We've been weaning ourselves off ordering things from Amazon, so my wife went and ordered something big from a different retailer, who was actually advertising it at a lower price than Amazon. Well, after a week of waiting for the item to ship, it suddenly just arrived. Turns out the order was fulfilled through Amazon anyway.
@briankrebs Yep... happens frequently to me. Aggravating, but also demonstrative of how well locked up Amazon has the market in some product categories.
Pluralistic: The whole economy pays the Amazon tax (25 Feb 2026) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
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Major retailer Best Buy in Canada resells 3rd party goods on their website that are delivered by Amazon
I just saw this curious $6,000 ream of paper there
Possibly a #MoneyLaundering token
Way to contribute to the digital printing revolution #BestBuy #Amazon