r/Anticonsumption • u/Hartogold1206 • Feb 21 '25

Activism/Protest Update: Cancelling Prime

Well, I've done it. Cut the cord and cancelled Amazon Prime. I can't say for certain what regrets I will have, and how unsettling it is to rely on local and ethical sources for things large and small that running my household requires, but I've done my research and am making a conscientious objection at last. I was unfailingly polite but firm, and the nice guy in the chat (you must request a refund in the chat) gave me 50% of my annual membership back. I've no confidence it will make any real difference in the world, but to my sense of honor. And my honor is worth it.

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u/BongoGabora Feb 22 '25

Welcome aboard! I cancelled at the end of January. It sucks, but they suck more, so I guess I'll deal. Stopped using Google, too. I'm back and forth between Duckduckgo and Brave. They're okay.

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u/Hartogold1206 Feb 22 '25

Trying to use Duck Duck Go, and it’s a challenging switchover. Going to hang in there a bit longer and see if I can get used to it.

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u/lellowyemons Feb 24 '25

I had switched to duckduckgo a while ago but in the last couple months I noticed my searches were only coming up with terrible results, it looked like sites that were mostly written by AI. I’ve been trying out Ecosia for the past week and it seems better so far, not sure if anyone else was having this problem?