I never buy weed from Amazon
this post was submitted on 03 Aug 2023
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To cut down eating out in general I've tried limiting myself to local restaurants. My rules are that if I want to eat out that's fine but I have to want it enough to 1) get my fat ass out of the house to go get it and 2) go to a local place.
If I'm going to eat something bad for me I might as well pay a bit more for something more local that tastes better.
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Now I want to eat a Wandermelon.
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I buy something from Amazon everyday to accelerate climate change and the deterioration of capitalism. So that my socialist utopia can emerge where we all have small businesses. /s
I buy vegetables from the local farm stand whenever I can. I have one around the corner from my house and they're just recently starting to get a good amount of stuff. Signed up to be a CSA member this year too.
If at all possible I pay in cash to small businesses. No cc fees for them. Big stores β¦screw them. I want my points.
Difficult. Every time I thought "don't support Amazon this time, buy from this small webshop" I was disappointed.
The problem is that smaller shops often really suck with customer care. When buying from smaller businesses, I now always want some "big business" (Amazon or eBay) in between. Way easier to get support this way.
That mixture of credibility, customer safety and accessibility is what makes Amazon killer. I hate them as much as the next guy, but sadly they provide a really great service.
I tip higher at small restaurants than at chains
By shopping at them, giving them positive reviews (when they deserve it), and hyping them to others who live nearby.
I donβt use my platinum, obsidian super primo credit card at small businesses. I use debit or cash
I go to my local bike shop for parts π΄
And service. Well, expensive things I'm likely to screw up myself. Just had my suspension serviced and all of my pivot bearings replaced.
Also things I don't feel like dealing with like new bars.
I try to snop at snaller businesses whenn I can
I've effectively stopped shopping on Amazon. Almost everything is available by another, smaller website that has way faster shipping since Prime Shipping is a complete farce now.
Even the weird niche stuff can be found somewhere like Walmart. AliExpress, too. Which, at the rate Amazon is going, will soon have faster ship times too.
Ordering from Walmart has always been a good experience for me. Especially when I can do in store pickup to keep my meth head neighbors from plundering my porch. However, the one item I did try to order from AliExpress never arrived, so that left a bad taste in my mouth.
AliExpress, too. Which, at the rate Amazon is going, will soon have faster ship times too.
Yeah, maybe like 4 centuries from now. 2 day shipping is still way better than "maybe 2 months or something" from aliexpress
The last time Amazon Prime Shipping actually took 2 days for me was pre-COVID. Now, it says 7 days but last time I ordered, it took 9 days.
Last time I bought from AliExpress, it took... 9 days. It just depends on where you're shipping from and the available shipping options. They're advertising free 12-day shipping and I've had multiple instances of items arriving early.
I like to get food from small restaurants and food carts. The only times I'll ever go to chain restaurants anymore is if family planned dinner there or something.
A lot of times it helps to have niche hobbies. Amazon (or similar) isn't the best bet to buy things for many of my hobbies.
I mostly eat at local restaurants.
I prefer vegetables from the local farmer when they have them in stock at the grocery store.
I buy electronics from the not small business but the big chain that actually has a physical store in town.
There's a corner store around the corner from me where I buy like 99% of my groceries. It's a local business and it's less than 60 seconds walking distance from me. Plus it doesn't price gouge me the way the chain grocery stores do