Amazon is DONE.

[@oldmanonyoutube]

Amazon was also copying independent seller's products. A seller would create a new thing and if it became popular Amazon would copy it and promote their version instead, driving the small seller out of business in the process. There are sellers suing Amazon right now because of this.

[@insanelogic9955]

Anything for them to save 3 cents even putting people out of business

[@ligametis]

if it is generic rebranded Chinese shit then who cares about those independent sellers

[@Sketchupdave]

I rember specific a laptob bag

[@davidjones3556]

Came here to say this, thanks. They are literally stealing innovation, any product that starts to rapidly sell they even buy out or make a clone of, it's destroying the ability for anybody to start a business in America.

[@ks_ethaydius6975]

I've seen this b4. Someone was doing custom candles. Almost tidye like. Only one on there. Few months later saw many amazon made custom candles. The original private seller was buried at the bottom.

[@NonLegitNation2]

this is like when the pandemic first started and Amazon said they were canceling 2 days shipping for all products except essential needs products, but then they were still offering 2 day shipping on every Amazon Basics products that wasn't considered an essential product. People saw they could get that Amazon Basics mouse in 2 days but would have to wait 2 weeks to get the logitech mouse so people would go with the Amazon Basics product.

[@leighbirch6861]

It's mostly vendors on Amazon platform that are creating all the copies of trusted products and popular brands already in the market place. But there are a lot of copies that are fakes and fraudulent but being advertised as genuine articles. Amazon do throw out a lot of high value products, like TV and computers and monitors and endless other high value products by the pallet load.. Abuse of employees is a serious problem with the company

[@AronFromThisIs]

Matt actually 'UwU's before every episode, but we never get it on camera. Until now, sorry everyone.

[@thisis]

How dare

[@caddiemoon640]

lmao this is how dare lol omg when i saw logo when i click whoever own this logo said how dare

[@Llrm30]

Who made those icons you guys have that looks like you? (your PF pic) they look awesome, I'd love one of myself

[@short_bar]

@@Llrm30 they had it on their video on fiverr

[@dontbotherreading]

How nerd-tastic

[@frozedokkanbattle]

What we need is a OSHA employee to go to every Amazon warehouse and meet with all the employees and not the supervisors or managers, to actually list to the horror stories that you hear from the staff

[@RandomFandomOfficial]

Do that at Tyson Foods too!

[@Gemini_Z]

Ya but that doesn't show proof, Osha needs proof not stories. Unfortunately I've tried this with a company I used to work at. All the crap they were doing that wasn't osha approved

[@sylvy16]

i bet they’re bribed by amazon. even if they do fine them it would be cheaper to pay fines than actually do anything

[@jamescavanaugh8211]

I nearly spit out my coffee when Austin said, "I'm targeting you, Jim."

[@jimmacdougalljr.8352]

my head snapped to my phone to see Austin pointing at me

[@DuchessofPangu]

I'm watching this on my TV with a surround sound setup. And, when Matt says Alexa at around the 10:00 mark, he set off their Echo which faintly came through my left surround speaker and startled me 😅

[@OmairArif]

Amazon has launched a lot of house brands in the last couple years. Like 2 or 3 in many categories. I think this is what they may be pivoting to, cutting Amazon Basics down to truly basics products and then putting everything else into these different brands. It makes the issue less obvious (especially since "Amazon" isn't in the name) and also allows them to branch out beyond just making "basic" versions of products, and instead also make premium items.

[@D3vilHunter_99]

Wtf...$139 for Amazon Prime...Here in India it's just $19 a year (1499 INR)

[@TheSonicsean]

To be fair, Euwahanavana sounds like a company that would sell you a "HOUSE SLIPPER ANTI SLIP GRIP SHOE MAN WOMAN FOOT FEET SOCK SHOE"

[@SaintCyrX]

None of that is different from house brands in traditional retailers like Walmart.... Walmart knows the sales of competing name brands, Walmart can put up signage or organize a planogram to push their house brand, etc. The data and ability to push a house brand isn't the problem.

[@wyterabitt2149]

That's not the same, not even slightly. Walmart buy products themself from suppliers then sell them on. The sales data they have, is their own sales data pmsl

[@KinseyFromThisIs]

1 like = 1 product from UwUwanhauvana

[@RagingJonLyle]

My condolences to all the Jims and Ricks not subscribed to Austin Evans. You don't deserve to be called out like that. 😔

[@CobiesTech]

Amazon basics has been my lazy and cheap excuse to NOT go to Walmart or a local discount store, didn’t think I could get any lower lol

[@ThorntonWillie]

Well not all of it was bad

[@rachellight1186]

I used to shop at Amazon till they got too stingy. I now shop through Poshmark and never I've regret it. To me they're the best place to shop and always have sales going daily.

[@Code_Geel]

I’m most annoyed by Amazon literally stealing product designs of small designers and selling them for cheaper.

[@cheezyjokester]

I personally like if I try to leave a straight forward, fact based, negative review on Amazon, it somehow always violates their policy somehow. If I leave a positive review no problem. This has happened to me many times, and even when I don't give opinion, just facts about why I am rating something bad.

[@leighbirch6861]

It's mostly vendors on Amazon platform that are creating all the copies of trusted products and popular brands already in the market place. But there are a lot of copies that are fakes and fraudulent but being advertised as genuine articles. Amazon do throw out a lot of high value products, like TV and computers and monitors and endless other high value products by the pallet load.. Abuse of employees is a serious problem with the company

[@GrooveyGrubworm]

I can't remember the last time I bought anything branded Amazon basics

[@xbxb]

Supermarkets do this all the time. They will make their own products but less quality and cheaper. It's up to consumers if they think they're okay with the generic supermarket brands.

[@mech____]

it'd be like if supermarkets had their own brand at the front of the store while keeping all the name brand stuff way in the back

[@travisscavoni369]

Actually, a lot of store-brand grocery items are made by name-brand companies. I used to work for a dairy company, and the location I worked at made sour cream and cottage cheese. We would make and package our own name-brand products, but we would also do the same for Aldi, Sam's Choice, Weis, and others.

[@garethmurray5901]

Supermarkets usually only do that to make more money when they're building and growing at the start. It's weird that Amazon are doing it when they're so established.

[@darkace8883]

As a delivery driver for Amazon, good; I hope it comes crashing down and burns. Cheap, and treat their delivery drivers like crap.

[@claycassin8437]

I pledge to not ever make you carry a package for me.

[@darkace8883]

@@claycassin8437 The real slap in the face was this past year working through Christmas, and all the snow and heavy package count that came with it, with absolutely no wage increase, and then seeing signs plastered everywhere "thanking us" because this past year productivity and sales were up like 28% or something ridiculous.

[@MagnaRyuuDesigns]

Walmart has three "house brands" (that stand out) Equate, Great Value and ONN. But the number of "house brands" at Walmart is actually a lot. Probably close to Amazon's numbers

[@r3b3lxxleader]

I use onn branded charging cords with my phone and tablet as they’re the only cords I’ve found so far, haven’t tried a ton since I found these, that allow me to use my tablet and charge at the same time and get a charge.

[@godswordevangelism]

I forgot about Equate and Onn.

[@claycassin8437]

It was a sad day when I realized I felt less scuzzy shopping at Walmart than I did at Amazon...but here I am.

[@XXIIXIIIXXXIXXXIX]

Honestly, pure facts 😀 Well, Ebay is always good for used baby bottles and cracked skateboards JP

[@DmanLucky_98]

One thing for Amazon to market themselves on their own website. It's another to completely hide other options for the same product. If Amazon allows other companies to market their products, then it should be an level playing field. Allow the consumers to decide what's "best"

[@leighbirch6861]

It's mostly vendors on Amazon platform that are creating all the copies of trusted products and popular brands already in the market place. But there are a lot of copies that are fakes and fraudulent but being advertised as genuine articles. Amazon do throw out a lot of high value products, like TV and computers and monitors and endless other high value products by the pallet load.. Abuse of employees is a serious problem with the company

[@shakeyoulikehaiti]

If this is accurate, and as someone that owns an Amazon Basics 15" cast iron skillet(they're currently $40) I HIGHLY recommend getting one if you have ever wanted to own one. This thing is awesome lol. It even has the Amazon Basics logo molded into the cast iron on the bottom. I've always wanted to grill a steak and sear logo into it using the bottom of the pan lmao. Ignore the "pre-seasoned" statement and just season it yourself with some oil and an onion. It's just so damn good.

[@kate_vye810]

I dont understand... why doesn't people scroll pass the amazon basic stuff? wth.

[@MrEvlerni]

One of the things you did not mention that Amazon does is the price gouging. An item will cost significantly more for a non prime member than it does for the prime member for the exact same item from the exact same seller. In the past year I have noticed that when I purchased an item through Prime, it would arrive next day or possibly second day. Then it became a week. But ordering the same item without Prime membership it takes a week.....so basically what Amazon has started doing is charging for Prime, taking all the time they want to deliver, but if you cancel Prime you will have to pay a lot more for the item. Printer resin is a great example. I purchase it at around $23 a bottle under Prime, but when I chose to cancel Prime because I wasn't seeing any benefit to keep paying for it, that same bottle went up to $37 a bottle. That is a huge difference. And as soon as I went back to Prime, it was suddenly back to $23 a bottle. I think that is a bit more underhanded than just pushing these Amazon Basics items tbh.

[@tejasasija5210]

WTF guys prime is 120 bucks a year there omg ...here in india it started at like 500Rs ( 6-7dollars) a few years back and now its 1500 (19 dollars) Edit- And this money includes Prime Video and Amazon Music aswell we dont have to pay extra for them

[@uthmanbaksh3530]

Not every Amazon Basics product is a hit.

[@cogitoaprendo1017]

How many Jim's were like what the heck? Lol

[@romanimel4310]

I love watching these guys always puts a smile on face

[@lightkingz]

Monopoly laws exist for this it just needs to be updated and ENFORCED across all sectors of business

[@andrewmitchell8389]

To me the marketing isn't aggressive that much. And using data is competition. While working at walmart we were discouraged from used displays that weren't walmart brand if there was a walmart brand available. I personally don't see this as a serious problem.

[@leighbirch6861]

It's mostly vendors on Amazon platform that are creating all the copies of trusted products and popular brands already in the market place. But there are a lot of copies that are fakes and fraudulent but being advertised as genuine articles. Amazon do throw out a lot of high value products, like TV and computers and monitors and endless other high value products by the pallet load.. Abuse of employees is a serious problem with the company

[@leighbirch6861]

It's mostly vendors on Amazon platform that are creating all the copies of trusted products and popular brands already in the market place. But there are a lot of copies that are fakes and fraudulent but being advertised as genuine articles. Amazon do throw out a lot of high value products, like TV and computers and monitors and endless other high value products by the pallet load.. Abuse of employees is a serious problem with the company

[@tanukii_]

That start made me run out into the parking lot and run in front of a car to make it stop and scream "the world is no longer safe" out of a megaphone. I'm random.

[@REAL-UNKNOWN-SHINOBI]

An antitrust lawsuit against Amazon basics is a stupid thing to do. At that point why don't you sue, Walmart with their great value brand. Target with their up and up brand.

[@brziperiod]

What's sad is there was an Amazon basics cable.. THAT WAS A FIRE RISK

[@JessicaFEREM]

amazonbasics makes amazing cables that aren't garbage for cheap.

[@AlTheEngineer]

Every time I bought an Amazon Basics product it was pure garbage. So low in quality and absolutely the cheapest possible. I'd avoid them like the plague.

[@alexfreman3549]

I take principles of management, and one of the things I’ve learned that if Amazon buys its competitors, it’s illegal and if they sell on Amazon, the competitors and people buy Amazon basics and that still illegal. I’m pretty sure.

[@chrischeaptech9895]

They just want to burn the little guy like mom and pop shop and put them out of business

[@00SNIVY00]

11:47 Best Buy allows third parties to sell on their website?? They'll have companies ship directly to consumers for some things, but I don't think it's disclosed until shipping is made?

[@mre8ballgaming842]

I think of this as being like how youtube puts ads on non-monetized channels videos when they're in complete control of the algorithm and can/have taken actual views/likes/subs away if they choose to see it as not legit whether it is or not

[@divzero_again]

Don't forget about all the Amazon Basics stuff that caught on fire.

[@liamstechbytes]

10:04 I really agree ,Amazon just takes products other sellers create and then make semi identical products, slap a label on em, say its on sale, advertise their stuff as the third result. its not healthy for ecommerse, and mabye a product from a company is a game changer and saves lives or help people in their day to day activities and then amazon puts the original product on a different page and put there version first to take the credit.

[@paullewis7480]

god help the person that gets matts help 4 countdown

[@Illuminator.lighting]

Honestly I think Amazon is well within their rights to market their own products more than other ones. It’s their website and they can do what they want with it. If sellers don’t like it they don’t have to sell there. Amazon took the time to build up their customer base so I don’t see why they shouldn’t be able reap the benefits.

[@brunojaic2549]

interesting in Australia i am still paying $6.99 AUD per month for prime

[@zuti071]

We don't have Amazon in east europe at all.

[@Hepsewind]

I don't think you guys understand how big EU fines are. They are based in percentage of global revenue. That how Google got multiple fines of a few billion

[@risk_it_4_the_biscuit]

Prime also includes their version of "Netflix" not just 2 day shipping.

[@JohnDoe-wq5eu]

It's not about getting in trouble for Amazon it's about losing money as it always is. I mean they've had issues with these basic products they sell having significant issues like batteries spontaneously erupting into fire or other various issues with small appliances and stuff. They clearly don't care about stuff like that they do care about it making the money. And clearly they're just not making enough to go through the trouble.

[@gaming-zombie1392]

Amazon will never run out of business....

[@godswordevangelism]

No, they will never run out. They get a LOT of business from me.

[@mech____]

amazon reviews have gotten hard to trust. seems like nearly every time i look at reviews now there are a lot of products that will have reviews for a completely different listing, sometimes in a different language. like if you're shopping for a phone charger and you find one with a lot of good reviews but when you actually read them, they're all about some random jacket. rather just go to a physical retailer where i can actually see what im buying.

[@godswordevangelism]

That's the 3rd party products. 3rd party sellers will have multiple products and just put them all on the same listing as though they're a different color or size of the same product. So then all the reviews get lumped in together and you'll have reviews of several different products which causes the rating to be skewed.

[@joeschmoe5009]

You guys kinda started talking about it around 6:30, its a big deal and it doesnt seem tslked about, they eill rip off the smaller companies and then buy them out so theres less competition, it is a big problem that doesnt get much coverage

[@ThorntonWillie]

I just know Amazon and Kohls is my online go to shopping

[@tubularrick]

Did not expect Matt to call my nickname

[@Werdna12345]

I just recognized Matt’s shirt and love it!

[@tpad6]

I love Matt

[@alyx4436]

Took me 30 whole seconds to get that joke wtf

[@randompizza220]

Amazon also has Solimo and at least one other brand.

[@Hijynx87]

Amazon is a double edged sword, convenient but screws up local business hard.

[@skilletamy]

The Amazon basics keyboard was pretty good for the price

[@ramizh6292]

I would love to see This Is as a Podcast

[@jcvwz]

that's crazy prime was 50$ when my mama started paying it

[@_Tree]

Amazon products should go away. They don't even sponsor their own products half the time

[@karnige5804]

i mean i like amazon basics. their stuff isn’t that bad quality and it’s cheaper. also im ok with prime going up in cost. i mean use it 4-5x it pays for itself shipping wise.

[@tjl2836]

isnt most shipping already free, it just takes 1-2 days longer?

[@perfect2637]

why the PSVR 2 video disappeared?

[@k2skater870]

So um....amazon basic was a product? He knew cause i never did?

[@Scottgunner89]

As someone who has worked at an Amazon fulfillment centre, it all deserves to be done and dead, and dead again. It does teach you to hold on to a career you like though, even if you're having a bad day, it's still not working for Amazon bad.

[@darkace8883]

Delivery driver for one year. I'm thirty and have held down jobs since I was twelve, working jobs like farm work, furniture moving, and construction. I'm no stranger to hard work. But Amazon will have you contemplating your entire existence and hating your life. I'm now going for fire fighting, and a CDL. I will NEVER go back.

[@leighbirch6861]

It's mostly vendors on Amazon platform that are creating all the copies of trusted products and popular brands already in the market place. But there are a lot of copies that are fakes and fraudulent but being advertised as genuine articles. Amazon do throw out a lot of high value products, like TV and computers and monitors and endless other high value products by the pallet load.. Abuse of employees is a serious problem with the company

[@devrandvar]

I do not care if they kill Amazon Basics, everything I have ever gotten from them has been kind of terrible, worse then the average generic Chinese brands or exactly the same as the Chinese brands with a bit of a price increase and their name slapped on it. Most amazon basics things are functional at first, but do not last any length of time. Their cables have the worst durability that I have ever encountered, out of the 10 cables I have bought over the last 5 years 8 have died. Most other things just seem worse quality then similar priced items from other brands. Really the only thing that I consider acceptable from amazon basics are their batteries.

[@YashAtishay]

You know sometimes these amazon basics recommendations are so in your face, like if you search Mx master 3 it will show you their stupid mouse first. Like dude, Mx master is a flagship of a mouse, absolute leader, if am looking for that why would I want a stupid amazon basics mouse, cut it's cheap? I would understand if they targeted someone who searched for "bluetooth mouse" or "mouse" or "wireless mouse" cut there's a chance they don't have a strong preference and they will buy anything that is remotely reliable and cheap but someone who searched "Mx master 3" dude that person ain't fucking around, how hard is that for a multi billion dollar company to understand

[@ianmcian3840]

Im taking a shot every time they say amazon

[@elizabeth3280]

I will admit amazon basics are usually a cheaper set bet....likely not worth the legal costs but also a lot of folks now dont have jobs :(

[@itsdeonlol]

I never bought anything Amazon Basics before...

[@neilparker7477]

i use amazon to shop all the time but i wouldn't piss on an amazon product if it was on fire. just like if I go to the highstreet to shop, I know what I want and thats what I buy.

[@Gemini_Z]

Not to mention the amazon basics microwave that caught people's houses on fire, God it was like they were trying to copy the samsung galaxy note 9 lol

[@yellowflash511]

I bought a Amazon Basics dishwasher in January instead of a normal brand one cause it was MUCH cheaper and had good reviews. It works well, the quality is decent especially for the money so I think the products are good (depends on the individual product but you get the idea) but they fucked up in marketing. As in they preferred their products in search results in Amazon and whatnot is just bad you don't do that.

[@gregbits6109]

I told my mom about this a few weeks ago and she called me a leftist

[@thebaccathatchews]

"Amazon is dead". One can hope.

[@nyancat1231]

maybe if amazon basics had its own separate website and does not advertise amazon basics products on main amazon site - i wonder if they would be in the clear for all this stuff of course it wouldnt be good profitability wise because why would us the end user want to have 2 different amazon platforms to use to buy products

[@Mithmaker_69]

I need Austin's opinion of a PC that fits a budget so I can start streaming

[@AaronShenghao]

Funny enough, Europe Amazon have little to no Amazon Basic stuff…

[@TwoTimesRmedia]

Damn he called my name. I had to subscribe. I'm here

[@SaveAmerica-TRUMP2024]

I got 99 problems with Amazon, but basics aint one of um.... 🙂

[@takashiemota9784]

All the Ricks watching D:

[@x5ilco]

appears am still getting all my delivery's a year later

[@romanimel4310]

This is a duo on the same level as mando and Grogoo or just can’t have one without the other

[@cgwworldministries83]

I'm one of few people who liked Amazon basics.

[@caddiemoon640]

sometime i use on amazon and looking what i wanted then send my mom phone so if have money for it then she will buy but or my sis or my family paid for when i want to buy something but my mom dont have jobs soon maybe after my grandma get better then she will started working

[@komismo]

@4:30 you made me subscribe 👍

[@LegendaryFenrir]

The risk isn't worth the reward? They put $1billion on the line making a Lord of the Rings that repeatedly has been told the fans do not want. They don't care how much money they lose if it gets their name on it.

[@K1ngHardaway]

That's not saying much though because who hates anything new more than fans of that specific thing? Some fans may not want it but I'm sure there are other fans that do, plus they're trying to get new fans as well. You can't cater to only fans of a certain thing.

[@LegendaryFenrir]

@@K1ngHardaway ever see this little movie called Sonic? Remember the backlash they had from the original design? Remember how they changed it due to the fans outrage? Remember how they made so much money and had an outpouring of support for them listening and made a sequel that's also getting a sequel? Huh...almost as if _LISTENING_ to your audience is better for making money....

[@K1ngHardaway]

@@LegendaryFenrir Chill out lil bruh. You must be one of those so called "fans" that are mad at this new Lord of The Rings project? Me personally I didn't care whether they changed that design or not. It's always the internet weirdos that hop online bashing these creators. Ya'll folks got too much time on your hands.

[@kanandor]

They take proffit because of their brand, here in Spain, right now, if you wanna purchase anything, that its a fool thought TODAY, people mainly buy through Amazon . I admitt that four years ago or moore I felt I was a vip client, now you have moore better options, like aliexpress, and the main brands online competitors with better prices, each in their place, definitely im thinking about my prime next year honestly. My conclusion Bezzos did it well going out.

[@Aepek]

There are some good Amazon Basics’ Products that actually bought as gifts and for my fam and use. So, yeah, do have “good things”, but there also have crap items too; pretty much like any store out there these days…..gotta have tiers of items and w/in tiers all diff skus as well; to make that do-Rae-me as companies do

[@kylerwalker]

I can understand other companies needing to make a profit. But if Amazon is making something that's lower priced 9 out of 10 times I will go with that product because it's cheaper if the companies would lower the price of paper towels alittle or diapers or anything like that even phone chargers too, a non Amazon phone charger cord alone is $15 I can get 3 cords for $10

[@DNOJ]

Not educated ? Wow bro… isn’t it smarter to buy the same shit that’s cheaper ?

[@littlesunluck]

We need Ken mat Austin at same time

[@MKx90]

Guys let's be real, people get prime for the streaming service and the free shipping

[@DavidS.Pumpkin]

Shout out to Radio Shack ! It was my first job. And I made bank. A grand a week.

[@James9000]

the basics brand was solid

[@XXIIXIIIXXXIXXXIX]

I've saved a lot on these products, and I've had little issues myself. Damn good in house brand quality wise.

[@claycassin8437]

...and you are missing the whole point, not that you would apparently care.

[@XXIIXIIIXXXIXXXIX]

@@claycassin8437 I didn't miss it. Don't know why I can't share my personal experience with the brand. Considering quality was a talking points in the video. I hope you feel superior now tho 🤣

[@theprotagonist9360]

Me thinking the site was down xD