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by alsetmusic 2786 days ago
Is that a URL shortener? Please post the link with a fully disclosed address. I’d like to see the content on the other end, but don’t know where it’s going to take me.
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It links to Amazon Kindle. I believe this is the link that their app spits out.

https://urlex.org/ can expand these for you.

I still have no idea where this link is going to take me.

a.co links always go to some illegible Amazon URL, so I think it’s fine to use them.

I guess, but...

1. You can see it is Amazon

2. If you click it and are expecting "product A" and instead you see "product xxx" you probably won't proceed further.

3. This is Amazons fault, not those that have posted short URL's. There simple is't a longer URL that says: http:// amazon.com/this-is-the-product-you-were-after-just-in-case-you-are-skeptical-of-a-short-url-given-to-you-byu-someone-you-dont-know-beware-danger-will-robinson.

Some urls maybe I guess. I can’t claim that all products Amazon sells don’t have more descriptive urls.
Sorry about that, it's an amazon url shortener; was in a hurry and just c/p the link from ios kindle app. Others have posted the url for you.

Slainte

Don't apologize to the ornery whingers. URLs are addresses, not content. There's no reputation or credibility issue with URL paths, they are totally arbitrary. Only domain names have credibility.