What would be the aha! factor in a product that gets you to convert away from Amazon?

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Paul Woodthorpe · Accepted Answer

Price, free shipping, better layout, fewer scam listings.

Mark Sernoskie · Answer

Its hard to put a specific factor to my issue. I do not like that many people get a product from somewhere like Ali express, and sell it for 3-4x more than it costs in a local store. This seems to be the case for products between the price range of 15-30$

I try to avoid this as much as possible.

tom taylor922 · Answer

For eCommerce, it's hard to break pricing and super fast deliveries. But I wish I could trust the reviews more. If the reviews are transparent and believable, with a solid return policies in place, I wouldn't mind paying an extra dollar once in a while.
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Christian Dooley · Answer

Honestly assuming amazon wins on shipping, quality assurance, and low prices, i would say you need an out there feature. To me this could be some sort of lottery system? Every time i shop from the site i get entered in to win a ton of free money in credit or something along those lines. I don't really see beating amazon without a major pull or value add that is different from the expected guarantees from amazon

Abe Winter · Answer

Supply chain transparency -- let me reduce my reliance on forced labor, energy + pollution. Let me support local businesses and short shipping routes for things that are in season.

techy_tools · Answer

Hand-crafted or innovative items, with good quality and pricing like Amazon, but with a more unique or niche feel, rather than Amazon's one size fits all approach. Etsy kind of does this, but more for knick-nacks and decorative stuff like jewelry. I think there's room for another marketplace focusing on human-curated products which are awesome, must haves for the home, garden, office, life, tech, health, etc. Amazon dominates the very typical mass-produced value-conscious goods. But there are many luxury, gourmet, artisanal, innovative stuff that gets lost, or is simply not yet on Amazon. Like this: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ryw/butter-hub-a-smarter-butter-dish Stuff you didn't know you needed, but this is a life changer. Or some really awesome spice organizer, or hydroponic lettuce kit. "Best of" "upcoming" shopping place like kickstarter but for finished things that are ready to buy now.

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What would be the aha! factor in a product that gets you to convert away from Amazon?

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