Re:Amazon hires 427,000 people in 10 months
by 0xffff2 on Saturday November 28, 2020 @01:10PM
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Why would you exclude things necessary for the household? As a random datapoint, my most recent Amazon orders include cutting board oil, new bedsheets, winter tires, a couple of long sleeved shirts, a new cookbook, an ice scraper, a sewing machine and an air filter for my truck. That's all in the last month and all of those things are pretty basic things in my mind.
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Re:Amazon hires 427,000 people in 10 months
by triceratops on Saturday November 28, 2020 @04:56PM
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Other than the air filter, all of those things will last a person for years. I second GP's question. What exactly is everybody buying?
Re:Amazon hires 427,000 people in 10 months
by ghaff on Saturday November 28, 2020 @05:36PM
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It's all over the map. 88 orders this year so far for one person. Some trivial things I'd probably have searched in the grocery store for normally, e.g. toothpicks. Though now I'm sort of "Why would I bother searching?" But also office gear. Stuff I'd have picked up at the pharmacy. Pandemic entertainment options. Etc.
Re:Amazon hires 427,000 people in 10 months
by radmarshallb on Saturday November 28, 2020 @05:44PM
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I buy a number of personal products somewhat regularly. Things like deodorant, beard oil, toothbrush heads, etc. There are also things like pet treats and with one click it's pretty easy for people to purchase four or five things as they go through their day.