r/nottheonion • u/PrintOk8045 • 3d ago

'Stressed' Amazon driver abandons 80 packages in Mass. woods during holiday shipping rush

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/stressed-amazon-driver-abandons-80-packages-mass-woods-holiday-shippin-rcna185343
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u/ummizazi 3d ago

Amazon just charges the sellers for lost packages. Most of what you see on Amazon is from 3rd party sellers. Amazon recently announced they would pay what they think the manufacturing price is for packages they lose. So if you’re selling a $20 toy they say “we think this costs $2 to make so here’s your $2”. What’s worse if they “find” your toy they can sell it themselves and keep the profit.

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u/ILikeBigBeards 1d ago

Yeah I don’t think ppl realize how the worst treated by Amazon are small businesses. A seller can have their whole livelihood destroyed bc a knockoff foreign seller will create a copycat, then flag the original as a fake, and they have nobody they can talk to or get recourse from. That and their super generous to customer return policies that stiff sellers. There are some very depressing interviews you can watch.

(Buyers should have noticed that some products they buy on Amazon come with paper inserts begging them not to return on Amazon, often pleading with them to call the seller directly saying they can keep the product and get another free, etc- anything than filing an issue with Amazon)