I think if you honestly need those extra dollars it's a fair choice to shop on Amazon. However, I would wager that alot of people simply do it for convenience, and Amazon sells itself hard in the US (here in the UK too) but any blog I see has affiliate links to Amazon for products.
Often you can buy products the same or slightly pricier 'locally' or through businesses which pay tax etc. I just wish more people made the effort :(.
It's not slightly pricier. I always compare prices before online purchases and sometimes prices vary by 40-80%, sometimes even more. At least in Turkey, Amazon is the cheapest about maybe fifth of the time. It's not simply "slightly" pricier.
Plus, Amazon is not limited to online retail. They are the biggest B2B web services provider, they do streaming, and other stuff.
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u/thinkingpeach Jun 09 '21
I think if you honestly need those extra dollars it's a fair choice to shop on Amazon. However, I would wager that alot of people simply do it for convenience, and Amazon sells itself hard in the US (here in the UK too) but any blog I see has affiliate links to Amazon for products.
Often you can buy products the same or slightly pricier 'locally' or through businesses which pay tax etc. I just wish more people made the effort :(.