• The author canceled their Amazon Prime subscription on a whim and realized they didn’t really need it.
  • Leaving Prime meant slower shipping but the author was happy to wait and still found the selection and delivery speed satisfactory.
  • Many people love Prime for its fast shipping and convenience, but some readers expressed ambivalence and considered canceling.

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  • dubyakay@lemmy.ca
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    11 months ago

    Okay, but can’t you simply ship something from a non-local company the same way you ship from Amazon?

    • Tangent5280@lemmy.world
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      11 months ago

      Not where I live. Amazon has one competitor and thats it. There are a bunch of online stores with specialised catalogs, etc. for clothes exclusively or for makeup exclusively, but I’ll still need amazon to get things homegoods or QoL items.

      I think the only viable solution is to start looking around in local shops. As long as we use amazon, we won’t even know if something is available locally.

      • FontMasterFlex@lemmy.world
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        11 months ago

        if you’re in the states try Walmart. they have a marketplace similar to what amazon does and they have a large catalog of goods.