AMAZON dot IE launched *Thread Title updated 18/3/25*

"It seems like this is a bad thing based on two reasons: Hiking the prices and restricting access to cheaper prices on other European versions of amazon"

It doesn't seem like that at all, except to those who already aren't using Amazon. Both reasons are based on nothing but fear and cynicism. They already don't restrict access to any of the European sites, it may even be against EU rules. And why would they jack the prices up if you can already buy it for cheaper from the UK or Spain? It's a ridiculous argument, both are really.

Irish retailers need a kick up the hole. I'm blue in the face at repeating prices back to shopkeepers and 'artisanal' sellers, with a puzzled look on my face, and that's if they're even open late enough for me to visit them. Sky high prices, rock bottom quality and zero customer service is the order of the day with most of them.

Place is full of rip off merchants. People will vote with their wallets. If the local guy who doesn't deliver, employs three teenagers and closes his shop at half five cannot sell me what I want, then I'll spend my money elsewhere with zero qualms about it. If he goes under, that's his fault, not mine.

The main reason for the closure is that the supermarkets now have butchers in them.

Just FYI for anyone buying the Amazon basics anything. Most of that crap is made in India/China where Labour laws are... lacking. So the giant multi billion trillion dollar American company is using cheap and probably illegal labour to make its own branded crap. But you people save money and that's all that matters right? Right. I'm not condoning local or national price gouging, but buying the cheapest product from the world's biggest online retailer is not helping anyone, here or in third world countries.

Great assumption there. Wrong though. And are you really comparing a €1900 phone to a €40 hoover?

Well you were referring to cheap crap being made in Asia, so I am asking you where are iPhones made. A non-cheap product. Doesn't have to be an iPhone, where are most Android smartphones made?

Sure, jump straight to the defence of the 4th richest company in the world. Of all the companies out there that could afford to pay proper wages for staff, they pick the cheapest option so they can undercut everyone else. Again, not defending any of the other ones, but this immediate defence of these super rich companies (by comparing them to other super rich also using cheap labour companies) is shocking tbh.

No arguing with people who only care about how much they save though. I'm in the wrong thread.

Ok boss. Apologies if I posted in your thread without permission.

Be nice to have the ie site if just to know everything on it will actually ship here.

Tired of stuff having the red text saying it can't ship, and there's no way to exclude those in searches. All you can do is look at the item on the search and see if it has a expected date.

Stuff with batteries and then liquids/solvents/glues/whatever that can't go on a plane.

Next door has an Amazon van calling literally every day (every other day on a slow week) dread to think what he'll be like with an Irish store

My hoover arrived today, so clearly the customs checks were brief.

If everyone were to boycott the places with 'blood on their hands', then there'd be nowhere left to shop.

Every single time you put fuel in the car, buy from Penneys, eat a nestlé bar or use your mobile phone, you're supporting these companies. Plus, this is ignoring the fact that most of the stuff in the B&M shop is coming from the same sources. You think your average local retailer is ethically sourcing his wares? Please…..

any news on this? wonder will they have a similar amazon grocery store.

Received an email today from amazon.ie for tracking a parcel ordered on amazon UK. First time seeing that, I initially thought scam/spam but it is legitimate.

where are you seeing that? I don’t see Ireland as an option.

I could be in the wrong place.

thanks