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Amazon.com is Running SLOOOOW Today

A friend of mine told me that he thinks big offline retailers like Best Buy and Target are going to cut into Amazon's online market share this year because they're finally getting up to speed. Somehow, I doubt that, especially from today through the end of the holiday shopping season.

If you've shopped Amazon before, you probably know how timely their shipping is, and you now have all of your shipping and billing info on file with them. Christmas gifts HAVE to show up on time, so the low-risk option is to stick with the company that's worked for you in the past rather than trying other online stores - even if you happen to trust the store brands in the offline world.

As of this writing, I can't get Amazon, BestBuy, or Target's homepages to load, so all three could be doing more business from me if I could only access their site.

Which online retailers would you feel comfortable buying from this close to Christmas?

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1. Posted by: Aaron Landry on December 18, 2006 11:25 AM:

If I remember correctly, Target.com uses Amazon.com's back-end in some form or another. That doesn't explain Best Buy though...and yes, it's slow. :-)

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