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PoindexterOglethorpe

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8. The prime service is awesome.

Reply to angstlessk (Original post)

Tue Apr 3, 2018, 03:32 AM

Apr 2018

I have occasion to send books to an acquaintance in prison. If Amazon does not pack the books perfectly, according to the prison's standards, they get returned, I just patiently re-order and re-send those books. Eventually they get to my acquaintance.

That alone makes prime worthwhile.

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In defense of Amazon [View all] angstlessk Apr 2018 OP

Amazon does well because they provide value to their customers. ooky Apr 2018 #1

Why trust Amazon to todo the right thing when they have a track record of doing the wrong thing? Hassin Bin Sober Apr 2018 #2

I would like to see the employees have power angstlessk Apr 2018 #3

I agree with you. I boycott them. LisaM Apr 2018 #5

+1000000! SammyWinstonJack Apr 2018 #11

This Amazon debate is happening because Trump doesn't like the Washington Post RandySF Apr 2018 #4

A good read about Amazon. CentralMass Apr 2018 #6

Yes of course it has. That's not a defense of Amazon. Amazon offers a great service, and they can do JCanete Apr 2018 #7

The prime service is awesome. PoindexterOglethorpe Apr 2018 #8

they are the answer to Walmart KT2000 Apr 2018 #9

Walmart is now...... SergeStorms Apr 2018 #10

I don't shop either one. LisaM Apr 2018 #12

NW Washington KT2000 Apr 2018 #16

Yeah. I get it. LisaM Apr 2018 #17

Free shipping for cheap stuff is PDittie Apr 2018 #13

Prime is a lot more than just shipping crazycatlady Apr 2018 #14

Uh huh PDittie Apr 2018 #15

I live in a rural town. phylny Apr 2018 #18

None of my Amazon purchases even go through USPS anymore Blue_Adept Apr 2018 #19