Insignificant/ Significant things that BYP or just wind you up a little

[mangocrazy]

I'm trying to reduce my purchases from Amazon anyway and will often check stuff out on their site then go direct/buy elsewhere if I don't need it tomorrow - and lots of places are getting quite spiffy with deliveries.

^^^

This - I've been actively avoiding Amazon for some time now, and will only buy from them as the option of last resort.

[Yorick]

I can honestly say I've never used Amazon. The website was designed by a 12 year old. It's shit.

[Greenman]

Lol.



They're not tying anyone down and forcing them to pay, if you don't like it, don't pay for it.

But they are going to give me a lesser service for the same price without any choice.

As some others have alluded to, if they are left free to do this then where will it stop?

You do have a choice, navigate to your account details, click on cancel subscription, stick it to the man, you'll survive without it.

I'd love to do that but i enjoy amazon, i'm looking forward to the new grand tours and clarksons farm. I suspect i shall just carry on with the ads but i do think it's a joke.

Next you will only be able to watch the first 10 mins of a program and it will then be 50p a minute to watch the rest.

Fucking greedy corporate wankers.

[Greenman]

One amusing thing from Amazon, for me anyway, is their building a huge hub in Bristol has allowed that city to continue its tradition of slavery and poor working conditions. Got to keep heritage current.

My biggest gripe yesterday was the lack of communication between Brio wooden railway tunnel designers and the makers of the rolling stock. They need to agree on a common loading gauge.

Can anyone else smell the scent of fish bait?

[weeksy]

One amusing thing from Amazon, for me anyway, is their building a huge hub in Bristol has allowed that city to continue its tradition of slavery and poor working conditions. Got to keep heritage current.

My biggest gripe yesterday was the lack of communication between Brio wooden railway tunnel designers and the makers of the rolling stock. They need to agree on a common loading gauge.

Can anyone else smell the scent of fish bait?

I'm amazed you never wrote it

[Mr. Dazzle]

It's pretty standard practice for long term and/or big contracts to have annual price reviews/rises baked in because fuck you that's why. It's been that way since forever.

Amazon's behaviour might be unpalatable but it's not unusual.

[MrLongbeard]

It's pretty standard practice for long term and/or big contracts to have annual price reviews/rises baked in because fuck you that's why. It's been that way since forever.

Amazon's behaviour might be unpalatable but it's not unusual.

15 months since the last one which added a quid per month.

[Mr. Dazzle]

Bet none of you lot complain if you get a pay rise without changing job roles though

[weeksy]

Bet none of you lot complain if you get a pay rise without changing job roles though

This is the thing isn't it. We all have pensions, some of them may even be linked to companies like Amazon, companies who are 'the big bad boys' who if they don't make a profit then our pensions go down. However, they're not currently, they're doing great... because the companies/things we're all investing in are going well...

So on one hand you've got people bitching about companies making profits...

On the other, these profits are benefiting the exact same people.

I'm fucking bored of it...

[Mr. Dazzle]

Yeah that, for sure.

My point is even more fundamental though. People are just as bad as the big bad companies.

"Fancy a payrise?"
"No thanks, it's not justified".

Said no-one ever

[Wossname]

The increases in living/minimum wages have an effect too, all the way up the line - not just at the bottom.

[Greenman]

One amusing thing from Amazon, for me anyway, is their building a huge hub in Bristol has allowed that city to continue its tradition of slavery and poor working conditions. Got to keep heritage current.

My biggest gripe yesterday was the lack of communication between Brio wooden railway tunnel designers and the makers of the rolling stock. They need to agree on a common loading gauge.

Can anyone else smell the scent of fish bait?

I'm amazed you never wrote it

Can anyone else smell the scent of fish bait?

[cheb]

Yes, it's a bit baity, but where were the statue puller downers when a huge megacorp not known for its kindly practices decided to build a huge distribution network within a few miles. It'd have been easy enough to protest, just block the dedicated motorway junction that was built for it.

Or just keep funding said megacorp whilst complaining how horrid they are.

FWIW my principle are worth about a tenner, I buy my socks from Amazon as they are cheapest and easiest way to get black pure cotton socks delivered.

[Greenman]

Yes, it's a bit baity, but where were the statue puller downers when a huge megacorp not known for its kindly practices decided to build a huge distribution network within a few miles. It'd have been easy enough to protest, just block the dedicated motorway junction that was built for it.

Or just keep funding said megacorp whilst complaining how horrid they are.

FWIW my principle are worth about a tenner, I buy my socks from Amazon as they are cheapest and easiest way to get black pure cotton socks delivered.

What would anyone of been able to do to stop them setting up the site?

[MrLongbeard]

Yes, it's a bit baity, but where were the statue puller downers when a huge megacorp not known for its kindly practices decided to build a huge distribution network within a few miles. It'd have been easy enough to protest, just block the dedicated motorway junction that was built for it.

Or just keep funding said megacorp whilst complaining how horrid they are.

FWIW my principle are worth about a tenner, I buy my socks from Amazon as they are cheapest and easiest way to get black pure cotton socks delivered.

What would anyone of been able to do to stop them setting up the site?

Cancelled their prime subscription and buy less from them, they're only building it because of your demand for their services

[cheb]

That^. And made it so inconvenient that they went elsewhere. Difficult to build with no materials being supplied to the site. Picketed the gates.

Or they could have stood for election to the council and hindered them from within.

Probably just pissing in the wind I'll grant you, but it stands a better chance of succeeding than just whining and buying from the beastly company.

[DefTrap]

Cancelled their prime subscription and buy less from them, they're only building it because of your demand for their services

This sort of action never really works, they're bigger (and probably cleverer ) and certainly richer than you - a slump in revenue will likely result in a campaign to lure you back. Difficult to resist a bit of bribery

[MrLongbeard]

Cancelled their prime subscription and buy less from them, they're only building it because of your demand for their services

This sort of action never really works, they're bigger (and probably cleverer ) and certainly richer than you - a slump in revenue will likely result in a campaign to lure you back. Difficult to resist a bit of bribery

OK, so anyone opposed could have written to the council to object to the planning or written to their MP, or glued their hands to the gates.
And yep, if they want to offer me a discount after I've cancelled to lure me back I'll take it if I pay less to get the same, hell I'll pay the same as I am now providing there's no adverts, my objections are finical not moral.

[DefTrap]

OK, so anyone opposed could have written to the council to object to the planning or written to their MP, or glued their hands to the gates.
And yep, if they want to offer me a discount after I've cancelled to lure me back I'll take it if I pay less to get the same, hell I'll pay the same as I am now providing there's no adverts, my objections are finical not moral.

Oh, I'm not offering any sensible, serious suggestions. These behemoths are normally only killed by a downturn in the economy, some series of internal mismanagement, or simply a change in fashion. Most likely it'll be sold off at some point and the subsequent owners will just cock it up.

[MyLittleStudPony]

I don't use Amazon; and I discourage other PLUs from doing so also. It's not a force for good in the world. But I'm not tearing any shit down because of it.