Re: 'Top priority'
Wrong, the bottom line is the top priority.
Indeed. And with the risk of being served with a "really grumpy old person" icon, I personally think the solution is not that difficult. While calling the bluff on all those "We take the <foo> of our customers extremely seriously" statements.
Let's start by reinstating direct, non-negotiable supplier responsibility. Supplier being the person selling it to you. So you buy with Amazon, THEY are responsible. Like it used to be before all these "helpful" portals and services popped up. With nice big, bottom line influencing fines like @A.P. Veening says. You know, nothing personal, just to ensure seriousness. Oh, and let's shift the obligation to "prove" who is at fault to the supplier. And let's reinstate the silly practice that a sale is a simultaneous exchange of valuables (aka let's pay them when you have the product in hand and had the chance to "inspect" it is what you really want). Let's charge the carbon footprint that all that convenient product moving has. Let's treat Amazon as a real employer, holding them accountable for all involved, paying them normal minimum wages, legal contributions, on normal contracts, working normal hours. Oh, and yes, in the country where you live (and not some country where there are enough kids anyway). Let's, let's...
Biting the hand that feeds IT
