Does anyone else feel amazon guilt? You know, I feel bad for buying from Amazon because apparently they are the devil, but it's so convenient.
LauraBrook I feel Amazon guilt all the time. Even if I haven‘t purchased anything in awhile, I feel it. Sigh. 🤷🏻♀️ 7y
ju.ca.no All the time. But sometimes it‘s just the best option (besides the guilt) 7y
RaimeyGallant I just spent three months in Mexico, and never was I so happy to see a Walmart a fifteen minute walk from my airbnb. I'm back in Canada now, so the boycott resumes. ;) 7y
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Yeah_I_Read I feel guilty about amazon purchases a lot but I do shop at B&N and an independent bookstore nearby when I can 😬😬🤷🏽♀️ 7y
JacqMac Sometimes. But often it‘s the only place I can find what I‘m looking for. 7y
JSW Yeah. But I do like how they give options for buying used books from lots of different sellers. So I assuage my guilt by doing that when I‘m not in a rush. 7y
LibrarianJen I do and don‘t. I shop local A LOT. But other stores like B&N and Toys R Us aren‘t local and if they aren‘t able to come up with marketing strategies to compete with Amazon then well, that‘s business. I also don‘t make a whole lot of money so if it‘s cheaper on amazon or Nordstrom Rack online, Zuilly etc. Then I‘m going with online. Artisan goods and specialty items I will gladly pay a local shop more. 7y
swishandflick I never felt guilty about it until I read Nomadland and found out about Amazon's "CamperForce" program. And now I'm just thinking about people my grandparents age living in RVs and working 12 hour days seasonally in their warehouses, walking the length of multiple football fields to grab things off of shelves and put it in a box for $11/hr.![[tagged book]](https://image.librarything.com/pics/litsy_webpics/icon_taggedBook@3x.png)
Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century (edited) 7y
Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First CenturyReadingSusan Yes I definitely do. If I was rich I would drive an hour to my closest indie bookstore. Last time I went there I bought 4 books and it was $70 and I just can‘t do that. 😢 (edited) 7y
Bookladylinda I don‘t shop a lot at Amazon, I know a lot of people do, what concerns me is every day we hear of more brick and mortar stores closing. What is going to happen to all of those jobs?? Where are those people going to work?? I totally get the convenience of on line shopping but it does concern me. 7y
Billypar I never use it for books because I have plenty of options for new and used bookstores, plus a fairly slow reading speed, so buying from Amazon would rob me of valuable bookstore time. But for music, absolutely, guilt every time. 7y
Samplergal Every. Damn. Day. 7y
tournevis All the time. But I can't really escape it and it could be worse. 7y
Redwritinghood Yes. I always say they‘re like a bad boyfriend that you just can‘t resist. 7y
Craftylikefox All the time 😔 but the nearest bookstore for me is 45 minutes away 7y
Laney1733 Guilt, lots of guilt, every day. It's just so ridiculously easy and convenient!! I HATE shopping at Wal-Mart, passionately, and will do anything to avoid it. I do shop Etsy a lot too though for things made individually by someone's hands. The closest bookstore is forty five minutes and that's a Barnes and Noble. If I want a non-entity owned bookstore, it's over an hours drive. 7y
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