UnbuckleMe

As Seen on Shark Tank! UnbuckleMe uses leverage to make it easier to unbuckle a child's car seat buckle. Designed by an Occupational Therapist in 2016.

[UnbuckleMe @UnbuckleMe]

@EugeneKhayman Agree

[Eugene Khayman @EugeneKhayman]

My community has $15b of yearly sales on Amazon with 800+ members.

These are small businesses. They employ real Americans and support local communities.

They do not have large margins to absorb shocks.

Every year Amazon squeezes them more and supports overseas Chinese sellers instead of local American businesses.

Now Amazon is hitting sellers with even more of a squeeze all back to back:

https://t.co/Xc1IeD5QHd has moved many sellers to DD+7
Meaning funds are held until 7 days after delivery, not simply paid out on the old cadence.
https://t.co/YkUKQvr0Uo just added a 3.5% fuel/logistics surcharge on fulfillment fees.
https://t.co/L9WWJUDkr8 top it off now Amazon Ads charges will be pulled directly from disbursements rather than floating on a credit card.

That combination matters.

Amazon already forces sellers into an environment where ads dominate visibility.
So now the same platform that pressures brands to spend more on ads is also tightening payout timing and pulling more cash out before sellers ever see it.

For a very large business, this is just a minor annoyance. But for a small business making payroll just got 50x harder.

Less cash on hand means:
less inventory
more stockouts
more debt
more strain on small teams
and ultimately a worse customer experience

This is not “supporting small business.”
It is starving the brands that create so much of the value customers come to Amazon for.

@WSJ @business @nytimesbusiness @BusinessInsider @ReutersBiz @CNBC @APBusiness

If you’re covering Amazon, local communities hit by a hard economy and large companies trying to squeeze hardworking Americans hit me up.

[UnbuckleMe @UnbuckleMe]

@xandy_mills @amazon We’re in the same boat.

[Alex Mills @xandy_mills]

🧵 @amazon new “toy compliance” rules are quietly crushing small businesses.
1/
Amazon just flagged ~3,200 of our ASINs under new toy compliance policy.
They are not toys.
They’ve never been classified as toys.
We’ve never had to provide toy compliance docs for them before.

[UnbuckleMe @UnbuckleMe]

@Sumohax0r @HMerminod Who can we hire to analyze the root cause of this?

[UnbuckleMe @UnbuckleMe]

@HMerminod Yes, it's a nightmare. Same same. Abandon cart orders placed every few minutes. Screwing up KL analytics, targeting and deliverability. I want to hire a security person to find out why this is happening. My ESP team thinks it's some kind of malware on my site.

[Jess Castle @JessCastle19]

Locked out of our own Amazon account. Amazon won’t help us!
CASE ID- 12776207201
@dharmeshmehta @amazonHelp @amznsellerhelp
#workwithusamazon

[Cheryl Crow, Arthritis Life @realcc]

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[Cheryl Crow, Arthritis Life @realcc]

@buttahflyk @SarahDillingham @eventbrite Thanks so much for spreading the word, we have a great line up of speakers including @chroniceileen , @UnbuckleMe and more!

[Lina Hidalgo @LinaHidalgoTX]

Right now, there are few things with better ROI than vaccines. We’ll do whatever it takes to get this community healthy and safe.
https://t.co/7AytJtuGCU

[UnbuckleMe @UnbuckleMe]

THANK YOU 🙏

[Houston ISD @HoustonISD]

A message from Superintendent Millard House @HISDSupe

[NBC News @NBCNews]

FULL AMANDA GORMAN POEM:

“We will raise this wounded world into a wondrous one ... There is always light, if only we’re brave enough to see it. If only we’re brave enough to be it.”

The 22-year-old is the youngest inaugural poet in U.S. history: https://t.co/SIPU57hEKH

[Cheryl Crow, Arthritis Life @realcc]

Arthritis life hack of the day: @UnbuckleMe , such a helpful gadget for parents and grandparents with #arthritis! Have you tried it?

#arthritislifehack #rheum #rheumatoidarthritis #occupationaltherapist

[UnbuckleMe @UnbuckleMe]

@Lifestroller @realcc https://t.co/hj16lzIEN0 or various stores you can find on our store locator! Thank you!

[UnbuckleMe @UnbuckleMe]

New blog post! #Attitude + #gratitude for 2021! https://t.co/TsDkOwaeG5 Start the #newyear with a fresh perspective! Written by our #cofounder and #grandma . #HappyNewYear2021 #HappyNewYears

[UnbuckleMe @UnbuckleMe]

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[VI Car Seat Techs @VICarSeatTechs]

Day two is a two pack, hurray, how neat!
To suit a big and a little all snug in their seats.

https://t.co/7G74VBfvWF

#12DaysOfGiving @EvenflobabyCA

[UnbuckleMe @UnbuckleMe]

#BlackFriday deal on #Amazon today through #CyberMonday! Save $1 on #UnbuckleMe the magic tool that makes it 50% easier to unbuckle your kids! As seen in #SharkTank and perfect gift for #mom #grandma or #Kindergarten kiddo! #shopsmall #BlackFridayAmazon https://t.co/ULHwBbgK78

[UnbuckleMe @UnbuckleMe]

@zohocares when will email be back up? Can’t send or receive currently, I know there is an outage.

[UnbuckleMe @UnbuckleMe]

@ASHMesservy thank you so much for including us as your AshPick yesterday!! 💞 🙌 (one small thing, I noticed the boy’s shoulder straps need to be raised so they are at/above shoulders, can you pass along?) Promoting kids’ safety is a big part of what we do! 🎉🚗 Thanks again!!😘

[UnbuckleMe @UnbuckleMe]

@ChaseSupport Thank you for the quick reply. Just seems odd/ironic that I would have to endanger myself in a #disaster to receive disaster #relief assistance. Feels like there needs to be a better way! Unfortunately I won’t be proceeding as it’s just not worth the risk to my business partner.

[UnbuckleMe @UnbuckleMe]

@Chase in order to open a business bank account for my 2 member LLC in order to reapply for PPP disaster relief (per your email yesterday) I’m told I need to go to a branch w/ my high risk business partner to sit for 1 hour in front of an associate in #Houston in a #pandemic??!🤔