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c/onehundredninetysix@lemmy.blahaj.zone · testaccount789@sh.itjust.works · 2 Sep 2026

I didn't realize Amazon DE has insane per-kg shipping markup to Slovakia 😭 (rule)

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EUR 2.99/kg.
There’s no way shipping 14kg from Germany to Slovakia costs almost EUR 48.
Actually, to nearby countries it would even be free, or at least at static price.
I made a map based on their info, though only for explicitly mentioned countries.
(this one is on Catbox as Lemmy doesn’t let me upload SVG)

If I had known this, I would have taken more of them when I was in Bratislava, and nearest Amazon Locker in Austria was just walking distance away.
I can’t even find any similar licorice sweets in Slovakia.
Though I wouldn’t really call these “salty” either. I guess it makes sense, these only have 1.8% of ammonium chloride.
Meanwhile, if Wikipedia can be trusted:

In Sweden, for example, the most popular types of salty liquorice contain an average of 7% of ammonium chloride. In 2012, there was a European Union proposal to limit the amount to 0.3%, which was met with wide opposition.
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So yeah, absolutely on the low end.

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• edible lube

  Is it just about flavoring, or is regular artificial human lube unsafe to ingest (in small quantities)?

  on Pesto is love, pesto is life (I may be addicted) in c/onehundredninetysix@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 14 Sep 2026

• I honestly believed it until the last sentence

  I had to re-check the image, because “what sentence?”
  I didn’t notice there was even any text…

  on aposematism rule in c/onehundredninetysix@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 4 Sep 2026

• I used to buy them on Amazon delivered to locker in Austria. Though they could also be delivered to InPost box in Poland.

  Back then I was in Bratislava, so it was just walking distance from last bus stop to Kittsee.

  on I didn't realize Amazon DE has insane per-kg shipping markup to Slovakia 😭 (rule) in c/onehundredninetysix@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 3 Sep 2026

• But what about your cat?

  on This rules in c/onehundredninetysix@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 3 Sep 2026

• I don’t know what kind of cards you have over there, but couldn’t it just contain all required information including photo, digitally signed by the government?
  Wouldn’t need the internet.

  on I rented a car, and within hours, my driver's license was for sale in c/technology@lemmy.world · 3 Sep 2026

• But it needs to be verified there first in some way, and then services will need to somehow verify that your device properly verified it.

  on I rented a car, and within hours, my driver's license was for sale in c/technology@lemmy.world · 3 Sep 2026

• Yeah, that’s the problem. It’s way too much. If it’s around EUR 25 or more, it’s cheaper for me to travel to Austria and pick it up from Amazon locker myself. Though that would be a full-day journey.

  on I didn't realize Amazon DE has insane per-kg shipping markup to Slovakia 😭 (rule) in c/onehundredninetysix@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 2 Sep 2026

• Nope. It’s by weight (EUR 2.99/kg).

  on I didn't realize Amazon DE has insane per-kg shipping markup to Slovakia 😭 (rule) in c/onehundredninetysix@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 2 Sep 2026

• I tried, but unfortunately to no avail.
  I can only find smaller packs, or shops only shipping to Germany.
  I found one that also ships to Slovakia, but when I put it into cart it calculated the shipping at EUR 45.

  Edit: The small packs of cat paws (no salt, but more licorice) are even more expensive where I can find them (they’re also available in 700g packs on Amazon).

  on I didn't realize Amazon DE has insane per-kg shipping markup to Slovakia 😭 (rule) in c/onehundredninetysix@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 2 Sep 2026

• I didn’t find another store that has this.
  This seems like it could be their store, but I am not sure. It’s missing these larger packs, and the smaller ones are more expensive by weight: shop.katjes.de/products/salzige-heringe-210g
  And they only ship to Germany.
  In Austria the 700g ones from Amazon cost me EUR 4.10, because Austria only has a 10% tax on these items, while in Slovakia it’s 23%.

  on I didn't realize Amazon DE has insane per-kg shipping markup to Slovakia 😭 (rule) in c/onehundredninetysix@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 2 Sep 2026

• I think the person just listed another reason, walking somewhat like a digitigrade creature.
  (I see their comment just got downvoted so far.)

  on neurodivergence rule in c/onehundredninetysix@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 30 Aug 2026

• But you can still run both at once. RP2350 datasheet

  From section 3.9 Arm/RISC-V architecture switching:

  There are two processor sockets on RP2350, referred to as core 0 and core 1 throughout this document. Each socket can be occupied either by a Cortex-M33 processor (implementing the Armv8-M Main architecture, plus extensions) or by a Hazard3 processor (implementing the RV32IMAC architecture, plus extensions).

  From section 3.9.2. Mixed architecture combinations:

  The ARCHSEL register has one bit for each processor socket, so it is possible to request mixed combinations of Arm and RISC-V processors: either Arm core 0 and RISC-V core 1, or RISC-V core 0 and Arm core 1.

  Practical applications for this are limited, since this requires two separate program images. The two cores interoperate normally, including shared exclusives via the global monitor: a shared variable can be safely, concurrently accessed by an Arm processor performing ldrex, strex instructions and a RISC-V processor performing amoadd.w instructions, for example

  on Japan tried to build an operating system for the entire world, then the US government intervened in c/technology@lemmy.world · 21 Aug 2026

• Yeah, RP2350 in Raspberry Pi Pico 2 also has 2 ARM cores and 2 RISC-V cores.

  Which reminds me, I purchased one a month ago to play around with as it has good documentation, yet I haven’t used it once so far.

  on Japan tried to build an operating system for the entire world, then the US government intervened in c/technology@lemmy.world · 21 Aug 2026