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Kablooie

(19,107 posts) Sun Dec 6, 2015, 01:38 AM Dec 2015

Amazon's annoying recommendations. [View all]

Amazon seems to think that if you buy a watch, you immediately want to buy more watches. If you buy a microwave oven it offers up more ovens for you to add to your collection every time you open the page.

Why don't they use a small bit of logic in what they display as recommendations?
Recommendations can be useful if they make sense but I don't want my arm lined with watches or 10 microwaves in my kitchen.

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Amazon's annoying recommendations. [View all] Kablooie Dec 2015 OP

Imagine if you bought a casket pinboy3niner Dec 2015 #1

I noticed that recently when I bought a stapler. aidbo Dec 2015 #2

I LOVE those recommendations; they make me laugh - but it isn't just Amazon LiberalElite Dec 2015 #3

I look at them and wonder... Chan790 Dec 2015 #4

"and on the next installment of Hoarders..." LiberalElite Dec 2015 #5

I have noticed that too Generic Brad Dec 2015 #6

As someone who is typing this on her fifth kindle... Liberal Jesus Freak Dec 2015 #7

Hey, who are they to judge? eShirl Dec 2015 #10

I've wondered that myself. The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2015 #8

Amazon recommendations seems to think Lydia Leftcoast Dec 2015 #9

kmart is just as bad. noamnety Dec 2015 #11