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Re:Amazon Prime inflates prices, using the false promise of ... by jonplackett on Sunday May 30, 2021 @01:55PM (#27335063)
I wonder how long the momentum will run on this working. There’s still a lot of earned assumption that Amazon is a competitive price.

I’ll usually let a slight increase in price slide for the convenience, but I’m always looking for a reason not to use Amazon if I can - and a rip off price is a good trigger for me to be patient and get the product next week with a smaller shop.

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Re:Amazon Prime inflates prices, using the false promise of ... by as300 on Sunday May 30, 2021 @02:04PM (#27335132)
I think this is Amazon's goal, where you're expending energy not to buy from them. You need a reason not to and then it only lasts for a short time period.

They're banking on being people's default retailer which lets them get away with this behavior.

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