• The author canceled their Amazon Prime subscription on a whim and realized they didn’t really need it.
  • Leaving Prime meant slower shipping but the author was happy to wait and still found the selection and delivery speed satisfactory.
  • Many people love Prime for its fast shipping and convenience, but some readers expressed ambivalence and considered canceling.

Archive link: https://archive.ph/3M27c

  • hughesdikus@lemmy.ml
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    5 months ago

    I thought this meant the writer is forgoing Amazon as a service completely.

    Cause that would be something worth reading. Not these first world problems ffs

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      5 months ago

      Seriously. I have stopped doing as much business with Amazon as I can. Terrible company. Bad for the planet.

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        5 months ago

        I wish I had alternatives. For man yof the stuff I need, my only option is amazon simply because local shops dont stock them.

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          5 months ago

          Okay, but can’t you simply ship something from a non-local company the same way you ship from Amazon?

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            5 months ago

            Not where I live. Amazon has one competitor and thats it. There are a bunch of online stores with specialised catalogs, etc. for clothes exclusively or for makeup exclusively, but I’ll still need amazon to get things homegoods or QoL items.

            I think the only viable solution is to start looking around in local shops. As long as we use amazon, we won’t even know if something is available locally.

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              5 months ago

              if you’re in the states try Walmart. they have a marketplace similar to what amazon does and they have a large catalog of goods.