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by taway_1212 3124 days ago
If he fixes it, the prices will rise, making Amazon less wonderful.
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I'm probably in the minority but I'd pay higher prices for better treatment of employees and better quality of product/service (which I do think Amazon needs to improve upon as well in terms of its third party seller operations).

I also like going to restaurants where there's a required 20% gratuity that gets distributed to all staff and helps pay for employee benefits. I think the overall service, interactions, and experience are far better at those restaurants and I'm happy to pay for it.

I can't think of anything I spend money on regularly that price is the deciding factor. Quality and convenience mean a lot more to me.
How many people shop at Amazon for the price and not for the convenience? Isn't convenience worth something?

I feel the same way about Uber. My family was out of town on vacation and we could have gotten the bus for $10 between the four of us but we paid over twice as much for an Uber.

I wouldn't notice if Amazon charged a few percentage more. I use it for convenience and selection.