THE FIRST ORDER FROM AMAZON IN 1995

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Jeff Bezos recounts the first order Amazon received in 1995 from Bulgaria. The customer paid with $200 cash, hidden inside a floppy disk, which was then mailed to Amazon.

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Jeff Bezos about the first and funny order via the website, the only one in the first 6 months. The video is of November 2002. 👉Follow @businesssapience for more "early days" content! 👉Follow @businesssapience for more "early days" content! 👉Follow @businesssapience for more "early days" content! #JeffBezos #AmazonStories #ECommerceHistory #UnconventionalPayment #BusinessBeginnings #ECommerce #EntrepreneurTales #StartupDays #ECommerceJourney