Hacker News with Generative AI: Online Shopping

Why does every site's search now insist on giving me what I don't search for? (ycombinator.com)
Google ignores "must have" quotes<p>Zocdoc insists on giving me appointments weeks away even when I set a date range<p>Amazon insists on showing me products that they can't deliver tomorrow.<p>What happened to deterministic search parameter results? It's like every search function now just take what I ask for as a suggestion and then ignores it.

Search Engines, User Experience, Online Shopping, Technology

33 points by sathackr 3 days ago | 18 comments

PayPal honey extension has again "featured" flag in Chrome web store (chromewebstore.google.com)
Save money and earn rewards when you shop online.

Browser Extensions, Online Shopping

324 points by dvh 30 days ago | 177 comments

How the Internet Made In-Store Shopping Miserable (wsj.com)
E-commerce didn’t kill bricks-and-mortar stores, but it made them worse. Much worse.

E-commerce, Retail, Consumer Behavior, Shopping, Online Shopping

8 points by bookofjoe 43 days ago | 2 comments

Bookshop.org launches Kindle alternative, sends e-book sales to local bookstores (usatoday.com)
Bookshop.org is ready to change that. Today, the online platform that connects readers to local bookstores launched an e-reading platform of its own. For the first time, local independent bookstores can sell e-books to customers, says CEO and founder Andy Hunter.

E-books, Bookstores, Technology, Online Shopping

263 points by dotcoma 51 days ago | 113 comments

USB RJ-45 adapter with malware from Aliexpress (twitter.com)

Cybersecurity, Hardware, Online Shopping, Malware

17 points by jesprenj 84 days ago | 2 comments

Ask HN: Are you crosssing the Amazon picket line? If no, where are you shopping? (ycombinator.com)
Feels like such a bougie question, but I just wonder: have any of y'all discovered an online shopping experience with quick shipping and broad product selection that competes well with Amazon?

Amazon, Online Shopping, Consumerism

8 points by jMyles 105 days ago | 13 comments

Why online returns are a hassle now (theatlantic.com)
Getting your money back is not as simple as it used to be.

E-commerce, Consumerism, Online Shopping, Returns

8 points by jnord 108 days ago | 2 comments

Online Shopping Can't Be Trusted (thewalrus.ca)
In 2023, UK-based Reddit user “pacacinnoscafe” wrote that they endured chemical burns after reordering their usual sunscreen from Amazon. Chemical burns cause symptoms that are similar to those of a first-degree burn: red, swollen, and painful skin that may develop blisters. Although the product appeared legitimate, it turned out to be a fake. Pacacinnoscafe was wondering what recourse they had, if any, given their excruciating pain.

Online Shopping, Consumer Safety, Fake Products, Amazon

6 points by pseudolus 158 days ago | 3 comments

Mastercard Wants to Get Rid of Card Numbers for Online Shopping (bloomberg.com)

Mastercard, Online Shopping, Security, Payment, Technology

19 points by helsinkiandrew 219 days ago | 12 comments

"Tinyboxes finally have a buy it now button" (twitter.com)

E-commerce, Online Shopping, Products, Social Media

197 points by hedgehog0 223 days ago | 128 comments

eBay just charged me a $1.02 fee on an item I sold for $0.99 (mastodon.social)

eBay, Fees, Online Shopping

35 points by nfriedly 228 days ago | 7 comments

Steam (video game store) considered natural cough remedy by Google search (imgur.com)