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The last 5 orders that I’ve made - with intermittent attempts at boycotting the store between them - have all had something wrong with them. Amazon literally can no longer fulfill an order completely up to par: There’s always something that you have to refund, resend back or just gripe about. Minor details, big problems, there’s always something.
They’re an “always something” service. Yes, there are products you can’t get elsewhere. Yes, the price is often cheaper. Yes, they’re easier to use than others. But they simply fail at the simple task of actually fulfilling your order more often than not. I’ve stopped thinking about where to move my purchases to simply starting to reconsider whether I need a particular thing in the first place. It’s pretty much the only way you can get off these services :( That, and being infuriated over and over and over again by the inadequacy of the service.
I never had a prime account but I stopped purchasing from them a year ago when JB showed up at the Donut’s inauguration, I don’t miss it one bit.
Fuck Jeff Bezos.
Fuck Jeff Bezos.
Fuck Beff Jezos.
Beff Juck Fezos
Buff Jock Fezes
Feze Bock Juffs
Feliz Navidad
Can I join? How do I do this?
Feed Jeff Benzos
Might keep him off our banks at least
E: lol I meant *backs but autocorrect
Good work! I cancelled my prime subscription and have not ordered anything from Amazon 2 months ago. When my current sub time ends in October I plan to also delete my account.
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.
Would you happen to have links to some of your favorites? I’d love to start cutting off Amazon, but that’s going to be a journey… I know it’ll be worth it in the end though!
Last year I made a list for a comment on another post
Amazon alternatives for the NL:
General:
Computers:
Electronics:
- Mediamarkt
- AlleKabels - They sell all kinds of cables
Clothes:
Groceries:
Drugs and cosmetics:
Bikes:
Do It Yourself:
Office:
Furniture:
Second hand marketplace:
This isn’t an exhaustive list. There is probably many I have not mentioned.
Thank you! I appreciate the links!
for groceries there’s probably many alternatives in many other nations.
I haven’t subscribed to Audible for a few years now, but a few days ago I finally managed to find time and energy to pull the files and convert them to mp3. Took a day, had to fight with the Libation app to get it running properly (if you are on Linux using it, change the temp file directory to something other than what it stupidly uses as default). But I’m so glad I finally did it, I felt joy deleting my account. I know it probably doesn’t affect anything but it made me feel warm and fuzzy.
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.
Alternatives please.
I’ve just been buying direct from smaller shops, and local where I can. It’s an adjustment but doable.
Great suggestion, funny I did not think of this earlier.
We’ve all been conditioned.
To a webshop or the media?
Webshop, lol.
🦜🏴☠️
What’s that? Become a pirate?
Become a parrot
Then befriend a pirate
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.
I agree with the sentiment, but is there any recent news which would make people do this?
Anyone have experience with Amazon alternatives in the US? I have also canceled Amazon prime
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.
This reminds me. Where do you guys buy stuff like accessories for less known devices, e.g., retro handhelds? I buy everything on my local marketplaces, but these I can only find on Amazon or Temu/AliExpress. Any recommendations?
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.
Same. All expensive purchases are made using European online shops. The only time I use Amazon is for cheap fringe stuff that I can’t find anywhere else and where quality doesn’t matter.
Dont let perfect be the enemy of good.
ebay existed when amazon was a bookstore, i still use it…
I buy from refurbishers and modders. It’s more expensive, but got some fully refurbished and tested PS2 controllers this way.
AliExpress is the only option for some stuff like this and SBC gaming.
Congratulations, seriously.
I stopped using mine years ago but still got a monthly “bill” of $0.00 for aws services for some reason.
I’m happy to report I’ve finally fully deleted my account. I feel so light. 🥰
You #DIDit ! https://di.day/
Opens link, sees its in German
Mein gott, muss das sein? So ein bockmist aber auch.
(thats the full extent of my German language skills)
Hahaha, that seems extensive enough :P
They are working on translating the page, but I didn’t want that to keep me from posting that awesome project :)
Good that you shared, I like knowing that these projects exist :)
I salute you, brave frog/toad! I’ve been working up the courage for years… Shameful.
And replaced it with what?
A shop 1,6km away from my house
That’s a big-ass shop.
When I lived in Japan it was easy to kill my Amazon account because of a little site called Rakuten. Basically, Japanese Amazon.
Now I live in the EU, and Rakuten sellers do not ship outside of Japan. There’s suppose to be a global shipment service, but it’s limited, shipping costs are high, and I cannot get them to confirm my address either way. So I’m having to rely on Amazon again until I can find a like marketplace website that is based in Europe.
That’s a big-ass shop.
Well, it doesn’t have to be huge, since I don’t need the whole of amazons inventory on a weekly basis.
Europe does have alternative webshops, but they are generally not Europe-wide. So I can’t tell you what webshops to use without knowing where in Europe you live.
The Netherlands has Bol.com, for instance, and Germany has Otto from what I understand.
They’re normally EU wide as the free movement of goods applies to things you buy. Sure the postage might go up a little if it’s the other side of the continent, but there should be no restrictions.
In theory that is the case, but in practice it is up to the webshop whether they actually want to ship their packages across the continent. For example, to my knowledge, Bol.com only ships to the Netherlands and Belgium at this time.
Glad to inform you that these days many Rakuten Sellers just use it as a second front-end. Logistics are handled by Amazon, often the package is Amazon wrapped. Not all, but based on my sample around 2/3.
In the last couple of years I started getting those. But not that frequently.
You can’t know for sure until you buy something. Some sellers say your order “may” be fulfilled by Amazon.
Nice, maybe I’m just buying the wrong things. I also saw this notice sometimes and then just picked a different seller, but some don’t write it there
So I’m having to rely on Amazon again
Nahhh friend. I think people in this thread are proving that you don’t.
I mostly buy on Otto now and on the site of sellers directly. Check the bigger ones for your country that are actually european. They might not be as popular but I have gotten around pretty well tbh
until I can find a like marketplace website that is based in Europe.
Have you tried Galaxus yet? It’s been my go-to since culling my Amazon account in early 2025.
Huh, I have a Rakuten Kobo reader. I knew the Rakuten part was Japanese, but I didn’t realise they sold other stuff. The Kobo reader is based in the Netherlands I think. Good product and it’s weaned me off Kindle.
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.
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.
There are a lot of other shops online and regional and from europe. Depends on what articles you want to buy.
Hell yeah, brother
Ditched them and my prime account a year ago, welcome to the club!
I’ve stopped buying at Amazon a good while ago, I find most of what I need in smaller European web stores, I’ll buy computer, household, garden and farm stuff mostly. Also, small local shops around here will order stuff they don’t have in stock.
