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dixiegrrrrl

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22. I'm struck by the 160.00 a day that the contractor pays.

Tue Sep 3, 2019, 01:44 PM

Sep 2019

Which means the price of the item has to allow for contractor expenses + profit, and delivery guy $$$.
Not to mention payment for Amazon warehouse labor.

Which means all Amazon purchases have to contribute to the total delivery system costs.
But Amazon can make profits, even with the increased delivery issues, by not having to pay what used to be normal employee related costs of medical insurance, retirement, Soc.Sec. and related taxes.

Speaking of costs...when e-readers first came out, there was much talk about very cheap e-book costs,
'cause all digital, etc.
Now I can find and buy, on Amazon, a good hardbound copy of a title, thru 3rd party, for 5.00, including shipping, where the Kindle price is around 12.00.

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I hate Amazon for so many reasons wryter2000 Sep 2019 #1

I do my best to avoid shopping on Amazon Calculating Sep 2019 #2

+1. Bypass Bezos and order directly from the source dalton99a Sep 2019 #3

A lot Amazon's minion sellers use Amazon warehouses. Initech Sep 2019 #34

Exactly. nt Blue_true Sep 2019 #43

Avoid? I just don't do it ever. roody Sep 2019 #25

The article is worth reading in its entirety. dalton99a Sep 2019 #4

That industry has alaways been hand to mouth Thyla Sep 2019 #5

UPS and FedEx have had their issues with injuries and deaths. Blue_true Sep 2019 #44

I'm so old moondust Sep 2019 #6

I assume the same people who have nothing to do with Amazon elocs Sep 2019 #7

And don't forget they never go to self check-outs! cwydro Sep 2019 #16

Or Olive garden mercuryblues Sep 2019 #37

I don't shop at Walmart or Amazon. roody Sep 2019 #26

Where do you shop? nt Blue_true Sep 2019 #46

supermarket, and occasional trip to mall, 65 miles away. roody Sep 2019 #73

Don't let it get to you. Blue_true Sep 2019 #45

amazon customers are not that concerned about the welfare of amazon related humans nt msongs Sep 2019 #8

I'm an "Amazon-related human," and fuck this attitude. Hortensis Sep 2019 #10

+1 fleur-de-lisa Sep 2019 #13

Good post! cwydro Sep 2019 #38

Righteous rant well taken. But I do have an issue with people that need next day or Blue_true Sep 2019 #47

Lol, you have an issue with our rights and preferences? Hortensis Sep 2019 #49

The next day delivery stuff does put pressure on workers if a large number of people are choosing Blue_true Sep 2019 #60

Sure, that's reasonable and we do that occasionally also, Hortensis Sep 2019 #68

+1 Docreed2003 Sep 2019 #54

Agree. Freethinker65 Sep 2019 #58

But But But... your post doesnt make me feel superior tymorial Sep 2019 #63

We use it for textbooks xmas74 Sep 2019 #11

:) And guessing she may well use it to sell at least Hortensis Sep 2019 #40

She usually advertises on campus first. xmas74 Sep 2019 #42

:) The things parents know. I don't think it's unfortunately, Hortensis Sep 2019 #50

Things will never go back to remotely close to the "old days". Blue_true Sep 2019 #48

Yup. I'm guessing few Republicans who live around you Hortensis Sep 2019 #51

I do research online most of the time. The information is fresher, especially Blue_true Sep 2019 #61

Oh yeah that is based in reality nt tymorial Sep 2019 #62

this makes me feel guilty. I've started to use Target's delivery surface. stuff brought to my home Demovictory9 Sep 2019 #9

Well, we learned Amazon delivery had come to our rural area Hortensis Sep 2019 #12

Good points about privacy (and others). In a well-functioning society with a good government your erronis Sep 2019 #57

In my area Amazon uses the US Postal System quite frequently FakeNoose Sep 2019 #14

ICYMI, Fed-Ex has stopped delivering for Amazon. dixiegrrrrl Sep 2019 #20

It was like that in my area, but as soon as they had enough contractors nearby ecstatic Sep 2019 #66

Those drivers don't work for Amazon. MineralMan Sep 2019 #15

Absolutely... JakeBailey Sep 2019 #17

Well, Amazon isn't completely blameless. MineralMan Sep 2019 #18

Good points all... JakeBailey Sep 2019 #19

welcome to DU not_the_one Sep 2019 #23

This convenience comes at a very high price. guillaumeb Sep 2019 #29

Thank you for the welcome... JakeBailey Sep 2019 #36

I'm struck by the 160.00 a day that the contractor pays. dixiegrrrrl Sep 2019 #22

A lot of the actual delivery drivers are private contractors MineralMan Sep 2019 #24

And all a part of the Amazon model that some praise here guillaumeb Sep 2019 #28

No, it's not the Amazon model. People working as individual MineralMan Sep 2019 #31

No one said Bezos invented the model. guillaumeb Sep 2019 #32

I'm not an evangelist for Amazon. MineralMan Sep 2019 #35

At one time, slavery was a fact of life. guillaumeb Sep 2019 #39

Goodbye. When you start equating retail sales on the internet to slavery, MineralMan Sep 2019 #71

I think parts stores order parts from Amazon. stopbush Sep 2019 #53

Well, not so much. They order from distributors or MineralMan Sep 2019 #70

Amazon's not actually profitable yet Recursion Sep 2019 #33

That's right. Amazon sales (Smile) is a loss leader to capture the markets. erronis Sep 2019 #59

Why doesn't your wife add you to her account? ecstatic Sep 2019 #67

No need to do that. MineralMan Sep 2019 #69

Keep shopping Amazon everybody. nt. Hotler Sep 2019 #21

Amazon is a 21st century plantation. guillaumeb Sep 2019 #27

Except for the "serfs" Falcata Sep 2019 #41

Welcome to DU. guillaumeb Sep 2019 #74

I shop Amazon & I no longer bash people who shop at Walmart. CrispyQ Sep 2019 #30

UPS & FEDEX Wawannabe Sep 2019 #52

"Chaos and Carnage"...really? Captain Stern Sep 2019 #55

But everybody wants that package before Christmas..ain't that right? nt UniteFightBack Sep 2019 #56

Sounds like a pizza delivery job I once had in a city that shall not be named. hunter Sep 2019 #64

Yikes. I feel guilty now. ecstatic Sep 2019 #65

"Chaos and Carnage to America's Streets" Mariana Sep 2019 #72