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Susan Calvin

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7. Amazon search stinks.

Reply to LAS14 (Original post)

Fri Nov 27, 2020, 02:08 PM

Nov 2020

It always has as far as I remember. If you try to make it sort in anything other than the order it prefers, which no doubt has the things Amazon most wants to sell at the top, it's virtually worthless. I had a student who worked for Amazon for a while, and he agreed.

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Question about Amazon search. [View all] LAS14 Nov 2020 OP

You raise an extremely fair point DonaldsRump Nov 2020 #1

Maybe search with double quotes? mr_lebowski Nov 2020 #2

Okay I futzed with it a bit ... mr_lebowski Nov 2020 #3

I do a raw search on google LSFL Nov 2020 #4

I've done that, too. Silver Gaia Nov 2020 #6

Thank you, thank you!!! A golden suggestion!!! Works great!!! nt LAS14 Nov 2020 #9

There are a few things you could try. Silver Gaia Nov 2020 #5

Amazon search stinks. Susan Calvin Nov 2020 #7

Use the check boxes and attributes to focus the search discntnt_irny_srcsm Nov 2020 #8