Will you buy from Amazon?

Well I have a different reason NOT to buy from Amazon. My husband use dhis debit/atm card at a gas station. Apparently "someone" from the station used his card to order from Amazon. When I was calling my bank & Amazon to question said purchases, Amazon was not very helpful in the matter. I resolved to never, ever purchase anything from them again !!

Congrats on finishing your blog. =D Regarding Amazon, I try my best not to buy things that can be found locally online. If they can be found in Singapore, why not buy it here? It's usually cheaper here too. I am not a book lover but if I do ever want to buy a book, I will usually drop by Borders or Sans Bookshop to buy the book. If I do come across Amazon products which I am interested in and cannot be found locally, I will most probably buy it. However, chances of that happening is low la.. =P You should target the Americans. I believe they are the main consumer group for Amazon products. Good luck and all the best =D

When I was at college I was always buying from Amazon because I saved a fortune, and as Amazon is also a UK outlet then I was happy to do business with them. The books were specialized and in the high street fetched tip top prices, however, compared to amazon the books I got online were much much cheaper, after the first delivery of books I was more than happy, so I continued with them, I have bought books from them and touch wood I have never been disappointed. I only buy from sites that are based or function in the UK.

I buy from Amazon on a regular basis (ie once or twice a year - usually for gifts or a book that I really want). However, I buy from Amazon.ca and only Amazon, not from any of the other sellers. The only way I can get free shipping is if I purchase from Amazon themselves. If I purchase a used product from someone else then I have to pay the shipping and that blows the whole discount right out of the water. I have a real beef with ebay.ca. I was looking for a game yesterday and came across the usual problems. Product in Canadian prices but when taking a closer look found that the item was being shipped from the U.S. at a cost of around $20. In a lot of cases the shipping is more than what the product itself is worth. I have pretty much written off ebay. I was looking for a certain game and did find a Canadian website that sold the game. I had trouble with the website trying to figure out shipping rates. They are right here in Ontario, and actually driveable if I cared to do so, but I don't. Half an hour is the most I will drive to get something. I don't much shop out of town. Anyway. I phoned the company and said, "Well, while I have you on the phone, why don't I just order it now on the phone?" That saved me from putting my MasterCard information on the website, though she said it does get deleted after 30 days. The shipping cost is $7.00 and I will receive it, believe it or not, today! Yes, I got an email shortly after saying that my product was shipped and I would be getting it today. And that is just regular post, not Express post. So you see, my issues deal with shipping costs. When someone gives a flat shipping rate to Canada from the U.S. then I know they are probably making a profit off the shipping. Shipping a paperback book and shipping a game cannot possibly cost the same. I bought a "book" for $1 once on ebay. Great! Shipping was something like $7.00. What's the point? I could buy a book for $8.00 (or less) in a used book store. For me the item would have to be something I can find nowhere else... like the game I bought yesterday.

I have Amazon, Overstock and Ebay bookmarked. I have used Amazon quite a few times. I usually comparison shop between these 3 sites and then make my choice. I usually know what I need to buy and am not too often influenced or temped to buy just on a stranger's say so. Cash is toooo tight for me just to buy on a whim.

Hi wizard, I had a bad experience with Amazon so i have not went back to their site to try and purchase anything else.I was ordering some Bob Dylan Cd"s , and when it came to checkout, i gave them my debit card and they said it would take a couple of days to check it out, they refused to take my card.It has always been used everywhere else.i have had the same account for years, and the card is good, the money comes right out of my account...Now i haven't tried anymore, that could have just been a fluke, and may never happen again but it happened to me.I supposs i would give them another try..

Hello oh wizardly one, I do not know if I am among the majority or minority in this regard, yet I'll share my online behavior/perceptions with you, and you can extract what best serves you. I have purchased from many large on-line stores, and have no compunction about doing so in the future. However, I will not generally link to a well-known site from another site. Although more time consuming, I would note the product, then access the store directly through the URL address box. I avoid linking from lesser known sites for one reason only: Wittingly, or unwittingly the lesser known page may have malicious code attached to the page. The owners of small web sites come in all levels of computer security proficiency. I am unwilling to risk picking up malware simply because a site owner may not be aware of the need to keep their own web page clean of bugs. There are many responsible, informed site owners out there. There are also alot who are either not so informed, or don't care. Computer bugs are just too much of a problem to take the risk. Too risky for me anyway. I'm sorry. I'm sure this is not what you wish to read, given that your Amazon links equate to revenue for you. Yet, it is a truthful representation of my online behaviors. For your sake, I hope that I'm in the minority.

nope not really for I dont buy on line much. but alot of folks do. One thing I dont have the money to do it another I have my own free mall to go buy things in and get a rebate from what ever store I went into buy from which my free mall has 1000s of stores to go too

I am also an affiliate of Amazon, so you are out of luck as me buying from you. I am planning to buy three TV DVd sets from either Amazon.com or Amazon.ca. I know that one of them I will get from Amazon.com, but I will have to get something else, probably a song book or maybe a movie DVD so I do not have to pay shipping costs. The other two I could get from Amazon.ca, but they would cost about $200 and I do not have the money right now. If I get something from Amazon.com, being I am Canadian, I might have to pay duty so I will have to figure that out in the cost. Oh and you can look at my blog as well.

I frequently buy from Amazon, mainly books and music cds. I have bought dvds and games as presents for people in the past and find that Amazon is a good place to shop. I generally have a clear idea of what I want, rather than impulse buy these days though as money is tight. This Christmas I have managed to get a few of the presents from Amazon having them delivered is an added bonus

I buy from Amazon from time to time. usually from the Marketplace features if the price is right. But if I can get it for less, I'm going elsewhere. I believe the last thing I bought through Amazon was the Chicken Soup for the Soul book that I was interested in. I may make a bigger order after the first or before the year ends.

If there was something I really wanted and Amazon had it for the best price I would buy it from Amazon. However if it is a site that requires signup and all that I would think twice. There are times when you get a cheap price only to have your savings go up in smoke via shipping and handling. I seldom think to look at Amazon when looking to purchase anything

Frankly, I like buying online and I also buy from Amazon. I really like buying books from Amazon because it really gives me a very good discount. Lately besides books, I also bought a toy from this website.

Yes, I buy from Amazon often. I love going there and looking and most of the time buying something from there, Amazon is one of my favorte shoping websites.

If I had a credit card yeah sure I would buy from Amazon. Amazon has great deals so I think if they accepted other ways of payment besides the credit card then they would sell even more items then they do now. Happy Holidays

No, I wouldn't buy anything from Amazon, I have my reasons, any way someone tried to use my name to place others, I don't knw how they did it, but I email Amzon and told them about it. So I just don't want nothing to do with Amazon.

I have not yet bought anything from Amazon.I tried online marketing four times from ebay.

I have made dozens of purchases from Amazon for several different kinds of products and have not had any problems. I have bought items for a few dollars and some more expensive items as well. I buy mostly used things because they work as well as the new, in many cases. I can often find something I want at a reasonable price. I am not to happy with the shipping costs, but all things considered, I am still saving money for products that are useful to me.

I have bought things from Amazon on many occasions and have always been happy with it. I'm wondering why you seem concerned with Amazon?!?! I've never heard anything bad about it. Have you??

Yes I have bought from Amazon. In fact I just bought something from them last week. It was actually the first time I bought from them in several years.