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wryter2000

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40. I avoid Amazon if I can

Wed Dec 26, 2018, 03:30 PM

Dec 2018

My sister gave me a $100 Amazon gift card, and I'll enjoy buying stuff. But I refuse to be coerced into doing Prime.

Whenever I can, I buy from REI or Costco online or various other retailers for specific things related to gardening and crafts.

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So, Amazon Sucked Me in Again - Amazon Rules Retailing - Seriously! [View all] MineralMan Dec 2018 OP

Me too....and I even got the Fire TV Sticks for Christmas.... Pachamama Dec 2018 #1

Yup. They have everything figured out. MineralMan Dec 2018 #3

they sure do! and the stuff arrives so quickly. Demovictory9 Dec 2018 #68

If you have a cat, beware of the one-click ordering option. catbyte Dec 2018 #2

Even Otis can order from Amazon! Wow! MineralMan Dec 2018 #5

I agree,turned that feature off a couple of years ago.... Bengus81 Dec 2018 #6

That's true. We do have a distribution center nearby, so MineralMan Dec 2018 #9

I've (halfway) joked that the item arrives before I even ordered it. erronis Dec 2018 #33

Good lord! not fooled Dec 2018 #34

Cat-thulhu, perhaps? Codeine Dec 2018 #42

... catbyte Dec 2018 #73

It is. I got suspicious the minute I got back. It was the order confirmation page. catbyte Dec 2018 #70

ugly pin! I question Otis' taste in jewelry Demovictory9 Dec 2018 #69

Well, Otis can be a little monster at times, so maybe he could relate. catbyte Dec 2018 #74

I loved my Kindle Fire mcar Dec 2018 #4

I'm on my 2nd Fire crazycatlady Dec 2018 #7

Let us know what you bought with your gift card. MineralMan Dec 2018 #8

I've got my eye on a laptop bag crazycatlady Dec 2018 #10

I entered a gift card one time on Amazon, but didn't have time MineralMan Dec 2018 #12

I mostly get my ebooks through Overdrive crazycatlady Dec 2018 #16

I'll have a look at your store. MineralMan Dec 2018 #17

Thanks for the mention of Overdrive - we'll take a look at it. erronis Dec 2018 #36

You'll find something, I'm sure. MineralMan Dec 2018 #14

Yes. Bezos may be Satan, but I love, love love Amazon Prime elfin Dec 2018 #11

For reading, skip the backlit Kindles. MineralMan Dec 2018 #13

Some paperwhites have lighting. Adrahil Dec 2018 #21

You sold me. Thanks. elfin Dec 2018 #66

Add this to the list. Shemp Howard Dec 2018 #15

In the 80s and 90s it was Wallmart that decimated downtowns question everything Dec 2018 #18

Not sure what to say.... Amazon is better than the mall. Adrahil Dec 2018 #22

the cost of rent had a lot to do with the demise of malls Mosby Dec 2018 #43

They stopped making the high res models Mosby Dec 2018 #19

I'm good with the normal HD resolution. MineralMan Dec 2018 #20

I read without my glasses, so I'm close to the screen Mosby Dec 2018 #23

I have never shopped there and intend never to do so. roody Dec 2018 #24

Oh, OK, then... MineralMan Dec 2018 #25

Enabling Bezos to ruin the country, and the world. guillaumeb Dec 2018 #26

Sure, but here's the thing: MineralMan Dec 2018 #48

But that convenience comes at a large cost. guillaumeb Dec 2018 #53

Did I claim that Amazon was a progressive company? MineralMan Dec 2018 #55

So ideals take a back seat to price and convenience? guillaumeb Dec 2018 #56

Not at all. I buy from Amazon when it is more convenient for me MineralMan Dec 2018 #59

Convenience above all? guillaumeb Dec 2018 #60

What is your alternative? Adrahil Dec 2018 #71

What was the alternative prior to Bezos creating his monster? guillaumeb Dec 2018 #80

Before Wal-Mart? MineralMan Dec 2018 #82

Sears provided living wage jobs, guillaumeb Dec 2018 #83

Amazon has better pay at its distribution center here MineralMan Dec 2018 #84

The relevant part of my response was "living wage" jobs. guillaumeb Dec 2018 #85

How could she work at such a predatory place? MineralMan Dec 2018 #86

Avoiding my answer? guillaumeb Dec 2018 #87

Yeah.. those are not good alternatives. Adrahil Dec 2018 #88

And that is also eliminating small businesses. guillaumeb Dec 2018 #90

My daughter needed to take my Eliot Rosewater Dec 2018 #27

Amazon forever.. HipChick Dec 2018 #28

Hard to find DVDs in stores these days More_Cowbell Dec 2018 #29

I love amazon. cwydro Dec 2018 #30

Every year, I get an Amazon gift card from my work. I don't use Amazon. LisaM Dec 2018 #31

Most of those "precious darlings" are paid shite wages. demmiblue Dec 2018 #45

The tech workers in Seattle? I don't think so. LisaM Dec 2018 #50

There are tens of thousands of tech workers in Seattle? I don't think so. n/t demmiblue Dec 2018 #54

40,000 for Amazon alone (and there's Google, Vulcan, and other companies) LisaM Dec 2018 #61

Again, all tech workers? I don't think so. n/t demmiblue Dec 2018 #62

I'm not sure what you're trying to say. LisaM Dec 2018 #63

That's a sad story - Seattle had some great stores. But prices weren't as friendly (esp. Nordstroms) erronis Dec 2018 #46

I buy most of my books at a little indie store. LisaM Dec 2018 #52

I HATE real stores...... USALiberal Dec 2018 #72

I said "this company", not all online shopping. LisaM Dec 2018 #75

I have to admit Nonhlanhla Dec 2018 #32

Watch the South Park episode "Unfulfilled" from last season. Initech Dec 2018 #35

Amazon is a blessing out here in the sticks. bluedigger Dec 2018 #37

I'm out in the sticks too. Even Walmart is an hour away. womanofthehills Dec 2018 #49

Handcuffs and a safe?! MissB Dec 2018 #57

Also check with ebay. Sometimes cheaper at one over the other. keithbvadu2 Dec 2018 #38

I bought DH the original Kindle for his bday, stopped working, they sent another and DH Hestia Dec 2018 #39

I avoid Amazon if I can wryter2000 Dec 2018 #40

I have two Kindles Dr Vegas Dec 2018 #41

Is it possible homegirl Dec 2018 #44

Very good point. Yes to Sears Roebuck, Woolworths, five and dime stores erronis Dec 2018 #47

Nope. They lived in a small copper mining town in Arizona. MineralMan Dec 2018 #51

But I remember being told, if it isn't available at the General Store, you don't need it. erronis Dec 2018 #64

I was never much of a shopper, for anything... LuckyCharms Dec 2018 #58

Thanks for sharing your story friend... Pluvious Dec 2018 #65

Sadly, Amazon has become a necessity. You can travel around the countryside for Vinca Dec 2018 #67

Great post oberliner Dec 2018 #76

I got one of my BILs the 10" model for his 60th birthday and Christmas present BumRushDaShow Dec 2018 #77

Amazon rules only if you let them. democratisphere Dec 2018 #78

As a person with a disability Amazon Prime is freaking fantastic! mentalsolstice Dec 2018 #79

I'm with you lunatica Dec 2018 #81

We're thinking about cutting the cord this year. mentalsolstice Dec 2018 #89

I went for the same deal.. EX500rider Dec 2018 #91