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eep_social 43 days ago | parent | context | favorite | on: Costco is the anti-Amazon

> when Amazon was first established, one of the largest loopholes that they had used..

I thought for sure you were going to mention USPS “media” rates which allowed Amazon to ship books very cheaply.

Imustaskforhelp 41 days ago [–]

> I thought for sure you were going to mention USPS “media” rates which allowed Amazon to ship books very cheaply.

Can you share any articles talking about that? Looks like Amazon had so many tricks up its sleeves/loopholes in its arsenal. I'd be curious to read more about it!

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