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[–] UncleGrandPa 37 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I have the same reaction whenever i find what i need... Locked away..

I leave

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The one employee in the entire store is busy at checkout. I'm just gonna order it on Amazon.

[–] DarkFuture 13 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Yeah, "I'll just Amazon it" is becoming a more common phrase. It's cheap. The delivery is surprisingly fast.

Downside is you're making one of our wealthiest oligarchs even more powerful.

And, of course, it could be stolen off your doorstep before you can even get to it.

[–] MufinMcFlufin 1 points 3 hours ago

Don't forget how it's becoming more and more likely you'll just get a counterfeit.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Ehh, I mean if you were gonna buy it from CVS/Walgreen's, they aren't exactly an altruistic alternative...

I agree, best to avoid the wealthy oligarchs, but sometimes you need medicated allergy eye drops and Bob's Corner Store doesn't have them.

[–] DarkFuture 1 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago)

Totally agree. I'm no saint. I've purchased from Amazon. But the last election showed us that Bezos is very much not our friend. I'll be damned if I give that leech another Amazon Prime subscription.