Comments by "c. j. macq" (@cjmacq-vg8um) on "Tracking Amazon returns: Here's where they really go (Marketplace)" video.

as a private company amazon is a criminal org. but if it were "nationalized" the prices would drop and it would just be a safe and centralized govt clearinghouse for all online retail purchases to go through. in other words, amazon is a virtual monopoly that doesn't really do anything but offer one stop shopping that hikes up the price to cover its own overhead. monopolies ARE ILLEGAL! they don't need to be busted up BUT nationalized. this way the govt could guarantee customer satisfaction and protect consumers from scams. another socially beneficial process destroyed and corrupted by corporate greed, waste and inefficacy.
3
@aoilpe ... YES, online economics is a total SCAM! WE NEED REAL businesses that hire REAL people at REAL wages in the REAL world. why on earth am I being forced to pay for deliveries, hiking up the prices and waiting 2 to 3 weeks to possess what i've bought. when all i need do is go to any local store (which are now becoming obsolete thanks to fascist technology and a gullible citizenry) where i can take home what i buy within an hour. the internet has become a den of thieves, profiteers and predators and its damned time people WAKE UP to this horrifying reality.
3
thanks to technology we reached the point where its cheaper to replace than repair about 40 years ago. that's what designed obsolescence is all about. why design something to last 20 years when you can design it to last 3 and increase revenues through RE-selling. ad nauseum, the same product over and over. this is how capitalism is supposed to work. if the rich don't get richer - it don't get done!
2
as a private company amazon is a criminal org. but if it were "nationalized" the prices would drop and it would just be a safe and centralized govt clearinghouse for all online retail purchases to go through. in other words, amazon is a virtual monopoly that doesn't really do anything but offer one stop shopping that hikes up the price to cover its own overhead. monopolies ARE ILLEGA! they don't need to busted up BUT nationalized. this way the govt could guarantee customer satisfaction and protect consumers from scams. another socially beneficial process destroyed and corrupted by corporate greed, waste and inefficacy.
1
@junkfoodguy ... i'm not anti-retail, if that's what you mean. but i am against the common fraud and thievery that accompanies all retail transactions. retailers are middle-men. they're there to hike up prices. so, by nationalizing websites like amazon AND retailers like wal-mart, who have virtual monopolies anyway, would be a BENEFIT for consumers. it would protect AND enforce consumer rights and protections. it would protect them from GETTING RIPPED OFF! i have been ripped off by retailers AND manufacturers my entire life. i think its time to put an end to that crap!
1
@junkfoodguy ... you're not making any sense. i said, retailers are middle-men who jack up the prices. and i'm right. don't expect a response from me if your next post is as senseless as that one.
1
as a private company amazon is a criminal org. but if it were "nationalized" the prices would drop and it would just be a safe and centralized govt clearinghouse for all online retail purchases to go through. in other words, amazon is a virtual monopoly that doesn't really do anything but offer one stop shopping that hikes up the price to cover its own overhead. monopolies ARE ILLEGA! they don't need to busted up BUT nationalized. this way the govt could guarantee customer satisfaction and protect consumers from scams. another socially beneficial process destroyed and corrupted by corporate greed, waste and inefficacy.
1
@frostflower5555 ... what are you talking about? you're comment makes no sense in response to my post. i didn't mention anything about 40 years ago or about receiving anything for free.
1
@gorak9000 ... i experience the same thing over and over again. mainly with the BIG, national retailers. locally owned stores will often bend over backwards to "special order" anything they don't normally carry. these big corporations are purposely understocking their stores. they want you frustrated with on-site purchasing because they want to convert as much of the economy AS POSSIBLE into an on-line, digital economy. this reduces overhead and GREATLY increases profits. also, the delivery companies are pushing for this too. in the last 20 years our dependence on PRIVATE delivery corporations to provide society with essential needs has increased THEIR profits tremendously. the whole so-called "digital revolution" is a scam AND a sham. its an organized, planned effort by the corporations (with the consent and help of the world's govts) to digitize the ENTIRE world and everything we do because this gives them higher profit margins and makes us ALL easier to track and manipulate. don't fall for this scam sham. DEMAND your consumer and human right to purchase and possess your items IN REAL TIME and without the added delivery charges that delay your purchases and hike up YOUR costs.
1
@gorak9000 ... you wrote... "I mostly use Amazon to find the place that sells it, then order it directly from them." i used to do that with ebay. and i also NEVER return anything unless its damaged or misrepresented. if you didn't want it why'd you order it in the first place? but returns offer a whole new problem with on-line economics. the corporations make it a hassle and an ADDED expense to the consumer to return items. and the delivery companies make a profit regardless of whether your purchase is coming or going. also, the on-line retailer NEVER allow the consumer to choose the delivery company they want. (i'll ALWAYS choose the u. s. post office but i'm NEVER given the option.) and the delivery companies DICTATE TO YOU the manner which they'll delivery YOUR PROPERTY.
1