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To: From The Deer Stand

I make a point to find everything I buy online ANYWHERE but Amazon and have done that for years. What’s taking all of you so long? The vast majority of people who use Amazon would vote liberal, leftist. It goes hand in hand.


3 posted on 01/11/2021 4:28:33 AM PST by MeneMeneTekelUpharsin (Freedom is the freedom to discipline yourself so others don't have to do it for you.)
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To: MeneMeneTekelUpharsin

Disagree about the vast majority thing, but even so I agree with your decision to cancel Prime. I intend to do the same at some point, but currently I’m working on cancelling our TV cable, migrating from Windows 10 to Linux, changing email provider to protonmail, etc. It is not a simple task to migrate away from big tech, especially for a family.


12 posted on 01/11/2021 4:37:03 AM PST by jasonandtheb
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To: MeneMeneTekelUpharsin

I make a point to find everything I buy online ANYWHERE but Amazon and have done that for years. What’s taking all of you so long? The vast majority of people who use Amazon would vote liberal, leftist. It goes hand in hand
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Most smaller online resellers don’t ship to freight forwarders like HopShopGo (credit card doesn’t match shipping address), or international shipping takes months and is maybe 10x Amazon’s cost (including customs fees).


36 posted on 01/11/2021 5:08:22 AM PST by Starcitizen (Thank you to the Senate for passing S.386, turning the US into the third-world shithole of India. )
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To: MeneMeneTekelUpharsin

“I make a point to find everything I buy online ANYWHERE but Amazon and have done that for years.”

Trouble is, all of the options suck, too. Walmart/Sam’s Club. Costco. They’re all liberal Trump-hating companies.


39 posted on 01/11/2021 5:11:08 AM PST by MayflowerMadam (They had to kill somebody for their plan to work. RIP Ashli.)
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To: MeneMeneTekelUpharsin

It is convenient. I’ll give them that.

I’ve begun purchasing things elsewhere as well. Time to develop a new habit!


52 posted on 01/11/2021 5:18:12 AM PST by sauropod ("No amount of evidence will ever persuade an idiot." - Mark Twain)
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To: MeneMeneTekelUpharsin
In the early days of the Internet, Amazon had an advantage because many retailers did not even have a fully functional website, never mind the ability to do ecommerce.

But the barrier of entry is such that even mom and pop shops can now do business online.

Almost everything you buy through Amazon can now be obtained from the source. For example, I now go directly to LLBean.com to get most of my clothing. I go to Harry's to get my shaving supplies and now they have a full range of toiletries from shampoo to deodorant. I go to Splash.com to get my wines. Also, the customer service is overall excellent at these retailers.

You will probably spend a few dollars more this way but I believe supporting retailers directly is the way to go.

62 posted on 01/11/2021 5:30:43 AM PST by SamAdams76 (By stealing Trump's second term, the Left gets Trump for 8 more years instead of just four.)
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