So Birkenstock does not supply or Authorize sale of its brand through Amazon but see lots of footwear available with multiple offers. They could be authentic just gray not thru authorized channels or knockoffs made 3rd shift in cheap foreign country in same factory or nearby with lower quality. If gray tough luck for BS someone found in market and reselling. If knockoffs then Hope BS has stronger case. What is curious is why Amazon advertising if no support from BS? Are the gray stores or knockoffs supporting? Or Amazon trying to pressure BS into an arrangement?
Seems knockoffs should offer some recourse for BS but why doesnâ(TM)t BS procure the misspelling ads?
Reiterating below ( sorry could not mod up). Amazon taking advantage of a service meant to help folks in less economically accessible areas.
Trump should reflect the Gov Corp welfare system abounds well beyond USPS and Amazon.
Competitive market (+1)
mysidia 2 hours ago
"Why is the United States Post Office, which is losing many billions of dollars a year, while charging Amazon and others so little to deliver their packages, making Amazon richer and the Post Office dumber and poorer?
The postal service is providing a service to the public at a rate set by them. They're in direct competition with UPS and Fedex and shouldn't have HIGHER prices than their competition.
But as for those in REMOTE areas or PO Boxes that UPS and Fedex won't service affordably...... the USPS serve a useful public function. They're not subsidizing Amazon so much as they're subsidizing mail order: but for some in remote areas, mail order is the only practical way of purchasing some simple necessities that can't be had from a local Walmart, because there is no local Walmart.
One of the ride services might succeed and provide returns large enough to offset losses in the others like early Alibaba, Yahoo Japan-still going strong, VP JP -> SB mobile. There are failures along the way but since small donâ(TM)t make much noise while the successes compensate and get attention . Itâ(TM)s a wild ride in SB but they have pulled it off so far.
Not everyone needs or desires like me with one of those voice interactive speaker do dads.
+ HRM stand alone & BT chest strap for jogging
+ BT remote screen for including myself in pics
+ hands full can see text or voice calls vs digging large smart phone out of pocket or bag. Quick text response.
+ while jogging can see extreme weather alerts including tsunamis. I jog on grass sport fields in flood plain. Lightning more common.
Fiddle with flash cards for drilling new terms.
Once in a while helps find my phone at home hidden under something.
- battery requires discipline to power down when not using and to charge in advance.
- heavier than regular watch which I rarely wore coz it too was more bulk on wrist that usually did not need.
Garmin nicer than Apple for exercise but not significantly and Apple has other nice features since only jog a few hours a week.
Think about your life and if convenience worth the investment. Have an original Apple Watch works fine for 2 going on 3 rd year. Estimate About $100 / year. I can rationalize $10/month of convenience received. Still using iPhone 6S+.
- another modest asset might lose or break.
There are reputable sellers from US companies like trade in companies and phone insurance companies that refurbish and resell devices on e-bay vs whole sale . An unknown seller might tamper with a device but iPhones harder for spyware. Non authentic parts such as knock off cheaper battery could also be a concern. Apple CPO = Certified PreVious Owned which are supposed to be from certified Apple supply chain partners. Buying from Apple or Carriers while might be more expensive lower risk of unauthorized parts or spyware / malware.
Morpheus is the World's First Digital Recovery Coach.
Over training can be worse than under training so finding optimal range a challenge. HRM seems to help. Sleep, nutrition, stretching etc.. also among the variables to manage.
A cheap Polar, Garmin, or bit fancier Apple Watch all provide HRM monitoring. The BT chest straps work close to the ANT and better for accuracy then the wrist but the wrist convenience a big plus and directional pretty good.
Highly recommend HRMs even cheap , Morpheus a new advanced analysis for serious.
We have cameras .
You can turn off while you are occupying the premises. You are responsible. You can help protect your stuff by turning back on when you leave. These are not Fort Know fool proof. There are none in bathroom or bedroom.
An electronics sniffer would be nice. Here you go check the place out for yourselves. We will do the same. Why we require a deposit.
A more challenging situation might involve a third party such as prior guest, cleaner, maintenance installing surveillance devices . The owner may not know. Recall in Japan sweeping services finding mainly mics often as electrical outlet adapters like USB chargers. First find them but next find out who is eavesdropping.
Hall & Oates 80â(TM)s song turns out more insightful then I imagined except left out the public eyes too part and now need to get that darn tune out of my head.
A noxious ICE very much a deterrent for people walking and biking in urban areas. Even fuel efficient ICE scooters with bad exhausts. Get the stinker ICE out of the urban areas. For those in boonies especially very cold climates, ICE might be better option which is fine, there they pose little hazard to those walking or bikIng.
Trucks bringing food a larger challenge since poor people need lowest cost, though long term in urban areas better to limit noxious emissions for health costs.
So both techs have pros / cons and costs differ depending on location and type of use.
At a $1B Development budget and ride MARGIN of $25/passenger(fares , advertising, other?) only 40M rides to recoup. This could take a while. Tokyo Narita Express uses mainly existing lines setup for long term bullet trains. While Chicago would benefit from a similar convenient express service seems like a long pay back. If a benefit to City, events , tourism, business residing, then might need other funding sources for cash flow backing long term bonds at low interest rates with tax free municipal type bonds. Anyone see the business case, tech aside?
Poor foresight on administrations enacted rules that incumbents took advantage as first installers. Presumed logic, pass these rules and we invest. Incumbents business plans to install first were based on such assumptions. They have an active asset that donâ(TM)t want others risking damage. Hindsight. While a bit different, similar dynamics slowing wireless small cell deployments but at least municipalities taking a harder look at the access to the assets.
Apple stores are in high end shopping areas like most fashion brands. However Apple products are widely available at most retail shops and of course on line. The Apple stores offer a nice environment, a long reservation for support , and seminars. What other computing products companies offer more diverse locations?
Apple assessed the market and while voice assistants gaining ground they want the experience and margins to warrant the effort vs a me too dud. Second mouse vs early bird.
The Apple watch doing ok better than others.
The hands free use case is nice if hands full, dirty etc... So look forward to advances but given privacy concerns And modest utility for home use I am waiting for more so in the second mouse camp. I have a 1st gen Apple Watch since had features I desired at a reasonable price so was an early bird on the wATch.
What apps should be considered for alternative to Skype when visiting China? Most of my family and friends are on skype which is available on various devices & OS.
ATT & Verizon will partner with a smaller private Partner Tillman Towers since apparently the main existing suppliers terms are beatable by the new vendor. Bringing in a new vendor hopefully helps drive down costs across industry. Low balling typically a short term market capture tactic but hard to sustain if poor margins/cash flow.
Maybe Carriers can hop around getting prices leaving the investors at Tower Coâ(TM)s With lower returns.
Interesting since SoftBank and LendLease also Entering market. Wonder if other carriers beside Sprint will patronize. Guess depends on pricing. This should also increase price competition.
The big 3 public traded Tower Coâ(TM)s have fairly high PE ratios. Will see how long lasts.
Curious how more competition helps prices on towers but scale often the case for consolidation and less providers on services side;)
Team up with the nude cleaners. Seems a lock box integrated into door might be more desirable vs a random delivery person getting access inside a home, even if they donâ(TM)t steal can case the place for their buddies later. Imagine a mini door like a pet door with an enclosure which can be attached from inside securely. Would not use all the time since bulky blocking inside entrance. An investment up front but if someone who gets many deliveries might be worth the convenience for a home mini loading dock system.
Thatâ(TM)s why latest tech often referred to as bleeding edge.
As others have mentioned there cheaper alternatives. Choice is good. iPhone 6s / + still a nice device with latest iOS or many Androids. I thank the bleeding edge consumers who help fund these advances since in a couple years somewhat available for about half the price. iPhones and Galaxy line still retain high trade in values relative to most other devices.
The rental agreement should prohibit poaching tenants, other than that enjoy WeWorks rent payments since obviously they had available capacity.
What may get tricky is rate setting. I had fun with a serviced office where rates would fluctuate depending on market or attempt to sign longer term agreements. Obviously the office surveyed market though donâ(TM)t know how, and this might help WeWork assess their pricing and popularity.
Shareholders your first dividend commemorative snap spectacles someday might be worth more than your stock if you let that management team continue with these ventures into areas that are beyond their distinctive talent. It is not a major loss and if Snap learns , adapts they can of course find a better way. Amazon flopped with Fire phone but doing ok in assistant devices and tablets.
Essential has a more useful camera module but bundling poor selling products sometimes offers a little perceived value. They can put them in lucky bags for year end sales another clearance tactic.
Essential may have over committed on build or their suppliers offering discounts since over estimated demand and have excess capacity or a mix.
Regardless A media marketing blitz spending would have poor returns, price typically a safer bet. Lame spin doctoring but what else can they say?
Good luck even at $499 the nice features are not so compelling to make up for its short comings ( poor camera:(
Expensive lesson for a new device company. Prioritize features and pricing tier. They did some good things so might be able to recover on another model.
As others stated the \. Headline is WRONG or at best very misleading. Please fix and stop such tactics to build traffic. I enjoy many of the intelligent as well as amusing posters but loath to support such a poorly administered site.
The convenience stores stock up late at night and make a lot of noise unloading and loading. Electric does not help with banging truck doors and pallets around. Donâ(TM)t recall being bothered by the motor sound.
SoftBank invests in multiple ride hail coâ(TM)s
Looking to get in Uber while just injected more into Grab.
Spreading bets since better chance of getting a winner or winners if they all succeed. Later might help in pushing for consolidation like SB tried with SnapDeal and FlipKart.
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So Birkenstock does not supply or Authorize sale of its brand through Amazon but see lots of footwear available with multiple offers. They could be authentic just gray not thru authorized channels or knockoffs made 3rd shift in cheap foreign country in same factory or nearby with lower quality. If gray tough luck for BS someone found in market and reselling. If knockoffs then Hope BS has stronger case. What is curious is why Amazon advertising if no support from BS? Are the gray stores or knockoffs supporting? Or Amazon trying to pressure BS into an arrangement? Seems knockoffs should offer some recourse for BS but why doesnâ(TM)t BS procure the misspelling ads?
Reiterating below ( sorry could not mod up). Amazon taking advantage of a service meant to help folks in less economically accessible areas. Trump should reflect the Gov Corp welfare system abounds well beyond USPS and Amazon. Competitive market (+1) mysidia 2 hours ago "Why is the United States Post Office, which is losing many billions of dollars a year, while charging Amazon and others so little to deliver their packages, making Amazon richer and the Post Office dumber and poorer? The postal service is providing a service to the public at a rate set by them. They're in direct competition with UPS and Fedex and shouldn't have HIGHER prices than their competition. But as for those in REMOTE areas or PO Boxes that UPS and Fedex won't service affordably...... the USPS serve a useful public function. They're not subsidizing Amazon so much as they're subsidizing mail order: but for some in remote areas, mail order is the only practical way of purchasing some simple necessities that can't be had from a local Walmart, because there is no local Walmart.
One of the ride services might succeed and provide returns large enough to offset losses in the others like early Alibaba, Yahoo Japan-still going strong, VP JP -> SB mobile. There are failures along the way but since small donâ(TM)t make much noise while the successes compensate and get attention . Itâ(TM)s a wild ride in SB but they have pulled it off so far.
Not everyone needs or desires like me with one of those voice interactive speaker do dads. + HRM stand alone & BT chest strap for jogging + BT remote screen for including myself in pics + hands full can see text or voice calls vs digging large smart phone out of pocket or bag. Quick text response. + while jogging can see extreme weather alerts including tsunamis. I jog on grass sport fields in flood plain. Lightning more common. Fiddle with flash cards for drilling new terms. Once in a while helps find my phone at home hidden under something. - battery requires discipline to power down when not using and to charge in advance. - heavier than regular watch which I rarely wore coz it too was more bulk on wrist that usually did not need. Garmin nicer than Apple for exercise but not significantly and Apple has other nice features since only jog a few hours a week. Think about your life and if convenience worth the investment. Have an original Apple Watch works fine for 2 going on 3 rd year. Estimate About $100 / year. I can rationalize $10/month of convenience received. Still using iPhone 6S+. - another modest asset might lose or break.
Motorola and Nokia - milked their cash cows to long. Iridium helped sink Mot. Nokia still has infrastructure.
There are reputable sellers from US companies like trade in companies and phone insurance companies that refurbish and resell devices on e-bay vs whole sale . An unknown seller might tamper with a device but iPhones harder for spyware. Non authentic parts such as knock off cheaper battery could also be a concern. Apple CPO = Certified PreVious Owned which are supposed to be from certified Apple supply chain partners. Buying from Apple or Carriers while might be more expensive lower risk of unauthorized parts or spyware / malware.
Morpheus is the World's First Digital Recovery Coach. Over training can be worse than under training so finding optimal range a challenge. HRM seems to help. Sleep, nutrition, stretching etc.. also among the variables to manage. A cheap Polar, Garmin, or bit fancier Apple Watch all provide HRM monitoring. The BT chest straps work close to the ANT and better for accuracy then the wrist but the wrist convenience a big plus and directional pretty good. Highly recommend HRMs even cheap , Morpheus a new advanced analysis for serious.
We have cameras . You can turn off while you are occupying the premises. You are responsible. You can help protect your stuff by turning back on when you leave. These are not Fort Know fool proof. There are none in bathroom or bedroom. An electronics sniffer would be nice. Here you go check the place out for yourselves. We will do the same. Why we require a deposit.
A more challenging situation might involve a third party such as prior guest, cleaner, maintenance installing surveillance devices . The owner may not know. Recall in Japan sweeping services finding mainly mics often as electrical outlet adapters like USB chargers. First find them but next find out who is eavesdropping. Hall & Oates 80â(TM)s song turns out more insightful then I imagined except left out the public eyes too part and now need to get that darn tune out of my head.
A noxious ICE very much a deterrent for people walking and biking in urban areas. Even fuel efficient ICE scooters with bad exhausts. Get the stinker ICE out of the urban areas. For those in boonies especially very cold climates, ICE might be better option which is fine, there they pose little hazard to those walking or bikIng. Trucks bringing food a larger challenge since poor people need lowest cost, though long term in urban areas better to limit noxious emissions for health costs. So both techs have pros / cons and costs differ depending on location and type of use.
At a $1B Development budget and ride MARGIN of $25/passenger(fares , advertising, other?) only 40M rides to recoup. This could take a while. Tokyo Narita Express uses mainly existing lines setup for long term bullet trains. While Chicago would benefit from a similar convenient express service seems like a long pay back. If a benefit to City, events , tourism, business residing, then might need other funding sources for cash flow backing long term bonds at low interest rates with tax free municipal type bonds. Anyone see the business case, tech aside?
Poor foresight on administrations enacted rules that incumbents took advantage as first installers. Presumed logic, pass these rules and we invest. Incumbents business plans to install first were based on such assumptions. They have an active asset that donâ(TM)t want others risking damage. Hindsight. While a bit different, similar dynamics slowing wireless small cell deployments but at least municipalities taking a harder look at the access to the assets.
Apple stores are in high end shopping areas like most fashion brands. However Apple products are widely available at most retail shops and of course on line. The Apple stores offer a nice environment, a long reservation for support , and seminars. What other computing products companies offer more diverse locations?
Apple assessed the market and while voice assistants gaining ground they want the experience and margins to warrant the effort vs a me too dud. Second mouse vs early bird. The Apple watch doing ok better than others. The hands free use case is nice if hands full, dirty etc... So look forward to advances but given privacy concerns And modest utility for home use I am waiting for more so in the second mouse camp. I have a 1st gen Apple Watch since had features I desired at a reasonable price so was an early bird on the wATch.
What apps should be considered for alternative to Skype when visiting China? Most of my family and friends are on skype which is available on various devices & OS.
ATT & Verizon will partner with a smaller private Partner Tillman Towers since apparently the main existing suppliers terms are beatable by the new vendor. Bringing in a new vendor hopefully helps drive down costs across industry. Low balling typically a short term market capture tactic but hard to sustain if poor margins/cash flow. Maybe Carriers can hop around getting prices leaving the investors at Tower Coâ(TM)s With lower returns. Interesting since SoftBank and LendLease also Entering market. Wonder if other carriers beside Sprint will patronize. Guess depends on pricing. This should also increase price competition. The big 3 public traded Tower Coâ(TM)s have fairly high PE ratios. Will see how long lasts. Curious how more competition helps prices on towers but scale often the case for consolidation and less providers on services side;)
Team up with the nude cleaners. Seems a lock box integrated into door might be more desirable vs a random delivery person getting access inside a home, even if they donâ(TM)t steal can case the place for their buddies later. Imagine a mini door like a pet door with an enclosure which can be attached from inside securely. Would not use all the time since bulky blocking inside entrance. An investment up front but if someone who gets many deliveries might be worth the convenience for a home mini loading dock system.
Thatâ(TM)s why latest tech often referred to as bleeding edge. As others have mentioned there cheaper alternatives. Choice is good. iPhone 6s / + still a nice device with latest iOS or many Androids. I thank the bleeding edge consumers who help fund these advances since in a couple years somewhat available for about half the price. iPhones and Galaxy line still retain high trade in values relative to most other devices.
The rental agreement should prohibit poaching tenants, other than that enjoy WeWorks rent payments since obviously they had available capacity. What may get tricky is rate setting. I had fun with a serviced office where rates would fluctuate depending on market or attempt to sign longer term agreements. Obviously the office surveyed market though donâ(TM)t know how, and this might help WeWork assess their pricing and popularity.
Shareholders your first dividend commemorative snap spectacles someday might be worth more than your stock if you let that management team continue with these ventures into areas that are beyond their distinctive talent. It is not a major loss and if Snap learns , adapts they can of course find a better way. Amazon flopped with Fire phone but doing ok in assistant devices and tablets.
Essential has a more useful camera module but bundling poor selling products sometimes offers a little perceived value. They can put them in lucky bags for year end sales another clearance tactic.
Essential may have over committed on build or their suppliers offering discounts since over estimated demand and have excess capacity or a mix. Regardless A media marketing blitz spending would have poor returns, price typically a safer bet. Lame spin doctoring but what else can they say? Good luck even at $499 the nice features are not so compelling to make up for its short comings ( poor camera:( Expensive lesson for a new device company. Prioritize features and pricing tier. They did some good things so might be able to recover on another model.
As others stated the \. Headline is WRONG or at best very misleading. Please fix and stop such tactics to build traffic. I enjoy many of the intelligent as well as amusing posters but loath to support such a poorly administered site.
The convenience stores stock up late at night and make a lot of noise unloading and loading. Electric does not help with banging truck doors and pallets around. Donâ(TM)t recall being bothered by the motor sound.
SoftBank invests in multiple ride hail coâ(TM)s Looking to get in Uber while just injected more into Grab. Spreading bets since better chance of getting a winner or winners if they all succeed. Later might help in pushing for consolidation like SB tried with SnapDeal and FlipKart.