Re:Amazon is stuffing its search results pages with ads
by nkurz on Tuesday September 11, 2018 @02:18PM
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I usually buy direct from someone like Black Diamond when it comes to things like that.
Interesting example. Did you see the recent story about Black Diamond sending a cease-and-desist to Walmart demanding that they stop advertising their products: https://www.retaildive.com/news/black-diamond-demands-walmar...
Re:Amazon is stuffing its search results pages with ads
by ryanisnan on Tuesday September 11, 2018 @01:47PM
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A word to the wise, the first rule about pro deals is that you don't talk about pro deals.
Re:Amazon is stuffing its search results pages with ads
by kryogen1c on Tuesday September 11, 2018 @08:54PM
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Like Groucho Marx said, "I don't want to belong to any club that will have people like me as a member."
Re:Amazon is stuffing its search results pages with ads
by linuxlizard on Wednesday September 12, 2018 @08:34AM
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On my second order, AliExpress asked for a picture of my passport (or other id). Was a bit disconcerting. Did you encounter that?
I found what I needed on newegg and ebay instead.
Re:Amazon is stuffing its search results pages with ads
by 83 on Wednesday September 12, 2018 @10:30AM
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My first order from Ali (couple weeks ago) asked for a photo id, picture of credit card, and picture of credit card statement. I declined to provide them and the order was cancelled by their system after a week or so.
That’s a good call. I usually buy direct from someone like Black Diamond when it comes to things like that.
Also, like with most industries , it helps to have a friend with a pro deal, if you’re trying to save money on important stuff.
I’ve found that AliExpress is good for cheap electronics that I don’t mind waiting for, but not much beyond that. I haven’t used the site in months (though, I haven’t used Amazon during the same time either)