{
  "id": 14026598,
  "title": "This entrepreneur says Amazon nearly destroyed his business. He still shops on it every week. 'It's crazy.'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/this-entrepreneur-says-amazon-nearly-destroyed-his-business-he-still",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-12T18:47:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Insider",
    "slug": "business-insider",
    "url": "https://www.businessinsider.com/he-says-amazon-nearly-wrecked-bedscrunchie-business-still-shop-amazon-2026-10"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Bed Scrunchie founder Jack Nekhala explains that Amazon deactivated his seller account, which severely impacted his business. Despite this setback, Nekhala still shops on Amazon multiple times a week, expressing that the convenience and embedded nature of the platform make it difficult for him to stop. The shutdown left him and his business partner in debt, forcing them to rebuild their financial security. Amazon's convenience and the ease of using saved payment information, shipping addresses, and purchase history contribute to its widespread use. Even though Nekhala acknowledges the pain of continuing to shop there, he is compelled by Amazon's convenience. The Bed Scrunchie, a product designed to prevent sheets and mattress toppers from slipping off a mattress, is now sold to a third-party distributor on Amazon at a higher price. Nekhala attributes Amazon's pricing policies to their strategy of maintaining visibility and prominent placement of their products, even if it means customers pay more.",
  "summary": "The Bed Scrunchie company made $4.5 million before Amazon deactivated its seller account. But one of the founders still can't quit shopping there.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}