Amazon.com

My new favorite place to shop online is Amazon.com. This place has such a huge amount of inventory it is ridiculous. In fact, if I don't watch it, it is going to replace ebay as my new #1 shopping store online. I am very much into the fact that if ...

Several years ago, my wife and I had first turned to Amazon to purchase a few books and CDs. These days, it is usually the very first place we look to for many of our purchases. After probably hundreds of purchases, we continue to go back to them ...

Pros: great selection, fair prices, terrific customer service!
Cons: the shipping methods they choose, latest quirk of double billing

Background

I have been an amazon.com customer since October 1998. In that time, I've made dozens of purchases and I've run into dozens of problems.

The rating of a company's service doesn't come from how many mistakes it's...

Pros: Great service, good prices, fast delivery, great selection
Cons: Prices are often not the lowest, they sell too many different products

As the senior citizen of the online world, Amazon.com is the first place that people think of when they think about online shopping. They used to be known simply as "The World's Biggest Bookstore," with a selection as wide as the Amazon (hence their...

I consider myself something of a consumer advocate, and I have been a frequent and loyal Amazon customer precisely because of my concerns about quality customer service and a company that focuses on pleasing its customers. I'm surprised to read some of ...

I've been a frequent customer of Amazon.com since 1999, and use Amazon.com as my main source of books, CDs, and occasionally small electronics and housewares such as hand mixers and espresso makers. I've also placed several used book orders ...

Pros: large selection, quick delivery, some deals on shipping, gift certificates
Cons: customer service, sometimes items out of stock, highly addictive

I've been using amazon.com for a few years now. Originally I began using it because I won a $25 gift certificate playing games on iwin.com. I'm nearly 21 years old but I have a soft spot for stuffed animals and Star Wars memorabilia. I used that...

Pros: Used products: great selection at swap-meet prices. Music: ability to preview many tracks of CD's.
Cons: Used products: You may be taking a chance with placing used orders.

I began using Amazon.com in order to purchase last minute presents for family and friends when my work schedule and tendency toward procrastination left me desperate and gift-less. I found it extremely easy to navigate, find, buy and mail products...

Pros: good book selection, fair prices, very well organized
Cons: other stores have limited product selection

When you are talking about shopping online, one of the first sites mentioned is almost always Amazon.com. This site has built a reputation for being one of the first superstores on the information superhighway. Amazon originally started as a source for...

Pros: Quick and easy; Huge selection of books; Reviews and synopses; Good discounts
Cons: Can't flip through the pages

I have shopped at amazon.com for at least four years, possibly five, and have been extremely pleased, with rare exception. I would say that over the years, I have placed at least 20 orders so Amazon has provided quite a track record for me to examine....

The Good: Amazon.com has a multitude of online stores and used merchants. Their selection is great and often reasonable for books. For other items like software and electronics, their pricing varies. Sometimes daily. If one watches their pricing,...

Pros: You can find almost anything, great variety, customer reviews, coupons
Cons: None that I can think of now

Apparently, I have been shopping with Amazon.com for 3 years now. I was reminded of this fact in July, when I received a nice little e-mail from them stating that it was my third anniversary of officially becoming an Amazonian. I could get $10 off when...

* Incredible Selection
* Fast Shipping
* Reasonable Prices
* Decent Customer Service
* Sometimes they can't get everything they think they can.

Let's see, where to start? Amazon.com has it all. And when I say all, I mean...

Pros: Full service, great selection, can buy used items, good interface, good pricing.
Cons: Run by Jeff Bezos, a widely hated internet figure.

Why I'm Writing This
Epinions user sherkarr has recently written a review of barnesandnoble.com bestowing upon it the title of Best Place to Buy Books Online. I beg to differ. Now, I'm not a brand-loyal type, I take my business...

UPDATE: October 7, 2004: ok, Amazon still has the best selection anywhere but lately I have been noticing a trend which is making this store a bit less attractive in my book. (no pun intended) One thing I failed to mention in my review below, is the ...