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I'm really dissapointed in where Slickdeals has ended up
January 29, 2026 at
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When I discovered this site it was a bunch of people hunting deals and sharing them, it feels like those days are gone and it's turned into a place for generic Amazon products to be pushed by the staff. I used to refer people here every chance I got, it was a great place, I hate to see what it's become. New accounts created to push junk products and write fake reviews here just make it that much worse. It may be making more profits now, but I feel it's going to hurt the site in the long run.
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I don't think I can resurrect the thread
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- to the extent that with most other sites, shipping makes shopping elsewhere pointless.
With fewer brick and mortar stores, the monopoly of Amazon, Target, and Walmart on
both retail and e-commerce, there just aren't as many deals. The quality will continue to get
worse too. It's just a sign of the times. I miss the great in store deals and freebies and having
survey companies send cash in the mail, but things have been changing for awhile. Time to
look ahead and not back.
As for Walmart and Target they both have their moments, like when they both do their annual electronics/gaming clearance. Unfortunately both of these companies are YMMV and on a store by store basis. Not to mention that Target has nerfed their rewards program to where its abysmal most times with the only redeeming times being when the promotions stack.
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As for Walmart and Target they both have their moments, like when they both do their annual electronics/gaming clearance. Unfortunately both of these companies are YMMV and on a store by store basis. Not to mention that Target has nerfed their rewards program to where its abysmal most times with the only redeeming times being when the promotions stack.
because I tend to have a very limited budget. Write reviews, get accepted to Vine, and it's
even more worthwhile.
Every single time I've been anywhere near a Target store in the last 5 years, every item they
have is always more expensive than Amazon, and it's the same cheap crap from China. The
price gap is going to become even more significant because Amazon is moving towards all
robotics warehouses. They already have one in Louisiana. When you don't have to pay
employees, your locations and overhead is cheaper, and no one falls behind or needs a sick
day - Amazon will be continue to be able to offer lower prices.
A lot of people don't realize how inexpensive some of the robotics systems are. I think the
one that flips hamburgers that came out about a decade ago and that some fast food
franchises hired, was about 3k, which was a lot less hassle than a human being. A robot
is never tardy or rude, doesn't require health insurance (in my state fast food has to), they
won't file lawsuits, etc.
because I tend to have a very limited budget. Write reviews, get accepted to Vine, and it's
even more worthwhile.
Every single time I've been anywhere near a Target store in the last 5 years, every item they
have is always more expensive than Amazon, and it's the same cheap crap from China. The
price gap is going to become even more significant because Amazon is moving towards all
robotics warehouses. They already have one in Louisiana. When you don't have to pay
employees, your locations and overhead is cheaper, and no one falls behind or needs a sick
day - Amazon will be continue to be able to offer lower prices.
A lot of people don't realize how inexpensive some of the robotics systems are. I think the
one that flips hamburgers that came out about a decade ago and that some fast food
franchises hired, was about 3k, which was a lot less hassle than a human being. A robot
is never tardy or rude, doesn't require health insurance (in my state fast food has to), they
won't file lawsuits, etc.
These multi billion dollar corporations don't need all the money that they hoard and use to buy up all the competition until they have a virtual monopoly. Unfortunately the other side of the coin is that far, far too many people willingly work under such conditions because like most of us they need a job to make some money to (barely) live on.
As for the prices, for the things I typically shop for I still find better deals in actual brick and mortar stores rather than shopping with Amazon. Though I will say that I did just pick up a new mattress and platform for it from Woot for a hair under $200 total. I'm probably waiting for the weekend to unbox the mattress in a box but may assemble the platform for it by Friday so I can throw my old box spring out for trash day. In this instance it was more convenient and cheaper than buying from a B&M store but usually it's not.
These multi billion dollar corporations don't need all the money that they hoard and use to buy up all the competition until they have a virtual monopoly. Unfortunately the other side of the coin is that far, far too many people willingly work under such conditions because like most of us they need a job to make some money to (barely) live on.
As for the prices, for the things I typically shop for I still find better deals in actual brick and mortar stores rather than shopping with Amazon. Though I will say that I did just pick up a new mattress and platform for it from Woot for a hair under $200 total. I'm probably waiting for the weekend to unbox the mattress in a box but may assemble the platform for it by Friday so I can throw my old box spring out for trash day. In this instance it was more convenient and cheaper than buying from a B&M store but usually it's not.
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