Fuck Jeff Bezos.

I've been making a more conscious effort to avoid buying American ever since Trump got re-elected (both for reducing dependency or American tech firms, as well as not finanicially supporting a country with a fascist government) and Amazon was one of the easiest companies to cut out of my life.

There's still plenty of alternative webstores in the Netherlands at least.

That's what I did 8 month back. I still have an account but collect a cart then order once every other month or so.

The level of pathetic spam to offer me to use prime again is desperate and borderline pitiful.

Nice - I’ve been prime and Amazon delivery free since December and I don’t miss it at all. Deleting my account wasn’t something I had considered, I think I’ll keep it until all the warranties run out.

Alternatives please.

I don't buy that stuff, and I got rid of my Amazon account a couple years ago, but I still buy stuff there occasionally. sometimes it's just the only place I can find something, and I'm okay with that. as long as I'm minimizing using it.

ebay existed when amazon was a bookstore, i still use it..

AliExpress is the only option for some stuff like this and SBC gaming.

I buy from refurbishers and modders. It's more expensive, but got some fully refurbished and tested PS2 controllers this way.

There are a lot of other shops online and regional and from europe. Depends on what articles you want to buy.

local shops, direct sales from the manufacturer, simply other companies that aren't quite as shitty, and then when I absolutely cannot find something elsewhere and absolutely need the item, I go back to amazon.

Nothing. If I need something, I get off my couch and go in a store, even better if family owned. This way, I purchase something only if I really need it. I'm saving a lot of money by avoiding compulsive shopping, I help my community, and Bezos can go fuck himself.

Depends on the product really. Like I buy alot of tot stuff, and I woukd shop BigBad, Entertainment Earth, or Hasbro Pulse before Amazon for domestic, and Goodsmile shop or even import from AmiAmi for Japanese stuff. But with shipping rates I don't use AmiAmi anymore.

i mean it depends what you are looking for. they have their thumbs in a lot of pies. my favorite amazon alternative is the local public library, but my library is pretty awesome. only end up buying the books i really want to add to my personal library now.

It's genuinely surprising how you just don't have to use it and it's not a problem. The closest I've come is ordering something from an individual and it comes in an amazon box

It feels like you'd miss it but it you just try to find an alternative or wait a week, either you'll find your alternative or more often even realise you never needed the thing in the first place.

And for anyone who is like "but I CAN'T get this one thing that I NEED anywhere else" I believe you. So just get that one thing from amazon and try your best to find everything else from another source.

You aren't helpless.

just out of curiosity, why does there need to be a marketplace? there are plenty of stores everywhere and 99% are online. i live in a small ass country and I've never had to use amazon. i just type the item name in a search engine followed by "price" in my language and it hasn't failed. but maybe my needs aren't specific enough?

Find a webpage comparing prices from different shops and buy from shops in your country or even city. For Germany I use idealo.

I deleted mine a year ago and I've found, that I don't even need it.

If I'm buying something online, I just go to the actual website of the vendor/producer

Skill issue.

If you have deleted your Amazon account, please know that I approve of you

Please remember for next time, because clearly we want to celebrate these moments together!