)

2 Working conditions employees face because of the unrealistic delivery promises they make

3 The carelessness of some of the delivery drivers - linked to working conditions I'm sure, but doesn't help when your delivery is smashed to pieces/ damaged.

4 Wastage/ environmental costs, they have tried to address this by reducing packaging where they can, which is good, but they also have a lot of returned goods they dispose of because it's easier than repackaging and re-selling. (Although I believe some stuff is re-sold by third parties but I couldn't find any confirmation of this)

5 Absolutely terrible search engine on their website especially for e-books, it was becoming almost impossible to find books I liked as the results were flooded with absolute trash, books 25 pages long probably written by AI

6 They are monopolizing the market and pushing the smaller retailers out of business, and this isn't just a side effect but a deliberate strategy.

7 They hoover up small businesses when they can't force them out of business - we had a lovely independent film studio near us that had been going since the 1950's, Amazon hovered it up for Amazon Prime production

And these are just the reasons I've personally seen or experienced I haven't included any of the accusations thrown at Amazon in the media over the years because I don't know whether they are true or not.

When I look at the list written out like this I can't believe I justified to myself staying with them for so long. Now others may have weighed the pros and cons in their heads and decided they don't mind using Amazon and that's OK, and they may not agree with what I've listed above and that's OK too, these are just the reasons I left

03-03-2025, 03:40 AM	#30
Graham44 Addict Posts: 307 Karma: 7000000 Join Date: Sep 2024 Device: Kobo Clara BW	I suppose it might seem a bit drastic to some that I deleted my Amazon account just because they stopped me accessing books I bought, but just to clarify that wasn't the only reason, just the straw that broke the Camels back so to speak. 1 They break their delivery promises quite often where I am, several times I've paid for next day and it turns up three days later (yes you get your postage back, not the point) 2 Working conditions employees face because of the unrealistic delivery promises they make 3 The carelessness of some of the delivery drivers - linked to working conditions I'm sure, but doesn't help when your delivery is smashed to pieces/ damaged. 4 Wastage/ environmental costs, they have tried to address this by reducing packaging where they can, which is good, but they also have a lot of returned goods they dispose of because it's easier than repackaging and re-selling. (Although I believe some stuff is re-sold by third parties but I couldn't find any confirmation of this) 5 Absolutely terrible search engine on their website especially for e-books, it was becoming almost impossible to find books I liked as the results were flooded with absolute trash, books 25 pages long probably written by AI 6 They are monopolizing the market and pushing the smaller retailers out of business, and this isn't just a side effect but a deliberate strategy. 7 They hoover up small businesses when they can't force them out of business - we had a lovely independent film studio near us that had been going since the 1950's, Amazon hovered it up for Amazon Prime production And these are just the reasons I've personally seen or experienced I haven't included any of the accusations thrown at Amazon in the media over the years because I don't know whether they are true or not. When I look at the list written out like this I can't believe I justified to myself staying with them for so long. Now others may have weighed the pros and cons in their heads and decided they don't mind using Amazon and that's OK, and they may not agree with what I've listed above and that's OK too, these are just the reasons I left Last edited by Graham44; 03-03-2025 at 04:16 AM.