Yes, you’ve got an Amazon Prime membership …
And we’re all really impressed.
Welcome to adulthood.
Just make sure to use that free S&H on last-minute birthday gifts for your in-laws – not golf discs. While it’s only a matter of time until Jeff Bezos runs the entirety of the universe, if there’s one thing his entrepreneurial mind hasn’t yet mastered, it’s how to properly move plastic online.
For starters, in a world where sites like Infinite Discs and Foundation Disc Golf have made taking pictures of individual discs the norm, you’ll find nothing of the sort on Amazon. Personally, I couldn’t care less about these images, but I do like SOME control …
- Need No. 1 – I want to know what color disc I’m getting.
- Need No. 2 – I want to know the weight of the disc I’m getting.
Depending on the disc, weight-range windows vary from 10 grams to two or three. That could make a hefty difference – but it might not. What hardcore sucks, though, is the near guarantee that new KC Pro Roc you just ordered is coming your way in a Cloak-of-Invisibility color.
Why?
Take a closer look at the “stores” from which you’re buying discs on Amazon, and you’ll recognize many of the names. While Dynamic Discs works with dozens of online retailers directly, on Amazon, their storefront isn’t required to deliver on weight or color preferences.
Naturally, Amazon shoppers are left with what retailers can’t move …
The butt-ugly stuff.
Speaking of retailers, again, that’s who you’re REALLY buying from – online shops with an almost obligatory presence on Amazon, given the e-commerce giant’s market share. To account for Amazon’s cut, you’ll often encounter markups on frisbees that can be purchased cheaper elsewhere. Of course, with free S&H for 100% of Prime peeps, that’s not always the case.
But still …
Feed the machine much?
If you’re painfully new to disc golf, randomly need a disc this instant or have some gift cards you need to burn, Amazon’s an okay option – just know there are better ones out there.
Again, Infinite Discs and Foundation Disc Golf do good work. Disc Golf United’s another big-name, all-Innova retailer I use. But even smaller sites like Great Lakes Disc and Team Idlewild have become personal favorites – unreal inventory and unrivaled customer service.
Local, brick-and-mortar stores are cool, too.
Just leave Bezos out of the equation.
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