• @[email protected]
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    461 year ago

    Don’t use Amazon. It’s not like they are the only web shop for stuff you would like to have.

    • @TwoBeeSan
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      231 year ago

      I’ve had good luck with drop.com for electronics.

      Have any recommendations? Sometimes it’s hard to beat the convenience of Amazon.

      • @ChewTiger
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        101 year ago

        Drop used to be so much better before the rename.

        • @TwoBeeSan
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          11 year ago

          100% agree.

          It is still usable, for now at least.

      • @[email protected]
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        81 year ago

        Between home depot, target, best buy, and walmart I can typically find most things I’m looking for.

        I usually try to shop by reviewers first and check if the manufacturer sells directly. Retailers don’t need to get a chunk of every purchase.

        • @daemoz
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          191 year ago

          Amazon and bezos sucks, but Walmart and the Waltons is evil condensed. the only excuse to shop walmart is if it’s the only option for 100 miles. Amazon at least has aws and few redeeming pro services that pay their employees and provide infastructure to others.

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            1 year ago

            Walmart is a last resort option. For example, my last purchase was an unusual size bicycle inner tube. I physically went to two other stores before ordering from walmart. I have no love for walmart, but Amazon poses the larger monopolistic threat. The damage amazon is capable of inflicting is only just beginning.

            Amazon’s marketshare with aws scares me more than their retail presence. They will definitely use that market dominance to the detriment of society.

            • @aesthelete
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              31 year ago

              Amazon’s marketshare with aws scares me more than their retail presence.

              As it should. AWS is making Amazon a feudal lord in the cloud space.

            • @daemoz
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              11 year ago

              Agreed with all of that. And luckily at my current shop, im a proud user of azure devops. Now thats a company who is good for competition and doesn’t contribute to any social injustices. Sigh. Well I guess at least our available infastructure options and datasets arent managed by the ccp. Smh that will teach me to think my horse isn’t so high

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        I buy a lot of electronics (and reading glasses) from AliExpress. I had the occasional malfunction but probably not even one in 30-50. Great NEMA motors too and 18650 batteries among other stuff like the Orange Pi, or mega boards.

        A word of caution, there is lot of really cheap stuff that’s quite low quality, and you can’t post reviews under 4 stars (they won’t show up) so you have to check the numbers sold and read the feedback.

        Edit: it also sometimes take 3-4 weeks to get the stuff. It’s like a little surprise sometimes.

        • @[email protected]
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          51 year ago

          Man, you’re playing with fire by buying 18650s from a vendor that doesn’t test their batches.

            • @[email protected]
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              21 year ago

              Illumn and imrbatteries are two trusted vendors for both the flashlight and vaping communities. They test each batch to ensure they’re authentic.