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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] 39 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The comeback of Otto, catalogue giant of the eighties and nineties, now the challenger to Amazon. Full circle ;)

[โ€“] [email protected] 12 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Yeah, I used to love to browse their giant paper catalogueโ€ฆ

[โ€“] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago

We had the same thing in the UK with Argos and the giant book of dreams...

They've managed to remain a pretty good Amazon alternative for random gubbins and game stuff, and they now operate out of some larger supermarkets so you can pick stuff up while you're doing your groceries.

[โ€“] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago

Thank you for your post

[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

[โ€“] DasFaultier 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

They could use something like OTTO Prime; I ordered a bike helmet for some 70,-โ‚ฌ a few days ago and paid 6,-โ‚ฌ on top for national shipping. But apart from that, it was a very pleasant experience.

[โ€“] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I think they have something similar, but only for products directly from OTTO, not from other sellers there: https://www.otto.de/shoppages/up

[โ€“] DasFaultier 4 points 1 week ago

Thx, I didn't know that.

[โ€“] YaksDC 5 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I am moving to Portugal later this year, do they ship within Europe or just in Germany?

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

I think only in Germany, at least for now. Maybe they change their mind with the current Amazon boycotts.

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

I use kaufland.de recently which is also a good alternative in Germany ๐Ÿ˜Š

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

Yes, I used it also and it works just fine and one can find a lot of things there.

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

They only ship to Germany though so not really an alternative

[โ€“] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago

Unless you live in Germany :)

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

Do they have something like Prime where you pay a flat fee per month/year and then shipping is free?

[โ€“] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago

10โ‚ฌ per year for free shipping sounds great actually, but I guess it depends on what percentage of stuff is shipped by OTTO and how much from market place people that are not included. Will definitely check it out, thanks!

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

works very well indeed

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

Going to see if they ship to us now