r/BoycottUnitedStates • u/BusStock3801 • 1d ago
Successful Boycotting Amazon
I thought it was gonna be a lot harder to find the same products else where but going straight to manufacturer websites has been great. They usually charge shipping but I've found it's even cheaper in a lot of cases because of the markup on Amazon and retail stores in general. Especially for niche products. The only exception being manufactures that only sell in bulk but I've only ran into that once. Highly recommend this to people.
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u/WinFar4030 1d ago
Stopping Amazon, has saved me a lot of money. Never mind just boycotting, but I am not making any clickbait purchases. Considering purchases more carefully and even if it is more expensive, it's either a better quality product or supporting a Canadian storefront.
Last weekend we went to a Dutch Deli in town and bought a few things which were likely 3-5 times what I would have paid for an offshore product on amazon. But likely the quality is 10-20x better and the product will last as long as we own it. Plus it looks better, plus it was made in Holland, plus it was not made in the US
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u/BusStock3801 1d ago
Yeah I've definitely saved money. Pushing back against consumerism is difficult but honestly improves your quality of life. Instead of surrounding myself with garbage I have money for a rainy day or going on a vacation
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u/GaladrielsArmy 1d ago
Wholeheartedly agree with this! I cancelled prime and stopped using Amazon about 6 weeks ago. Thought it would be WAY harder than it was (I was in the “four packages a week” and subscriptions category of customer). I have felt zero pain for not using it. Sure some shipping times are longer but we’re talking days not weeks. I don’t miss it.
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u/BusStock3801 1d ago
Yeah plus did you really need this impulse buy shipped in two days. They definitely know what they are doing, especially with the buy it now feature so people don't leave the junk in the cart. Psychological manipulation at its finest.
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u/bornonOU_Texas_wknd 1d ago
I found that working through impulse Amazon purchases , that maybe I don’t need the thing I was about to buy after all
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u/BusStock3801 1d ago
Yup, I rarely spend money of that stuff anymore. If I genuinely need it I'll go through the trouble of finding it elsewhere. If not I probably never needed it to begin with. Convenience is the death of living life sometimes.
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u/HadoBoirudo 1d ago edited 1d ago
I now infrequently use Amazon but only to do a search. I then use the Amazon search results to get the SKU, model number or manufacturer and then search the item on my non-Google search to find the original manufactures site... Or search on Aliexpress. It takes slightly longer but I have been successful in bypassing purchasing from Amazon.
Edit:typo
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u/ShnakeyTed94 1d ago
The only use amazon has is as a directory now. Search the products you want on it, find the technical names and brands on there, get an idea of pricing, and then get that product literally anywhere else.
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u/nicolettasole Europe 1d ago
It‘s been surprisingly easy to boycott Amazon for me and I’d used it for almost everything.
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u/Glass_Channel8431 1d ago
It was shockingly easy to stop using Amazon. I was buying too much junk anyways. I’m saving a bunch of cash as a bonus.
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u/Sea-Girlll 6h ago
Yep - Amazon-free since January (UK). Has been a bit hard getting business stationery supplies but everything else I’ve found an alternative.
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u/Sea-Girlll 6h ago
Yep - Amazon-free since January (UK). Has been a bit hard getting business stationery supplies but everything else I’ve found an alternative.
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u/Denule84 1d ago
I’m in the UK and must admit I’ve become used to using Amazon. But no more, with the tariffs and having Canadian relations enough is enough, small steps but this post has been very useful thank you