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Looking around the place, I was taken aback with all the empty Amazon boxes laying around. There are no other boxes besides Amazon. As a consumer, I like Amazon quite a lot. Sometimes, I forget that I've ordered something until it arrives. Like Magic The Amazon Fairy On the other end, I get annoyed with Amazon seemingly dominating America. Around 38% of all online sales in the USA goes to Amazon. 35 Top E-Commerce Statistics

If Wisconsin was a country, it would rank fourth in the world for total cheese production. I'm not a huge cheese guy. Please don't tell anyone. If the cheese police caught wind, there would be cheddar to pay. Parmesan the cheesy jokes.

As a consumer, I like Amazon. On the other side, I also see Amazon as spoiled kid who doesn't know when to stop.

I was surprised to learn that most brand name prescription drugs are made abroad. Report details where top 100 brand-name Rx drugs are made. How Are Pharmaceutical Drugs Made? ReAgent Chemical Manufacturing How Are Pharmaceutical Drugs Made?

Inquiring minds want to know. I want to know. I didn't know that a man was abducted by a UFO? For the 5th time. That has got me beat. Guardian News & Media Scandalous: behind the sordid inner workings of the National Enquirer

Over 9,000 stores back in the day. Blockbuster Video is a nostalgic example of Americana. The strange thing is that Blockbuster could have bought Netflix back then. At that time, Netflix mostly did DVD's by mail. The DVD's by mail didn't officially end until September 2023 Netflix ends DVD's by mail. Back in the day, many businesses, including Blockbuster Video, did not see the potential of online streaming.

Earth's most customer-centric company? As a consumer, I like Amazon. I often see the ubiquitous independent contractor Amazon Flex drivers and wonder if their Amazon experience is a sunny one too? Forbes How Does Amazon Do It? Five Critical Factors That Explain Amazon's Incredible Success

eBay was originally called Auction Web. Like longtime friends, eBay and I go back years. At one point, I was a fulltime seller on eBay. Naturally, Amazon is the goliath of e-commerce. None the less, eBay is still a significant player boasting about 150 million active buyers. TheStreet History of eBay: Facts and Timeline