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I made my first order on otto.de a few days ago. I even installed their app, as I had Amazon app before, so it is easy to see my orders and invoices. It worked excelent, I found what I needed. What I was pleasantly surprised with, was that I did not need to enter a payment card. I just made my order, things came in 2 batches, different days, and I have about a month to pay them.

When I went to pay them, you have the option to pay each one, or all of them at once. I chose all, Iโ€™ve got a QR code, scanned it with my bank app and made the transfer. Painless and not using anything US made. Well, the phone I am on and the iPadโ€ฆbut you know what I mean, no VISA/Mastercard, etc.

And from what I heard, they have stricter rules of who can be a merchant on their website, compared to Amazon.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I sometimes buy there but until they improve their logistics itโ€™s not really a valid competitor. Prices are always little higher than on Amazon (I can live with that) but real issue is that even with Otto Up thereโ€™s just few items with one day delivery. And this really sucks.

[โ€“] [email protected] 11 points 1 week ago (1 children)

One day delivery availability is not an issue for me actually. I used that option on Amazon prime a few times and they never fulfilled their promise. So, I better plan with time, or go to the shops for last minute gifts or whatever I need so urgently. But everyone needs are different. I am glad I have an option for specific things that I cannot just find in small shops in Germany.

[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

For me itโ€™s sometimes important but when itโ€™s not i always check Otto for other reasons. They have nicer UI, i like paying later by bank and I hope they treat their personal better.

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago

Yes, I also hope they treat their people better than amazonโ€ฆ