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Re:Nobody Seems to Understand What Jeff Bezos is Doing. Does... by moe on Sunday May 06, 2012 @08:16PM (#3936952)
How is Amazon making money overnighting me deodorant for cheaper than what I can buy at Safeway

Your local safeway had to have that deodorant shipped at some point, too.

Then they had a shop clerk unbox it, put a label on it, place it on a shelf, eventually drag it over a scanner and (in america) put it in a nice brown paper bag for you.

The brown paper bag, the scanner, the shelf, the label, the clerk, and no least the brick & mortar store surrounding all that costs Safeway significant amounts of money - in addition to the truck that initially shipped the deodorant.

Amazon pays only the truck.

Re:Nobody Seems to Understand What Jeff Bezos is Doing. Does... by krakensden on Sunday May 06, 2012 @10:12PM (#3937252)
Also, your local Safeway has to eat a lot more money stocking products that never get sold than Amazon does.