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one blind eye • Contributing Member • Posts: 806

Re: I‘m done with Amazon.

In reply to Lu1Wang • 1 week ago

Lu1Wang wrote:

I have canceled my prime membership as well as my recent purchases. I rather buy from Ali Express and wait for 2 months shipping than letting Amazon getting the profit.

Do you think Amazon cares? They don’t.

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one blind eye • Contributing Member • Posts: 806

Re: I‘m done with Amazon.

In reply to Konta • 1 week ago

Konta wrote:

Simi wrote:

Just threw my kindle into the bin and closed my kindle account, discarding the content. I will stop buying from Amazon with immediate effect.

I‘m done with completely stupid managers and their decisions. This is just one other example of short sighted, profit-driven behaviour.

Thank you DPR team for your great and professional work over all the years. Will miss you!

Please let me know what retailer you end up directing your prior Amazon business to. I want to buy stock in that company since you’re about to drastically increase their sales. Thanks in advance!

LOL! 😁

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one blind eye • Contributing Member • Posts: 806

Re: I‘m done with Amazon.

In reply to kcdogger • 1 week ago

kcdogger wrote:

Simi wrote:

Just threw my kindle into the bin and closed my kindle account, discarding the content. I will stop buying from Amazon with immediate effect.

I‘m done with completely stupid managers and their decisions. This is just one other example of short sighted, profit-driven behaviour.

Thank you DPR team for your great and professional work over all the years. Will miss you!

Not that Amazon cares, but I'll buy no more photography stuff from Amazon. And, Yes, thank you DPR team and all the posters too. I learned much.

Peace.

John

Amazon doesn’t care.

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Promeneur • Contributing Member • Posts: 622

Re: Well its worth a shrug

In reply to Tom Caldwell • 1 week ago

Tom Caldwell wrote:

Amazon will just shrug and count the savings offset made by no longer running a remarkable forum site at a substantial loss.

Maybe they will buy a few more shares in Facebook instead?

But maybe being able to demonstrate our annoyance at this quite commercial decision makes for feel-better.

Myself I have no dealings with Amazon and they would consider my protest as 'no loss'.

I'm shocked, Tom! You mean you wouldn't go to an Amazon doctor!?

Edit: Would anyone here want to go to an Amazon doctor!? It's a joke you know!

https://clinic.amazon.com

Hey, just kidding!!!

For some some things Amazon is fine. I get my third party vendor stuff through Amazon that otherwise is not available in the USA. One product I have been buying for a few years is only available through Amazon from an entrepreneur in New Zealand. So, it's not all bad.

I do try to avoid spending too much money at "Whole Paycheck" the grocery store formerly known as "Whole Foods". Purchase by Amazon a few years ago. But, you know the goal of Amazon is manifest destiny. Control of the entire planet!!!

one blind eye • Contributing Member • Posts: 806

Re: Good time to buy stock in Amazon. 👍

In reply to Kdgast • 1 week ago

Kdgast wrote:

Amazon is getting rid of thousands of employees and closing DPReview and yet I am right now watching an Amazon television commercial about how great a place it is to work for and that they are hiring. I am confused.

I Just bought more shares of Amazon stock. It’s a good time to buy shares of the conpany. 👍 😁

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Felice62 • Veteran Member • Posts: 5,079

Re: Well its worth a shrug

In reply to Tom Caldwell • 1 week ago

I don't second the idea that, in any case, our protest is not important. I am an Amazon customer since many years and sure it is u likely I will stop buying from Amazon just because they drop Dpreview, but if for a reason we are not happy about the way we are treated we must show. An unhappy client is contagious if you don't fix it..

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memo90061 • Senior Member • Posts: 1,120

Re: Well its worth a shrug

In reply to Felice62 • 1 week ago

Now I won't feel so bad to buy things on Amazon to try them out and return them. XD

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Jonsi • Veteran Member • Posts: 6,292

Re: I‘m done with Amazon.

In reply to readyoulater • 1 week ago

People still use Kindles?

Anyway...RIP Amazon. That guy just quit you.

Jonsi • Veteran Member • Posts: 6,292

Re: I‘m done with Amazon.

In reply to victorav • 1 week ago

victorav wrote:

cba_melbourne wrote:

Simi wrote:

Just threw my kindle into the bin and closed my kindle account, discarding the content. I will stop buying from Amazon with immediate effect.

I‘m done with completely stupid managers and their decisions. This is just one other example of short sighted, profit-driven behaviour.

Instead you should be grateful that Amazon did let you use dpreview for free, since the day you joined in 2012.

Ads are run on the site. Unless your running ad block, it's not free.

How much have you had to pay to read DPReview?

It was a 100% free service to you. I bet you even had an ad-blocker installed to deprive Amazon from any advertising benefit. And now you are biting the hand that did feed you.

Thank you DPR team for your great and professional work over all the years. Will miss you!

Jonsi • Veteran Member • Posts: 6,292

Re: Well its worth a shrug

In reply to Tom Caldwell • 1 week ago

Tom Caldwell wrote:

Amazon will just shrug and count the savings offset made by no longer running a remarkable forum site at a substantial loss.

How dare they not run at a substantial loss !

EZGritz • Senior Member • Posts: 6,285

Re: I‘m done with Amazon.

In reply to readyoulater • 1 week ago

I see. Amazon should lose money providing free services to cheapskates. They won't miss you.

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Mark Ransom • Veteran Member • Posts: 8,214

Re: Well its worth a shrug

In reply to Kdgast • 1 week ago

Kdgast wrote:

Amazon is getting rid of thousands of employees and closing DPReview and yet I am right now watching an Amazon television commercial about how great a place it is to work for and that they are hiring. I am confused.

If you can drive a truck or don't mind running yourself ragged in a warehouse, I'm sure they have a spot for you.

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Bassam Guy • Veteran Member • Posts: 4,885

Re: Well its worth a shrug

In reply to Mark Ransom • 1 week ago

Mark Ransom wrote:

Kdgast wrote:

Amazon is getting rid of thousands of employees and closing DPReview and yet I am right now watching an Amazon television commercial about how great a place it is to work for and that they are hiring. I am confused.

If you can drive a truck or don't mind running yourself ragged in a warehouse, I'm sure they have a spot for you.

...or if you don't mind peeing in a bottle.

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Gary Martin • Veteran Member • Posts: 5,301

Re: Well its worth a shrug

In reply to Mark Ransom • 1 week ago

Mark Ransom wrote:

Kdgast wrote:

Amazon is getting rid of thousands of employees and closing DPReview and yet I am right now watching an Amazon television commercial about how great a place it is to work for and that they are hiring. I am confused.

If you can drive a truck or don't mind running yourself ragged in a warehouse, I'm sure they have a spot for you.

I've only known one former Amazon employee; he said it was the worst job he ever had. But that's just one person's experience, happy employees are free to chime in here

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EZGritz • Senior Member • Posts: 6,285

Re: Well its worth a shrug

In reply to Gary Martin • 1 week ago

Corporate life is full of pressure to produce in most public companies. Shareholders demand quarterly profits from executives who lose their jobs if they don't deliver profits. AMZN isn't doing well. The pressure flows downhill and affects everybody, especially the 27,000 people AMZN is laying off and all the vendors and their employees who depend on them for their business. Everybody has to work harder. No fee lunch.

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victorav • Senior Member • Posts: 2,751

Re: I‘m done with Amazon.

In reply to Jonsi • 1 week ago

Jonsi wrote:

victorav wrote:

cba_melbourne wrote:

Simi wrote:

Just threw my kindle into the bin and closed my kindle account, discarding the content. I will stop buying from Amazon with immediate effect.

I‘m done with completely stupid managers and their decisions. This is just one other example of short sighted, profit-driven behaviour.

Instead you should be grateful that Amazon did let you use dpreview for free, since the day you joined in 2012.

Ads are run on the site. Unless your running ad block, it's not free.

How much have you had to pay to read DPReview?

I don't know what to tell you if you only value your life in terms of money.

Having the ads for things I have no interest in pop up or slowly load displacing the site UI doesnt make using this site very enjoyable. The only reason i kept coming back was because of the information shared by other system users.

It was a 100% free service to you. I bet you even had an ad-blocker installed to deprive Amazon from any advertising benefit. And now you are biting the hand that did feed you.

Thank you DPR team for your great and professional work over all the years. Will miss you!

Jonsi • Veteran Member • Posts: 6,292

Re: I‘m done with Amazon.

In reply to victorav • 1 week ago

victorav wrote:

Jonsi wrote:

victorav wrote:

cba_melbourne wrote:

Instead you should be grateful that Amazon did let you use dpreview for free, since the day you joined in 2012.

Ads are run on the site. Unless your running ad block, it's not free.

How much have you had to pay to read DPReview?

I don't know what to tell you if you only value your life in terms of money.

So nothing?

Rudi • Senior Member • Posts: 2,047

Re: I‘m done with Amazon.

In reply to Jonsi • 1 week ago

Jonsi wrote:

victorav wrote:

Jonsi wrote:

victorav wrote:

cba_melbourne wrote:

Instead you should be grateful that Amazon did let you use dpreview for free, since the day you joined in 2012.

Ads are run on the site. Unless your running ad block, it's not free.

How much have you had to pay to read DPReview?

I don't know what to tell you if you only value your life in terms of money.

So nothing?

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victorav • Senior Member • Posts: 2,751

Re: I‘m done with Amazon.

In reply to Jonsi • 1 week ago

Jonsi wrote:

victorav wrote:

Jonsi wrote:

victorav wrote:

cba_melbourne wrote:

Instead you should be grateful that Amazon did let you use dpreview for free, since the day you joined in 2012.

Ads are run on the site. Unless your running ad block, it's not free.

How much have you had to pay to read DPReview?

I don't know what to tell you if you only value your life in terms of money.

So nothing?

I pay by seeing ads. Amazon didn't own dpreview just for fun.

cameron2 • Veteran Member • Posts: 4,142

Re: I‘m done with Amazon.

In reply to RSTP14 • 1 week ago

RSTP14 wrote:

Amazon bring food on the table of a million people working for them!

In the US, Amazon employees often need food stamps (government support) to eat.

And Amazon does not pay taxes.

So I'm not sure what you're blathering about 🤷‍♂️

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