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Mattioli, WSJ Amazon beat reporter, paints a damning picture of Amazon‘s desire to disrupt almost every major industry in America, including shipping, cloud storage and retail. What upset me the most is Amazon‘s in-house brand developers over and over stealing intellectual property and sales and customer data from third-party often small businesses using their marketplace. Idk how to get rid of my dependence on Amazon, but she made me question it.
ChaoticMissAdventures Happy to answer any questions! I decided about 8 years ago that I would not give Bezos any of my money. I don't have prime and have not shopped Amazon since. I think a lot of it though is privilege. You need to have the time (I do not ever expect delivery next day) and money (I know often I could get things a few $ cheaper from A but will not do it) 4w
Megabooks @ChaoticMissAdventures I think a lot of it for me is living in a house with my severely disabled parents and me disabled, too, all of us on fixed incomes and not necessarily able to shop in person for everything we need. The financial thing plays into, too, but definitely some of it is living in a large town and not being able to get out as much nor necessarily be able to find everything we buy locally. (edited) 4w
Megabooks @ChaoticMissAdventures I don‘t get fast fashion or any of that, but some gluten free items are not available here (I have celiac) and some everyday items (like adult diapers) are just easier to buy in bulk and have delivered. 4w
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ChaoticMissAdventures @Megabooks definatly, accessiblitity is incredibly important. I don't know if it is an option, but for me I have found often that Costco's online store is just as quick at delivery, and often has comparable pricing on some things. I get a lot of my over the counter meds from them, & really like that they are kinder to their employees. In the end we all do what we can, sometimes cutting out a company is just too difficult in some areas. 4w
ChaoticMissAdventures @Megabooks Ihave even heard that there are some things you can buy on Costco online in which you don't need a membership! 4w
Megabooks @ChaoticMissAdventures I get that. I do big pick ups with local stores as much as I can (Kroger, Walgreens, Meijer), but I will admit to bending to Amazon‘s wiles a few times a month, too. The closest Costco to me is an hour away, and apparently they add a 5% surcharge to online orders for non members, which I‘m not sure whether I could swing. Thanks for the tip, though! I may see if they have bulk gluten-free dry goods that work for me! 👍🏻 3w
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