5 pointsby paulpauper4 hours ago2 comments

miladyincontrolan hour ago
I just loathe the marketplace-ization of so many retailers. If I wanted to buy from 1688, alibaba, etc, I would more directly, not through some reseller drop shipping items they've never even seen.
When I search a local retailer I want to see things that are local, available in store first and foremost.
kaseijin2 hours ago
Don't want to pay for the Atlantic so only read the beginning.
Personally I'm finding online shopping to be much more annoying than it used to be. Always feel like I'm not getting shown what I want and am instead trying to be upsold or manipulated into buying more.
So I just don't shop online much.
I've gone back to making orders by telephone. I prefer it if it's something I know and it's much easier as long as you find a company that actually has people on the phones. I'd rather go with a small company that actually has customer service anyway.
I've had a few people get mad at me that I've called them and direct me to their website instead, I just lie and tell them I don't have a computer. If that doesn't do it, we'll they've lost a sale.
- dlcarrier4 minutes ago
  Try eBay. Their search actually works, including with boolean operations, when you select sort by price it does exactly that, and there's only a few sponsored results per page. There's also individual pictures of every item, and both auctions and fixed-price listings. I've found the prices are usually better than Amazon, too.