Sure, but to be entirely fair, they do execute pretty well on some things where others either didn't, or still don't.
I'm happy to give credit where due, but as a zero-hassle way of ordering things, between their fakes, their absurd experimentation with insufficient packaging, their sub-par regional delivery networks, their broken review system, their clamping down on independent sellers across many categories, and about two dozen other things I could probably come up with, their star has fallen as far for me as their share price has increased.
They're entering their hydra phase and abandoning so much of what made them good to deal with before.
Yes, they do execute pretty well on a lot of things, granted.
However, I've had no trouble ordering things from many on-line stores/distributors which aren't Amazon and don't use Amazon. So that isn't an Amazon thing per se.
Yeah, I think as time goes on the situation only improves. Apple's doing same-day delivering now, and Instacart is making that an option for more retailers.
But when Prime first came around, it was utterly amazing, as were the moves to next-day and same-day in some areas. There still isn't a one-stop place where I can buy baby wipes and coil packs on the same account, under the same membership plan, for free rapid delivery. That will take a while for someone to match.
I'm happy to give credit where due, but as a zero-hassle way of ordering things, between their fakes, their absurd experimentation with insufficient packaging, their sub-par regional delivery networks, their broken review system, their clamping down on independent sellers across many categories, and about two dozen other things I could probably come up with, their star has fallen as far for me as their share price has increased.
They're entering their hydra phase and abandoning so much of what made them good to deal with before.