juergen@feddit.org to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoAmazon Boycot March 7-14th | No Purchases. Its time to disrupt the system.mstdn.socialexternal-linkmessage-square309fedilinkarrow-up11.51Karrow-down143
arrow-up11.47Karrow-down1external-linkAmazon Boycot March 7-14th | No Purchases. Its time to disrupt the system.mstdn.socialjuergen@feddit.org to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square309fedilink
minus-square0ops@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up37·3 days agoThis is great and all, but here’s a bonus challenge: don’t use Amazon ever fucking again! Do it and you’re cool!! Even though I haven’t used it in awhile, I have the app downloaded. I’m going to uninstall it as soon as I post this comment.
minus-squareiowagneiss@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·3 days agoOr use it as a product search engine, then go to the supplier or an alternate online store to buy the one you want. I don’t have it on my phone but do go to it in browser occasionally for that.
minus-square0ops@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·3 days agoYeah that’s basically all I used it for over the last year anyway. Any product on Amazon that isn’t junk probably has it’s own site in my experience
minus-squaresfu@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 days agoThis is what I often do. Handy since search engines are worthless anymore.
minus-squareAoxoMoxoA@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 days agoAmazon has the masses enthralled
minus-squareDragonTypeWyvern@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 days agoBut if I pay $20 a month I don’t have to spend $15 on shipping!
minus-squarezarkanian@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 days agoAlso tell them why you’re boycotting them. That’s an important step.
This is great and all, but here’s a bonus challenge: don’t use Amazon ever fucking again!
Do it and you’re cool!! Even though I haven’t used it in awhile, I have the app downloaded. I’m going to uninstall it as soon as I post this comment.
Or use it as a product search engine, then go to the supplier or an alternate online store to buy the one you want. I don’t have it on my phone but do go to it in browser occasionally for that.
Yeah that’s basically all I used it for over the last year anyway. Any product on Amazon that isn’t junk probably has it’s own site in my experience
This is what I often do. Handy since search engines are worthless anymore.
Amazon has the masses enthralled
But if I pay $20 a month I don’t have to spend $15 on shipping!
Also tell them why you’re boycotting them. That’s an important step.
Did you uninstall it?
Yup