Amazon’s stock is soaring as it joins the trillion-dollar club alongside Apple, Microsoft, and Alphabet, the parent company of Google and YouTube. The buy-anything-you-need site is even moving into our lexicon. Rather than risking a trip to the store amid the pandemic, we say, “I’ll Prime it.”
Amazon’s chief competitor Walmart isn’t sitting idle. The retail giant is rumored to be launching Walmart+. Not only is Walmart+ cheaper than Amazon Prime, but it also has a slew of other benefits you can quickly learn about here.
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Seeing as you’re spending more money and time on Amazon than ever before, let’s make sure your public profile is locked down.
As an Amazon shopper, you have a username and a password. That’s standard for any site. You may not realize that as an Amazon customer, you also have a profile visible to other Amazon users.
Your public profile is created automatically, whether you want it or not, and it contains your comments and any ratings that you have left on products purchased on the site. If you reviewed any food delivered through Amazon Restaurants, those reviews are also visible even though they shut down this service last year.
Your biographical information and other site interactions are also posted to your profile. Thankfully, your public profile doesn’t include your purchases or browsing history, but it’s still very informative.
To control what is visible on your public profile, follow these steps:
Here, you’ll see Edit public profile and Edit privacy settings.
Spend time here and look around. You can select various options to review, such as your about me section, shopping lists, wish lists, any pets you added, etc. Be sure that you check your community activity section, too. I recommend you anonymize as much information here as you can.
In March 2020, finding a simple roll of toilet paper became a herculean task in just a matter of weeks. The staple home good is now a scarcity, and it’s hardly alone in the retail wasteland of post-coronavirus America.
Save money: Check this page to see if anything you’ve bought on Amazon is on sale right now. This way, you can stock up!
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