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LisaM

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43. Exactly. I don't use Amazon, never have. I hated them from the beginning.

Reply to The Unmitigated Gall (Reply #6)

Mon Oct 28, 2024, 08:59 PM

Oct 28

I remember "60 Minutes" doing a piece on them and while online book shopping was a concept that bothered me from the beginning (I worked in a bookstore for many years), what turned me off them in particular, besides Bezos' reptilian personality and boast that the company used doors for desks, was the suggestive selling, the "if you read this, you might also like .." It's a very insidious way to direct consumer choice, or rather, inhibit it.

But I am not homebound and I don't use them for medicine. I think it's absolutely valid to use them that way, and people who need Amazon don't bother me in the least. It's the people who don't, or who return half their stuff, or who hurt local merchants that do. And now we've ceded them uncontainable power over everything.

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The problem with cancelling Amazon [View all] Marigold Oct 28 OP

I don't think a lot of people are cancelling Amazon. If only a few people do it, it wouldn't bother Bezos. Jim__ Oct 28 #1

Don't cancel Tweedy Oct 28 #2

I'm not familiar with their prescription drug plan soandso Oct 28 #38

There are Amazon brand products now Tweedy Oct 28 #47

I didn't know that soandso Oct 28 #48

I disagree. Tweedy Oct 28 #51

Oh, yes soandso Oct 29 #72

I think you may have just identified a monopoly Tweedy Oct 29 #73

"redundancy" soandso Oct 30 #80

No doubt! Tweedy Oct 30 #83

I have been a member for around two years but i have regrets. CentralMass Oct 30 #79

What you purchase locally soandso Oct 30 #81

I don't think that's correct. sl8 Oct 28 #50

I simply said there are Amazon brand products Tweedy Oct 28 #52

Sure. I wasn't replying to you. sl8 Oct 28 #53

My apologies. Tweedy Oct 28 #61

No worries. sl8 Oct 29 #63

The reason it won't work (most likely) is simple newdeal2 Oct 28 #3

What is AWS? orthoclad Oct 28 #7

amazon web services Fullduplexxx Oct 28 #8

Amazon Web Services newdeal2 Oct 28 #9

Don't you love the mysterious acronyms that are so popular here??? birdographer Oct 28 #16

IITYWTMWYBMAD? Abolishinist Oct 28 #27

Acronyms? Gaytano70 Oct 28 #32

Ooops thanks fixed it birdographer Oct 29 #64

AWS is actually how they brand their cloud services LearnedHand Oct 28 #58

AWS is everywhere. If you do any code LeftInTX Oct 29 #70

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All websites have clouds. AWS provides LeftInTX Oct 29 #71

Software engineer at a global enterprise company and can confirm. notroot Oct 28 #22

They were the only ones to get through the complicated, complex slightlv Oct 28 #54

Amazon doesn't sell the products anyway. It hosts LeftInTX Oct 28 #42

Do what is best for you personally. TwilightZone Oct 28 #4

Well said. nt spooky3 Oct 28 #45

Ayn Rand said it better lame54 Oct 29 #69

+1 leftstreet Oct 28 #49

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I don't have any illusions The Unmitigated Gall Oct 28 #6

Bezos only owns 10% of Amazon now Captain Zero Oct 28 #19

Yep. Pretty much any retirement fund offered for 401Ks has AMZN stock in it. nt Gore1FL Oct 28 #35

Exactly. I don't use Amazon, never have. I hated them from the beginning. LisaM Oct 28 #43

You are not the problem cally Oct 28 #10

Perhaps surprisingly, the large majority of Amazon's worth comes from its cloud service, AWS. BlueCheeseAgain Oct 28 #11

Not everyone needs to cancel Amazon orthoclad Oct 28 #12

Free shipping? birdographer Oct 28 #18

Not to promote a particular vendor, but orthoclad Oct 29 #65

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I honestly think that Mr. Cuban cares Skittles Oct 28 #24

Possiby another "class traitor" like FDR? orthoclad Oct 29 #66

lots of independent vendors and retailers Brainstormy Oct 28 #15

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I am boycotting Amazon, but I am able to mdbl Oct 28 #17

On Threads someone stated that Bezos is the sole owner of the Post BadgerMom Oct 28 #20

Nobody wants you to quit your necessary meds... Jack Valentino Oct 28 #21

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I have had 1 open heart surgery, spent 56 days in the hospital Demsrule86 Oct 28 #60

That is not true. Ms. Toad Oct 28 #40

When did you sign up for these plans? I checked and they were out of my league Demsrule86 Oct 28 #57

I'm assuming you have checked into CostPlus Pharma? A friend of a friend said she saved thousands a month flying_wahini Oct 28 #25

Many have suggested CostPlus but it is more expensive Marigold Oct 28 #28

My Part D is with Humana, I'm not pushing it - soldierant Oct 28 #26

My mom use to tell me I can't afford Tree Lady Oct 28 #29

That is the point I was trying to make Marigold Oct 28 #31

"Shop local" is a privilege. EllieBC Oct 28 #33

Check to see if there are any 340B programs in your area. erronis Oct 28 #34

Getting your meds is a priority. Best of luck Joinfortmill Oct 28 #36

AMZN is a Bezos corporation like X is for Musk. Gore1FL Oct 28 #37

Look into using Mark Cuban Cost Plug Drugs Red Oak Oct 28 #39

Agreed. Costco might be worth trying, too Bibliovore Oct 29 #68

do what's best for your family. Groundhawg Oct 28 #41

If you haven't already done so, slightlv Oct 28 #55

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You should checkout mark Cubans online pharmacy too nini Oct 29 #74

I wanted to thank you for the information about Amazon prescriptions ribrepin Oct 29 #75

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