Amazon will allow US customers to buy cars on its site from local car dealers starting next year

https://apnews.com/article/amazon-aws-hyundai-dealers-b1635fcd8e85eefe983fd565185a1c99

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breadsmasher@lemmy.world · 45 pts · 2y (9 replies)

Imagining hilarious counterfeit cars start showing up. “My FROD truck only has two gears”

conditional_soup@lemm.ee · 26 pts · 2y (1 reply)

MOST SIZE Truck for boys and girls and students with orthopedic support fully three dimensional with reverse gear fully adjustable windows by ADVNZOI

J12@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 2y
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Animoscity@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 2y

Where’s my amazons choice Rhonda?

FlyingSquid@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y (4 replies)

We have to get my daughter a notebook computer that runs Windows or Mac OS for her online school she's starting next semester. Obviously we're not going to spend the money on a Mac and she doesn't need anything very powerful because it's going to be mostly web browsing and Zoom meetings. There are a lot of sub-$300 notebooks on Amazon, and some of them are from companies like Acer and Dell, but there are a shit ton of brands I have never heard of- Excebook, CHUWI, SGIN... some don't even say the brand. It's crazy.

breadsmasher@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y

Chuwi is one I have actually come across IRL! Can’t vouch either way for it but anecdotally the owner seemed happy

NumbersCanBeFun@kbin.social · 2 pts · 2y (2 replies)
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FlyingSquid@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y (1 reply)

It was just a standard Amazon search for sub-$300 Windows notebooks. I'm sure Linux will install on it no problem. How long the hardware lasts is another matter. And I'm guessing it's all hardwired.

NumbersCanBeFun@kbin.social · 1 pts · 2y
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foggy@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
TipRing@lemmy.world · 28 pts · 2y (1 reply)

I can't wait to buy a car from reputable dealership JWN1BNNY.

Aliendelarge@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y

That Tiyata Carolllla seems like a bargain.

HugeCounterargument@lemm.ee · 14 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Will I get 5% back on my prime card? 😅

tabularasa@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y

Asking the real questions here.

paskalivichi@sh.itjust.works · 11 pts · 2y

Will they be subject to the same return policy?

TheOgreChef@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 2y (1 reply)

I can only imagine this going poorly, but in hilariously unexpected ways that I can’t wait to see.

RoseRose56@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y

But the shareholders said otherwise, they expect to make billions! Cause they are trying to maximize their profits. But I agree with you.

_number8_@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 2y

but i don't want to support either of those shitty entities! i want to buy from the damn factory!

alquicksilver@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Just download the damned car, at this point.

Zorque@kbin.social · 0 pts · 2y

You wouldn't!

alienanimals@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 2y

Amazon sucks, but so do the gate-keeping dealerships.

TenderfootGungi@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y

The sooner that traditional car dealers go away as a business model the better.

Xavier@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 2y

Hmm… how will a return work? 🤔

Put it the car back in a box and drop it at the nearest dropoff store or UPS/FedEx? 🤣

Will there be a 30% restocking fee?

What if the car just doesn't work after delivery? Missing parts?

Will there now also be a Amazon Warehouse Deals for used cars?

conditional_soup@lemm.ee · 2 pts · 2y (3 replies)

Yes, but when can I buy a train?

You999@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 2y (2 replies)
cantsurf@lemm.ee · 2 pts · 2y

Now I'm all worked up about dem cabooses

conditional_soup@lemm.ee · 1 pts · 2y

Holy crow, thank you!

pan_troglodytes@programming.dev · 1 pts · 2y (1 reply)

this is just downloading a car with extra steps

1847953620@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y

you wouldn't download a CaR

like, yes mf, I would