California sues Amazon for preventing 3rd-party sellers being cheaper elsewhere

Re:California sues Amazon for preventing 3rd-party sellers b... by Spivak on Friday September 16, 2022 @03:38PM (#32871001)

I mean it kinda is no fair, the ability for people to do this is a fairweather tolerance because big box still come out ahead even when price matching online retailers. The moment that stops being the case is when you will start to see stores charging covers.

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Re:California sues Amazon for preventing 3rd-party sellers b... by scarby2 on Friday September 16, 2022 @03:55PM (#32871203)

I always wonder how many people actually do this. It has to be a pretty significant difference for me not to actually buy it at the store.

If I'm at the store and i can put something in my cart and buy it then I'm not going to order it online and wait for delivery to save $5. Also delivery is extremely unreliable these days...

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Re:California sues Amazon for preventing 3rd-party sellers b... by Supermancho on Friday September 16, 2022 @04:57PM (#32871922)

> I always wonder how many people actually do this

From watching other people at stores, it's maybe 15%? For goods that need to be installed or carefully handled, it's less common. Headphones? Pricecheck. Mechanical Keyboard? Pricecheck. Washer and Dryer? Most people pricecheck even though it seems like something they wouldn't. Turns out that most people shop around for those, so internet pricechecking is part of it. Food items that seem too expensive? Pricecheck. You can save a bunch on dry/bottled goods. Amazon Prime feels like a Costco membership. You have to make sure you use it, to justify it.

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