There are already reasons to not want to patronize Amazon, despite how great a shopping experience it often is. It's amazing 52% of their US customers buy Prime ($99/year).
Those include bad labor practices and tax avoidance (google either for the details).
But their forums are the worst run on the internet.
Recently, they had a mass ban, and no one can make any sense of who was targeted. Some deserved it, and others are described by everyone as a shock and not justified at all.
But it gets better.
1. The first ban is permanent
Can't remember seeing that anywhere unless for egregious behavior like death threats
2. When they ban someone they also delete every post they ever made - for years.
Never heard of that before.
3. A ban on the discussion forums also bans people from posting to product reviews
The bans they did, everyone affected who reported with alt accounts, confirmed it was the same form letter with one word to justify it - that they had made a "spiteful" post.
Funny how many people suddenly decided at the same moment to make a spiteful post. Even the account someone said was just banned they hadn't used in years.
Seems to me this is arbitrary, irresponsible, capricious customer abuse.
I don't care for it, so now looking to buy from Newegg, Best Buy, and others. After having Kindle Fire, Kindle reader, Amazon Echo, Fire TV, and Prime for years.
Amazing how willing they are to destroy goodwill with such a pointless behavior.
Those include bad labor practices and tax avoidance (google either for the details).
But their forums are the worst run on the internet.
Recently, they had a mass ban, and no one can make any sense of who was targeted. Some deserved it, and others are described by everyone as a shock and not justified at all.
But it gets better.
1. The first ban is permanent
Can't remember seeing that anywhere unless for egregious behavior like death threats
2. When they ban someone they also delete every post they ever made - for years.
Never heard of that before.
3. A ban on the discussion forums also bans people from posting to product reviews
The bans they did, everyone affected who reported with alt accounts, confirmed it was the same form letter with one word to justify it - that they had made a "spiteful" post.
Funny how many people suddenly decided at the same moment to make a spiteful post. Even the account someone said was just banned they hadn't used in years.
Seems to me this is arbitrary, irresponsible, capricious customer abuse.
I don't care for it, so now looking to buy from Newegg, Best Buy, and others. After having Kindle Fire, Kindle reader, Amazon Echo, Fire TV, and Prime for years.
Amazing how willing they are to destroy goodwill with such a pointless behavior.
