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[โ€“] faltryka@lemmy.world 46 points 5 months ago (5 children)

Good work! I cancelled my prime subscription and have not ordered anything from Amazon 2 months ago. When my current sub time ends in October I plan to also delete my account.

[โ€“] Humanius@lemmy.world 19 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

I've been making a more conscious effort to avoid buying American ever since Trump got re-elected (both for reducing dependency or American tech firms, as well as not finanicially supporting a country with a fascist government) and Amazon was one of the easiest companies to cut out of my life.

There's still plenty of alternative webstores in the Netherlands at least.

[โ€“] greendog@lemmy.zip 5 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Would you happen to have links to some of your favorites? I'd love to start cutting off Amazon, but that's going to be a journey.... I know it'll be worth it in the end though!

[โ€“] Humanius@lemmy.world 11 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Last year I made a list for a comment on another post


Amazon alternatives for the NL:

General:

Computers:

Electronics:

Clothes:

Groceries:

Drugs and cosmetics:

Bikes:

Do It Yourself:

Office:

Furniture:

Second hand marketplace:

This isn't an exhaustive list. There is probably many I have not mentioned.

[โ€“] greendog@lemmy.zip 2 points 5 months ago

Thank you! I appreciate the links!

for groceries there's probably many alternatives in many other nations.

[โ€“] voidsignal@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago

That's what I did 8 month back. I still have an account but collect a cart then order once every other month or so.

The level of pathetic spam to offer me to use prime again is desperate and borderline pitiful.

[โ€“] manualoverride@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago

Nice - Iโ€™ve been prime and Amazon delivery free since December and I donโ€™t miss it at all. Deleting my account wasnโ€™t something I had considered, I think Iโ€™ll keep it until all the warranties run out.

[โ€“] Vocalize8711@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago (3 children)
[โ€“] i078@europe.pub 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)
[โ€“] Vocalize8711@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago
[โ€“] grrgyle@slrpnk.net 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

๐Ÿฆœ๐Ÿดโ€โ˜ ๏ธ

[โ€“] Vocalize8711@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

What's that? Become a pirate?

[โ€“] grrgyle@slrpnk.net 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)
[โ€“] grrgyle@slrpnk.net 1 points 5 months ago

Then befriend a pirate

[โ€“] faltryka@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Iโ€™ve just been buying direct from smaller shops, and local where I can. Itโ€™s an adjustment but doable.

[โ€“] Vocalize8711@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Great suggestion, funny I did not think of this earlier.

[โ€“] faltryka@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

Weโ€™ve all been conditioned.