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Because of everything Amazon does and is I've completely stopped using Amazon a few years back and it wasn't nearly as hard as I thought it would be.
Most small businesses have an online store and a very convenient ordering process. Hell, most even ship the next day. I go out of my way to try and find smaller businesses (who often have to charge for shipping) to order from, but if you just want to avoid Amazon, you can find larger outlets that don't have shipping costs either.
If you need some weird stuff that you can't seem to find anywhere but Amazon, try eBay.
And you won't miss next day delivery very long, I can promise you that. You'll even get to know a completely new joy: "Oh shit, I totally forgot I had ordered that!"
I agree with you, Amazon seems to be designed to make it feel like there are not better options when there definitely are better options.