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Well .... A new fight between behemoths: Amazon versus VISA. https://www.bbc.com/news/business-59306200 It's in the UK right now but I could see this fight expanding. It's pretty rich when VISA, which may have monopoly power in the credit card business, states it's "very disappointed that...

I wasted some time today interacting with some Amazon people. I've had to keep saying "not interested" every time I place an order, since I get a new page offering a "free trial of student Prime". I don't even qualify - I haven't been a "student" for decades. This is a waste of my time. I'm...

I thought the same thing when they dropped off my treadmill at 5:37 AM. This is Idaho - my neighbors might have taken up arms towards some guy hanging around my front porch at that hour. Especially since Amazon has gone to unmarked trucks for overflow deliveries that their marked vans can't...

I left off the strange part. It was delivered at my doorstep at 5:37 AM. I know that from a "Delivered" email from Amazon with a photo of my front door. Who the heck expects a delivery at 5:37 AM?

I've just had the strangest Amazon episode. All prices rounded. 10 days ago I ordered an Exterra TR150 treadmill from Amazon for $350. Another seller on Amazon wanted $650. When I checked a day later there was another seller wanting only $180 for it - but red flags for bogus with only one...

I'm actually surprised that Amazon didn't just buy out UPS. They have the money. I'd even bet that HQ2 would be in Louisville KY since that's where a big UPS hub is located.

In somewhat related news …. Amazon has cut its ties with FedEx for ground shipments. https://www.cnbc.com/2019/08/07/fedex-to-end-ground-delivery-contract-with-amazon.html Apparently they cut the ties with FedEx for air shipments a short time back.