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Bezos deletes 'LGBTQ+ rights' and 'equity for Black people' from Amazon policies
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I'm not saying you shouldn't vote with your wallet, but it is basically in vain. Amazon is all but a tax subsidy at this point.
I've held off for a while because I'm somewhat rural and I do order a bunch of stuff, but I can't keep paying this asshole.
Just sucks I'm going to be spending a lot more now that I'll have to pay for shipping costs :(
Are your shipping costs higher because you’re rural?
I ask because a lot of people assume going off Amazon will be pricier, but I’ve often found that Amazon prices are inflated mask the price of shipping.
It's a good question to be honest. I pay the $15/month and can get anything delivered. I usually order roughly twice a month, stuff like cat litter and other supplies i'd have to travel an hour to get to or can't get so I factor my own time and whatnot into that cost savings.
I honestly am just assuming it would cost more than $15 since I'll be ordering from different places instead of just one now, but I haven't compared direct prices of product. You could be right.
Yeah, give eBay a shot. A lot of sellers are mom and pop shops and even offer free shipping.
Amazon somehow managed to needle their way into people's minds as the only option, but there are others out there.
The only true monopoly they have is in same day/next day shipping which I'm guessing you don't qualify for anyway.
Be cautious with fleaBay. Power sellers can remove negative feedback, so feedback ratings can be skewed!
Dude, have you been on Amazon in like the past 5 years?
I don't see the relevance of this question. I've given up on amazon as their entire system is garbage, but alternatives like eBay have issues too. One of them being my caution above.
I used to look for 97-100% feedback sellers. Now I look for 99-100% and I also paw through the feedback to give myself the best shot at finding a good seller. And as you've mentioned, if you can find the mom/pop shop with solid feedback you should be okay.
I only ask because I've had a very good experience with eBay over the past five years of using it as an Amazon replacement.
I think one thing showed up damaged because it was poorly packaged, and they gave me a full refund.
One lister sold me bootleg gameboy carts (which I should have noticed from the listing if I did an ounce of research), and they accepted a free return for a full refund.
Probably the scammiest thing I see is people clearly just drop shipping from Amazon through eBay. Which is odd because it's often for the most random things (like random bolts or whatever).
Gotcha. I’ve been on eBay for 20 years so I thought I was pretty savvy.
The power seller being able to remove negative feedback was new to me six months ago. Like you I’ve had mostly good sales happen. Been scammed on pc keyboards for $80 or something. Not a huge deal, but last year I ordered a car mirror from a seller in Las Vegas. The seller switched a damaged mirror for the one in the photos. That was the first issue and I should’ve just sent it back, but I had extra glass and thought I could make it work. I asked for a partial refund (which is a good way to satisfy both parties), but the seller said send it back. He took two weeks to ship and I returned it the very next day. No refund for two weeks and most of my correspondence were ignored unless I threatened to go to eBay. Then they contacted me outside of eBay by texting my phone. I ignored it and finally opened a dispute. eBay reviewed it and gave me my money back right away. I negged the seller and since I got my refund, they were able to request that eBay remove the negative feedback. Power sellers have that ability. I really felt others should know about them so I’ll call them out here. Andre’s performance in Las Vegas is best avoided.
I commend your efforts... But like, now you're paying exon more for being part of a less streamlined delivery logistics pipeline.
It's just like... Unless we're talking food, or basically becoming Amish, voting with your dollar makes almost 0 dent in evil. Capitalism is Bloodsport.
And even with food... Like, other than buying eggs from your neighbor who keeps chickens and buying produce at a farmers market, we're pretty much had by the balls as far as being forced to pay some evil piece of shit to exist.
Yeah it's definitely a "which planet destroying fascist enabling asshole" do I want to pay...
Great choices we have. :/
If voting with our dollar makes no dent, BDS campaigns wouldn't be effective. It's easy to feel that way from an individual level, but when it's a coordinated effort it certainly has an effect and the more people who join in the larger the effect is felt by the capital owners
I'm rural as well, and boy it's hard. My internet options are 1) too slow to function 2) nazi satellites 3) data cap GSM. I've given up on option 2 in favour of 3. I've cut all streaming, and Amazon, but the only affordable groceries near me at Walmart. There aren't many options. YAY capitalism
You can buy much of the same, exact stuff on Temu for way less. You can buy dog food on Chewy for the same price and get free shipping. If you look around, you can usually beat Amazon's prices and get free shipping. Check out Etsy, Ebay and Mercari, Usually they beat Amazon's prices. I canceled at least a dozen amazon subscribe and save orders. My daughter picks up stuff for us at Costco since we live hours away from a store. Shop bent & dent stores, discount stores and thrift stores for the next four years.
Thanks for the suggestions!
Temu are pretty scummy in their own right, especially if you use their mobile app. I'd argue that aliexpress is slightly less shitty then both, but not great either.
Eh, there's always ebay, I just wish they'd do the fulfillment centre thing so packages aren't coming from 10 different locations.