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Re:United States vs. Google by nunez on Wednesday October 21, 2020 @02:49PM (#24850819)
Name another company _that is not Walmart_ that can deliver most of the items I want or need (or, hell, anything that I can think of) next day without paying exorbitant shipping fees and I'll switch to them right now.
Re:United States vs. Google by wizardforhire on Wednesday October 21, 2020 @04:14PM (#24851603)
This thread exploded and took me minutes before I could circle around to find this comment so, sorry for the delay.

Grainger. Especially if you're doing commercial shopping and need stuff to actually idk maybe do what it says and not be counterfeit.

I know i know they seem like a dinosaur, their catalog is a disaster and it seems impossible to find a real price. Thats all true, but theres a reason they obfuscate themselves. They’re a walled garden but once you're in its living in the future where this whole amazon problem has already been solved going on decades now!!! Its kinda like walmart to sams or target to costco. But grainger isnt owned by amazon, theyre direct competition and I’d wager if the hn crowd had our way and put consumer pressure on them to expand their market and made them know of our capabilities in helping them expand that vision, that grainger would pivot in a heartbeat to be more common consumer friendly. ... and then maybe we could have a little bit of peace.

But seriously their worth checking out.

Re:United States vs. Google by stonogo on Wednesday October 21, 2020 @03:01PM (#24850918)
The only replacement for centralized market dominance you're willing to accept is centralized market dominance with another brand?
Re:United States vs. Google by mdoms on Wednesday October 21, 2020 @03:33PM (#24851212)
Yes this is the convenience I am talking about. Not everything needs to be delivered to you, much less "next day".