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Bezos faces criticism after executives met with Trump on day of Post’s non-endorsement
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I wish it was easier to shop local :/
I'm not even in the middle of nowhere, I'm in a city. But it's so hard to get anything that can't be found at a dollar store.
I went without Prime for >1 year. I just online shopped directly from manufacturer if I can and paid shipping if free shipping not available. I minimized use of amazon only if I had $35 in my cart for the free shipping.
However, I know I am privileged enough to do so.
I honestly would encourage everyone not to have Prime though. Its like what $150+ now for a year? Save that money and wait until your cart is $35. If you cannot wait, you can pay for shipping (assuming $7) x20+ times before you make up price of that $150 for Prime.
One of the reasons I love my town is there is a great, thriving small business culture. It's relatively easy to shop local for a lot of things.
That said, it can be expensive, and there are certainly things it's not easy to find locally, so sometimes I do, unfortunately, turn to Amazon. But I try to minimize it.
Any hints at where? Without doxxing yourself, of course...
I don't mind saying on this account that I'm from Wichita. Which is a great town, except for the fact that it's in Kansas.
I haven't used Amazon in over 5 years now. Unless you've got some truly critical equipment that is only available through their platform, then it's just a matter of buying from other sources, or in most cases, not at all.
I just think back to the 90s, where I wasn't able to get literally anything I wanted unless I went to a big city. Somehow I survived. I was ever happy sometimes, if you can believe it :p
I am on the outskirts of nowhere and disabled. All my options are big chains. I wish they weren’t – my small town is now all hair salons, Tai Quan Do studios, pubs, florists, and yard or antique shops. No local shops here carry life supplies (food, toiletries , drinks, medicine) except the gas station (in very small quantities).