#why amazon is best

[chrliekclly]

[gaybuckybarnesss]

from penis to vaginaaaaaa

[stylish-suidae]

So like, is it just the shipping? Is that the only thing keeping people buying from Amazon? I've been boycotting them for a few years now for both ethical and personal reasons, but I recently needed to buy new pajamas because me sitting like a freak wears through even the good, well-made pairs within a few months. And I thought, hey, if I can't get them built to last, I can at least try to get them cheap, so I go to Amazon.

I'm immediately met with a pop-up telling me that they sell drugs now. I have to make multiple searches to get to what I'm looking for because Amazon feels that showing me ads entirely unrelated to what I searched for is more important than actually making a sale. And when I finally get to the product, I select my size, and all but a few of the color options are greyed out. I go through every color option that isn't greyed out and they're all listed as unavailable with the addendum that "we don't know if or when this will come back in stock." So I'm not really sure why only some of the colors were greyed out when all of them were unavailable, nor am I sure why it showed up in my search at all when it was filtered to my size and no options in my size were available.

And like. Obviously there's some niche use cases where Amazon is the best option but, if you need something cheap, why not buy it on temu or aliexpress? If you're not ultra-price-sensitive and you want a good shopping experience, why not buy it on a store that sells that specific thing (computer parts on newegg, games on bestbuy, furniture on wayfair/ikea)? And if you need it ASAP, it's not a niche product, and you live in any populous metro area, why not just go to the store and get it?

I don't get it at all. Once upon a time Amazon was the cheapest, fastest, and most convenient option, to the degree that even I struggled to avoid them even when I knew I should. But nowadays it seems like, whatever your priority is when shopping, you likely have another option that would give you a better epxerience.

[yuanzhous]

every time I see someone say something positive about the amazon rings show I believe in the mandela effect more and more bc there is no way both of us are seeing the same series

[ankhisms]

YOU WANT HIS SINISTER HOLE

[hypodermicfroggy]

"Hey Jangles I respect your media opinions can you recommend me some ways to get into Batman comics that aren't a complete non-Euclidean nightmare since I'm sure I can't just coast off Dini and Timm's cartoons forever?"

...And other questions I now regret asking.

[femslashspuffy]

Yeah... when the show is only available on tubi dubbed in spanish with no subtitles.... pirating the entire show is a public good

[depresseddepot]

my favorite ear buds broke and I just spent three feverish hours searching the corners of the internet to find them again

[goblin-enjoyer]

Man I need to get a new mousepad soon.

[hunter-rodrigez]

The opening words to Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone have been voted among the most memorable and captivating opening lines from the world of literature BY AMAZON READERS.

Yeaaaah... no further questions...

It was number 5, but I still think that’s too high.

[sirfrogsworth]

Remember this joke?

Well, I am going to do something similar only with photography. This is a photo someone took for an Amazon review of their Clinique products.

Honestly, it is not a terrible photo. They did some staging. They have an interesting background. All of the labels are legible. It is properly exposed. This would be a perfectly acceptable product photo for an Etsy page.

I've been taking these advanced photography courses in preparation for whenever I am able to create a new studio in the house. And my teacher is a photography badass. I just watched a 6 hour class on how to recreate a professional Clinique ad. And at first glance it looks deceptively simple. It's just some skin care products being splashed with a little water.

Which is why I wanted you to see an average person for reference.

This is what Karl Taylor came up with.

And I don't think I've learned so much about photography in one tutorial before.

Product photography is just loads and loads of problem solving. You have to light the chrome caps with a gradient. Which requires giant diffusion scrims.

Those big white panels are literally only there for the two chrome caps.

You need a pure white background, but you can't let light spill all over the studio, so you put up giant black light blockers.

And you have to add another light just for the orange bottle on the right.

Oh, and if you want the bottles to glow, well, you have to hide a silver reflector behind them.

But you still want the edges of the bottles to be darker so they have some contrast. So you add some black tape to the sides.

And in order for the reflective labels to have bold black lettering, you have to reflect black cards into them.

Ack! Karl's beautiful bald head is showing up in the chrome caps! He must put on the naughty blanket.

And once you get every aspect of every bottle perfectly lit, you finally get to yeet some water at it all.

I don't love product photography because I have a weird obsession to help greedy corporations make their wares look more beautiful. I love it because it is a complicated and challenging new puzzle every time. Every product is a different shape and requires a different technique to make it look its best.

I don't know if I will be able to live up to Karl's standards.

This is about the level I was at in 2017 before I quit photography.

I have so much more knowledge in my brain now. I'm really hoping I can surpass that.

[sharkchunks]

Why Amazon Sucks Reason #928374982

Almost a year ago, I ordered a copy of Rube Goldberg: Inventions from Amazon. My mistake for supporting them in anything but an emergency. I got the book on the right:

The book on the left however is the one I ordered. To be clear, this was not from "a seller on amazon," this was from AMAZON itself.

Note that it shows and claims to be the authentic book on the left above. But it was not, it was a shit-tier print-on-demand bootleg, made by Amazon itself and not Simon and Schuster as the page claimed:

They did this to others as well. Though they refused to post my review, this one got through-

Here is the print on demand page in the back of my Amazon book-

Here is how bad the reproductions are-

Best seen on the spine where Simon and Schuster's logo is literally a blurry mess-

I tried to report this to the publisher but the only thing I could find was an email address on their site that nobody replied to.

If anyone out there knows anyone in copyright law or the publisher, please let them know about this. Amazon is literally turning the publisher trademark into unreadable crap.

[froliginal]

Did Amazon really fucking scam me jfc

[ashcadence]

Why if I'm paying for a streaming service do I have fuckin' ads??? I'm sorry but if I'm paying $10-$15 a month I don't want freakin' ads!

[atopvisenyashill]

i have cried on my main before about how there are two pieces of clothing i’ve always wanted and they’re number one reason i’m sad i’m not rich and one of them is sansa’s purple dragonfly dressing gown, i think it is so gorgeous i can almost forgive michele clapton her many other sins and that one haunts me so badly because someone sells a high quality version of it on etsy so if i was born just moderately wealthy i could have this damn dress:

it haunts me

but also i should stop going on etsy and looking for got stuff, because i was looking for decorative stuff for my apartment that isn’t funko pops and not only did i find the cutest goddamn weirwood:

but this person does dragon figurines and a bunch of them are clearly asoiaf dragons and not just the three main ones!!

there’s viserion, drogon, and rhaegal but also balerion, meleys, caraxes, morning and a sunfyre that is so pretty i almost cried. also a bunch of others (i think one looks kinda like tessarion? i want that sunfyre sfm.

then i found this person who did a super high quality rhaenyra riding dress and that’s not even the dress of hers i’m obsessed with but it is soooooo beautiful i’m in awe:

and then i found…this alicent inspired corset and look at the design on it:

i’m weeping. i need to delete this app.

[gothamite-rambler]

Diana Prince (Wonder Woman) with all the batkids when they were kids

Dick Grayson:

Diana (rubbing young Dick Grayson's cheek with her hand): Baby, tiny, precious! You so cute!

Dick giggled with a smile.

Diana: You want a candy?

Dick: Hm, yes! Yes! Please!

Diana: Aww, so precious.

Bruce: He's not supposed to eat a lot of-

Diana (a sweet smile on her face): Bruce, you and I both know I can break every bone in your body at once.

Bruce (hiding his fear): I do remember that, I'll be talking to Superman.

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Jason Todd:

Diana: Oh, you're so cute and precious! I just want to hug you for hours and hours. I love how tiny you are!

Young Jason feet dangled as Diana scooped him up and hugged him. He couldn't breathe well, but he wasn't not trying to break free.

Bruce: Okay... you're smothering him. Let him go.

Jason (struggling to breathe): Hold up Batman! I'm not complaining.

Diana: And remember I know how to break your bones.

Batman: All right I'll just go.

Batman walks away.

Young Jason: This is the greatest day ever. I... I'm trying not to cry.

Diana: You're so sweet.

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Tim Drake:

Tim Drake clutched to the woman's hip, crying happily. Batman tried to pull him off, but Tim wouldn't let go.

Tim: This is the greatest day of my hero life! I am so happy to meet you!

Diana (simpering): I can't hold myself longer, I am happy to meet you too young warrior! You are just as precious as the rest!

Bruce: I have to stop bringing them around her- Dick, why are you crying?

Dick: That used to be me!

Dick cried, resting his head on Bruce's shoulder. Bruce sighed pinching the bridge of his nose.

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Stephanie Brown (for the short time she was Robin)

Stephanie: Oh my goddess, you're Wonder Woman! Bomb girl boss! I've been wanting to meet you forever! I- Oh my goodness I'm embarrassing myself aren't I? You want me to leave, right?

Diana (elated): If I could I'd adopt you, but for now you're an honorary Amazon warrior! Want a hug?

Stephanie: YES!

Diana and Stephanie hugged, any attempt Bruce tried to take to break the two apart was met with Diana shoving him away.

Stephanie (dramatic fake sobs): I needed this, Batman is like so mean to me. Doesn't braid my hair even though I showed him the best tutorials and he doesn't appreciate me! I swear he's like my dad.

Diana glared at Bruce who's face turned red with anger.

Bruce: Okay, that was mean. I'm leaving!

Bruce stormed off while Diana took Stephanie's hand and led her way to chat and braid her hair.

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Damian Wayne:

Bruce: Okay so Wonder Woman is bit... Obsessed with cute kids. Just be ready.

Damian: Oh father please, I've dealt with way worse.

The doors to the meeting slid open where Diana was already in the room. She sat at the Justice League meeting table. Once she spotted Damian, she gasped.

Damian tensed surprised, he backed away slowly as he began to get flashbacks to Talia.

Diana (eager): You got the itty bitty ones again?! Come here young warrior!

Damian: Noooo!

Damian ran away as Diana chased him with her arms open wide.

Diana: Let me give you cheek rubs!

Damian (screaming): Get away from me!

Clark Kent walked over to Bruce while snacking on a granola bar.

Clark: You ever think about not having a kid sidekick?

Bruce: You've got one more time to tell me that and I'm sending kryptonite to your house.

Clark (sarcastic): Glad your practicing being kinder to us like I told you too.