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In response to "Americans spend $92 on Amazon every month. TN highest at $124, WV lowest at $56 -- (link)" by prayformojo 🐵

stop funding Jeff Bezos -- nm

Posted by hollywood big shot (aka pickmix) Jul 25 '23, 06:44

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I try not to as much as I can. I've started buying my books from bookshop.org. - Dark Callisto 🦊 Jul 25, 07:58
can't really browse the internet or use apps without using amazon. -- nm - colin Jul 25, 07:44 1
- and really AWS is where most of the operating profit comes from. -- nm - mafic Jul 25, 07:56
*buys from Walmart instead* -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Jul 25, 06:57
I try to avoid them but if you have Prime for movies/TV then it's free shipping and faster than just about anyone else. -- nm - Krusty Jul 25, 06:50 15
- And often the prices are cheaper too. I started getting dog food from Amazon - saves me 60 bucks a year - decline Jul 25, 06:56 13
  - is an extra $5/mo really going to break anyone to shop locally? -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 25, 07:06 12
    - that's just 1 thing though; multiple that by 10 or so and getting into some more serious money. -- nm* - Beaker 🍺 Jul 25, 07:27
    - Sh!t adds up, plus the alternative is Petsmart which ain't really local in my book -- nm - decline Jul 25, 07:15 1
      - I have a Petsmart within two miles and use their curbside for cat litter. Prescription cat food is on subscription with Chewy. - Meg Jul 25, 07:36
    - Define locally? We have very, very few mom and pop stores around here. Mostly just chain stuff. May as well buy on Amazon and save the money. -- nm - sycor Jul 25, 07:13 6
      - but those chains employ local people. Buy everything from amazon and those all close and we have cities of closed up businesses. -- (edited) - Andie Jul 25, 07:14 5
        
        I have Prime for the movies and TV. We use Amazon for large things that I'm not taking on the subway or where shipping would cost us a lot. - Krusty Jul 25, 07:25
        
        Delivery drivers and distribution center employees aren’t locals? -- nm - znufrii 🦄 Jul 25, 07:17 3
        
        fine. - Andie Jul 25, 07:19 2
        
        To be far we have Amazon drivers and a distribution center here that employs a lot of people. -- nm - sycor Jul 25, 07:33
        
        Not only that but when you shop local that money tends to stay local and go back into the community. Most owners live near the area of their business - Krusty Jul 25, 07:22
    - Yes -- nm - TWuG Jul 25, 07:12 1
      - and then local shops close. -- nm - Andie Jul 25, 07:13
- I can get the items I want at the same cost elsewhere but then I have to pay shipping plus a longer wait time. -- nm - Krusty Jul 25, 06:51

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