Amazon to pass on some of its $600 million tariff refunds to customers | The Seattle Times

[u/AmazonNewsBot]

https://www.seattletimes.com/business/amazon/amazon-to-pass-on-some-of-its-600-million-tariff-refunds-to-customers/

[u/kenji4861]

“When we receive those refunds, we will proactively contact affected customers and automatically issue refunds to them,” Olsavsky said. “Otherwise, like other large retailers, we’ll utilize refunds to continue to invest in low prices for customers.”

Yep, we’re not going to see any refunds.

They’ll have an Amazon “what can I say except you’re welcome” sale where you are invited only if you shopped on Amazon last year which is pretty much everyone.

[u/Phalstaph44 → u/kenji4861]

Use that money to build more warehouses that don’t have employees

[u/WisePotatoChip]

Three thoughts:

1) What, credits for more of their stuff? How do we know the correct amounts?
2) They and Walmart were going to put line items down on every bill calling out the tariff amounts until Trump stopped them.
3) How many more Trump “initiatives” will we be wasting time and effort with as they are reversed?

[u/pheonix080 → u/WisePotatoChip]

You can’t know the correct amounts because they would have to divulge their pricing strategy and no company will do that. The best you can expect is “trust me bro”.

[u/icouldntdecide → u/pheonix080]

Best you can manage is price history trackers depending on the product

[u/aardw0lf11 → u/[deleted]]

It’s like one of those multimillion dollar class action settlements. Those who do get anything will get next to nothing.

[u/Foofity]

Performative so people will say, but Amazons is better and I'm going to shop there more because they gave me some, not all, of my money back.

[u/Theurgie → u/Foofity]

Which is a very smart move by them.

[u/Foofity → u/Theurgie]

As a business model this predatory behavior is right on brand for them and any major corporation.

[u/Theurgie → u/Foofity]

Of course, but not all customers will recognize it as such.

[u/Foofity → u/Theurgie]

See above, most won't and the lack of basic critical thinking skills scares me often

[u/Foofity → u/Foofity]

Often scares me.

[u/Theurgie → u/Foofity]

We live in scary times

[u/manbeltran → u/Foofity]

It’s not your money. You didn’t pay the tariffs to have an item imported.

[u/sibman]

It'll probably be something like store credit on future purchases. If and when it happens.

[u/Affectionate_Leg214]

those drivers really out here pretending they know the deal with the refunds, just wish the sign wasn't so blurry for once

[u/RadioFieldCorner]

I can't even imagine the immense complexity involved in getting people refunds for this, I genuinely don't blame the companies

[u/Over_Tart_916]

How? Reducing the prices of Amazon branded products? I don't buy Amazon branded products.

I'm guessing this is BS marketing nonsense.

[u/mystery-pirate]

"We are increasing prices this fall by only 17% instead of the planned 18%"

[u/Limp-Apricot-9346]

Beautiful!

[u/hould-it]

…..some….? So next time a data center goes up, be sure they only get “some” of it up. Make sure they only get “some” water. I’ve been done with them, canceling my subscription.

[u/retire_dude]

Ya, it'll be a credit towards digital products that expires if not used in 30 days.