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altmed
Ojai, CA

Good Prices - site NOT blind-friendly!

4 star rating

an online shopper, value conscious, a bargain hunter, a comparison shopper, budget conscious, Shopoholic
Pros

    Great Customer Service, Cart saves products to purchase, used and new items from other sellers, Free shipping when ordering over $25, used books and media, tons of inventory, one stop shopping for some, free shipping on some items, Competative prices

Cons
    Feedback is messed up, Web site not useable for the blind!, 800#s to contact is burried, Neg. FB of smaller sellers is not fair, Leacing feedback not encouraged, Addictive

FEB
3
2008
Great place to buy all sorts of goodies from! Not just books anymore! I LOVE being able to buy used books, as well as new ones from here, AND all sorts of other goodies... CDs, DVDs, DVD sets, kayaks, clothing, cameras, electronis, you name it, they prolly have it on Amazon!

They allow people and businesses to sell on their web site & I've rarely had problem at all with anything I've ordered, which has been MANY things! (Actually I can't recall a single thing I've bought that I've been unhappy with!)

Their feedback system is kinda messy and not very accurate! Be aware though that smaller sellers that have less feedback may have low feedback readings, as their feedback is not the easiest to leave and is cumbersome for most people that don't shop there often, so someone can have a 40-50% approval rating, but if the numbers are low, I don't sweat it, as I've also sold on there, and know that if 1 person leaves negative feedback, it can mess up the other 2 or 3 you have (leaving you with a 66% or 50% feedback rating, even though you've sold 100+ things on there!)

They *do* stand behind others selling on there and they *do* send you back your money if an item is not received! :)

I've been happy with most of my purchases from Amazon.com and those selling on their own OR in Z-Shops!

They are affiliated with Target.com, and you can cross-over wish-lists and have them all on one site or the other! :)

NOT a friendly site for the blind at all! The JAWS software most blind people on-line use (AND even speech syth software on LINUX simly does not work on Amazon OR Target, so if a blind person needs something, they either have to have someone help them OR simply shop elsewhere!)

Free shipping on Amazon.com items that qualify over $25 or so!



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