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Amazon Alternatives
Amazon Alternatives
Welcome to the most lovingly curated selection of Amazon and Prime alternatives anywhere. We aim to make giving up Amazon easy and to encourage more people While Amazon's monopolistic stranglehold on our economy has made it increasingly difficult to completely avoid supporting them, we've discovered that—contrary to conventional wisdom—it’s often possible to find lower prices, sometimes substantially, by shopping elsewhere. You just have to know where to look...
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NYTimes.com: In Groupon’s $6 Billion Wake, a Wave of Start-Ups Follows Suit
NYTimes.com: In Groupon’s $6 Billion Wake, a Wave of Start-Ups Follows Suit
Copying a successful business plan is safe, and tons of companies are copying Groupon. The differentiating strategies of the more successful copycats are interesting, as is the arms-race and recursion of deal aggregators. I find it fascinating that people sign up for this stuff, because I find it wasteful. This is insane: “In just over two years, Groupon has accumulated 60 million subscribers, more than $1 billion in venture capital and $760 million in annual revenue to become the fastest-growing Web company ever. In December, it declined a $6 billion buyout offer from Google.”
·nytimes.com·
NYTimes.com: In Groupon’s $6 Billion Wake, a Wave of Start-Ups Follows Suit
Consumerist: How To: 13-Step Method for Buying a Car While Controlling the Sale and the Price
Consumerist: How To: 13-Step Method for Buying a Car While Controlling the Sale and the Price
It takes time and a lot of guts, but you'll save money. "It really works... but it works only if you truly are willing to walk away... and then refuse to bend when they try to put you off or change the terms. Stay civil, do not let any emotion in."
·consumerist.com·
Consumerist: How To: 13-Step Method for Buying a Car While Controlling the Sale and the Price