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re: What are your favorite Amazon purchases?
Posted on 10/6/21 at 3:53 pm to lsujro
Posted on 10/6/21 at 3:53 pm to lsujro
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Wow I didn't realize Sears and Roebuck started an online book store that eventually became a platform for both Sears and Roebuck and other third parties to also sell their literally everything at competitive prices and deliver it all within 2 days. History is a mother
Sears and Roebuck sold entire fricking houses.......mail order.
They also owned their own manufacturing facilities, partnered with and kept afloat other American manufacturing facilities, employed who knows how many thousands of people, had warehousing and distribution that rivals what Amazon has now, and better customer service. You could buy anything from them 100 years or more before Amazon was even an idea.
This post was edited on 10/6/21 at 4:04 pm
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Posted on 10/6/21 at 3:57 pm to LegendInMyMind
I miss Sears
Posted on 10/6/21 at 4:01 pm to LegendInMyMind
The difference is Amazon was able to get loads of VC money and allowed to run at a loss for years while building their business. Even today it's stock price/market cap doesn't line up with anything traditional businesses were/are held to as far as profits.
Posted on 10/6/21 at 4:02 pm to LegendInMyMind
Sears & Roebuck catalog could get you this delivered to your closest railroad depot:
Or this:
Or this:
This post was edited on 10/6/21 at 4:03 pm
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