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Amazon Advice (lemy.lol)

submitted 9 months ago by fortniteplaya@lemy.lol to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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With all of the sketchy products Amazon has and their bad practices, I’m really considering getting rid of Amazon. The only thing I will really miss is the fast shipping.

My reasoning is that I don’t use Prime benefits outside of shipping because I don’t play live service games anymore, and lots of local stores price match.

For those of you who have ditched Amazon(or not), what’s your reasoning and advice?

Any input is appreciated, thank you.

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[–] athos77@kbin.social 2 points 9 months ago

I dropped Amazon like ... I dunno, 15 years ago? I just couldn't stand them. Stuff that I have to buy online, I try to get from their original manufacturers or a trusted reseller (like, I dunno, if I was trying to buy a baby thermometer, I might get it from a reputable drug store, that kind of thing).

For stuff that I absolutely can't find a match for, I'll put it in my cart and just leave it there. A lot of times, I'll find that I don't actually need that item, it was either seen impulse buy or I can get something similar elsewhere. Eventually, once every year or two, my basket fills up over the limit that gets me free shipping. I'll still wait, but eventually I'll buy the whatever they are. But it means that I'm buying from Amazon like once every year or two, and it's stuff that I've researched and waited on.