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When Amazon fails, it does so big time

May 2, 2009 General

Forget all that stuff about Amazon having some sort of glitch that prevented gay romantic novels from appearing on its site. Think good old fashioned customer service. Last weekend I placed an order with Amazon. It’s the first time I’d done so in a while and all went smoothly. Later in the day I decided [...]

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Amazon: sweat shop Britain?

December 15, 2008 General

Off topic but worthy of discussion. This is definitely one for the: Going-to-hell-in-a-handbasket department. The Sunday Times sent in an undercover reporter to Amazon with a view to substantiating claims that Amazon operates a draconian employment regime. The findings are appalling. Among other things: Managers warned employees that surveillance cameras monitored their every move, and [...]

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