Buy European

Fuck Jeff Bezos.

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.

I haven't subscribed to Audible for a few years now, but a few days ago I finally managed to find time and energy to pull the files and convert them to mp3. Took a day, had to fight with the Libation app to get it running properly (if you are on Linux using it, change the temp file directory to something other than what it stupidly uses as default). But I'm so glad I finally did it, I felt joy deleting my account. I know it probably doesn't affect anything but it made me feel warm and fuzzy.

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.

I don't buy that stuff, and I got rid of my Amazon account a couple years ago, but I still buy stuff there occasionally. sometimes it's just the only place I can find something, and I'm okay with that. as long as I'm minimizing using it.

ebay existed when amazon was a bookstore, i still use it..

AliExpress is the only option for some stuff like this and SBC gaming.

A shop 1,6km away from my house

There are a lot of other shops online and regional and from europe. Depends on what articles you want to buy.

local shops, direct sales from the manufacturer, simply other companies that aren't quite as shitty, and then when I absolutely cannot find something elsewhere and absolutely need the item, I go back to amazon.

Nothing. If I need something, I get off my couch and go in a store, even better if family owned. This way, I purchase something only if I really need it. I'm saving a lot of money by avoiding compulsive shopping, I help my community, and Bezos can go fuck himself.

Opens link, sees its in German

Mein gott, muss das sein? So ein bockmist aber auch.

(thats the full extent of my German language skills)

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.