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Is this a bug or is it real? Everyone is saying that Otto is the new European amazon but it doesn't seems like that. (I am already buying from allegro but they don't have this product in stock)

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[โ€“] [email protected] 78 points 3 weeks ago (9 children)

It is real. Apparently: "Die Lieferung erfolgt ausschlieรŸlich innerhalb von Deutschland." (Delivery is only possible within Germany.)

Weak Otto. 2025 and you can not ship a good from Germany to Italy or Denmark while Amazon and [add china shop] ship worldwide over a decade.

[โ€“] [email protected] 44 points 3 weeks ago (5 children)

Otto is generally surprisingly backwards. They still can't even handle multiple vendors in a single invoice. That means, if you buy five items, but two of them are from independent sellers, you'll not only pay for shipping three times (somewhat understandable), but you'll also get three different invoices that you have to pay separately. It's 2025, and 90% of all software devs in Hamburg have worked for Otto at some point, and they still can't get their shit together.

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

It's 2025, and 90% of all software devs in Hamburg have worked for Otto at some point, and they still can't get their shit together.

Hell, I'd be happy to take a crack at it if they'd sponsor my work visa...

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago

Actually, they might do that.

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