Siri, What Time Is It in London?

Re:Siri, What Time Is It in London? by brnt on Friday May 22, 2020 @06:40AM (#23270617)

If you ever cross the border from Frankfurt/Oder, the first thing you see in Poland is a giant Amazon building. Despite that building being there, Polish people still can't order at Amazon.

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Re:Siri, What Time Is It in London? by AnssiH on Friday May 22, 2020 @07:06AM (#23270772)

> Polish people still can't order at Amazon.

That is not true. Amazon.de is even available in Polish, with free shipping for €39+ orders.

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Re:Siri, What Time Is It in London? by pawelk on Friday May 22, 2020 @07:11AM (#23270801)

We can order from amazon.de, it even offers localized UI and (poorly auto-translated) product descriptions.

But yes, I think it's likely that an order from amazon.de goes trough Frankfurt am Oder, as it probably originated from one of many Amazon warehouses in Poland.

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Re:Siri, What Time Is It in London? by Mediterraneo10 on Friday May 22, 2020 @07:02AM (#23270745)

Polish people (in fact, people all over the world) can order on Amazon.de, they just can't get the same shipping rates that German customers get.

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Re:Siri, What Time Is It in London? by pawelk on Friday May 22, 2020 @07:21AM (#23270869)

Ah yes, this is funny, because shipment from a warehouse in Poland to a customer in Germany, placing an order on amazon.de is considered "local", while shipment from this same warehouse to a customer in Poland is "international".

Before COVID there were rumors that Amazon may officially enter Polish market this year with state-owned Polish Post as the local shipping partner.

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