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Re:Why it’s hard to buy deodorant in Manhattan by quickthrower2 on Friday November 25, 2022 @12:03AM (#33739391)
Amazon would say it is merely the credit card processor, the web store provider and provides ad space.

Same as if stripe, google ads and shopify were used.

They don’t take possession of the items at any time. Even if they warehouse has them, they are in the same boat as uhaul or a storage company.

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Re:Why it’s hard to buy deodorant in Manhattan by woodruffw on Friday November 25, 2022 @12:14AM (#33739454)
I think this would be a stretch on their part: unlike a storage company, these products get put into an SKU bin in the Amazon warehouse. They get mixed with other Amazon stock, show up in inventory DBs, and are ultimately shipped in Amazon-branded packages with Amazon-originated shipping labels. Users track their packages containing these products on Amazon's website.
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