Amazon Restaurants
This is kind of terrifying after hearing so many life-ruining stories about the rash decisions Amazon makes when dealing with 3rd party sellers ([1] from last week, for example).<p>Everyone always says &quot;Don&#x27;t stake your livelihood on platforms you don&#x27;t control&quot; (e.g. Amazon, Facebook, Twitter, etc.), but what happens when one of those platforms suddenly forces its way into your business? How can a restaurant owner turn them down when all the short-sighted owners nearby are happily signing up?<p>I&#x27;m imagining a day in the future where a restaurant goes broke because Amazon had become a significant portion of their orders, but they suddenly got kicked off the service after X number of complaints (happens to FBA sellers all the time). By the time other restaurant owners realize how easily Amazon can destroy their livelihood, they might be too dependent to voluntarily leave. And then all the smug commenters from the last thread will be grateful for another opportunity to say &quot;Well the restaurants should&#x27;ve known better than to sign up in the first place!&quot;<p>[1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.reddit.com&#x2F;r&#x2F;amazon&#x2F;comments&#x2F;5gvgdl&#x2F;using_a_amazon_kindle_fire_destroyed_my&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.reddit.com&#x2F;r&#x2F;amazon&#x2F;comments&#x2F;5gvgdl&#x2F;using_a_amaz...</a>