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[โ€“] AndyMFK@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Better late then never my friend! I got rid of mine about 10 years ago. If a product only exists on Amazon, then I don't want it

[โ€“] grrgyle@slrpnk.net 4 points 21 hours ago

It's genuinely surprising how you just don't have to use it and it's not a problem. The closest I've come is ordering something from an individual and it comes in an amazon box

It feels like you'd miss it but it you just try to find an alternative or wait a week, either you'll find your alternative or more often even realise you never needed the thing in the first place.

And for anyone who is like "but I CAN'T get this one thing that I NEED anywhere else" I believe you. So just get that one thing from amazon and try your best to find everything else from another source.

You aren't helpless.